---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001157523-23-001115"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BMI"
cik: "0000009092"
company_name: "BADGER METER INC"
filed_at: "2023-07-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T06:06:14.963970+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Badger Meter reports record Q2 2023 revenue $175.9M, EPS $0.76, +33% YoY

## Summary
- Total sales $175.9M, up 28% YoY; diluted EPS $0.76 vs $0.57, +33%.
- Operating profit margin 16.8%, up 80 bps from 16.0% a year ago.
- Utility water sales +32%, driven by cellular AMI, BEACON SaaS, E-Series ultrasonic meters.
- Book-to-bill ratio above 1.0; resilient demand despite macro uncertainty.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001157523-23-001115
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BMI
- cik: 0000009092
- company_name: BADGER METER INC
- filed_at: 2023-07-20T23:59:59+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/9092/000115752323001115/0001157523-23-001115-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/9092/000115752323001115/a53468607.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-23-001115
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-23-001115.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-23-001115.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  BADGER METER INC reported second quarter ended June 30, 2023 results: revenue $175.9 million, EPS $0.76.
  - Period: second quarter ended June 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $175.9 million
  - EPS: $0.76
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Badger Meter, Inc. (NYSE: BMI) today reported record results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023. Second Quarter 2023 Highlights Total sales of $175.9 million, 28% higher than the prior year's $137.8 million. Operating profit increased 34% year-over-year, with operating profit margins expanding 80 basis points to 16.8% from 16.0%. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) increased 33% to $0.76, up from $0.57 in the comparable prior year quarter.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/9092/000115752323001115/0001157523-23-001115-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.