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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000089439-26-000029"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MLI"
cik: "0000089439"
company_name: "MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2026-07-21T16:09:15+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-21T16:10:07.628739+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Mueller Industries Q2 2026: Net sales $1.43B (+25% YoY), EPS $1.13, dividend raised to $0.175

## Summary
- Net sales $1.43B vs $1.14B (+25% YoY); operating income $310M vs $304M.
- Diluted EPS $1.13 (adjusted for 2-for-1 stock split) vs $1.11; dividend raised to $0.175/share from $0.125.
- Completed acquisitions: Bison Metals Technologies ($138.3M) and Chicago Extruded Metals; Bison had record Q2.
- Cash and short-term investments $1.42B; current ratio 4.8:1; net cash from ops $212.3M.
- COMEX copper avg $6.16/lb (+30.6% YoY); unit volume growth in all three segments.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000089439-26-000029
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MLI
- cik: 0000089439
- company_name: MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2026-07-21T16:09:15+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/89439/000008943926000029/0000089439-26-000029-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/89439/000008943926000029/mli-20260721.htm

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