---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001350593-26-000022"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MWA"
cik: "0001350593"
company_name: "Mueller Water Products, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:17:27.976932+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Mueller Water Products Q2 EPS $0.38, adj. $0.40; raises FY2026 adj. EBITDA guidance

## Summary
- Net sales $384.4M (+5.5% YoY); gross margin 37.6%, up 250 bps.
- Adj. EBITDA $97.2M (+15.0%), margin 25.3% vs 23.2% prior year.
- FY2026 adj. EBITDA guidance raised to $360-365M (up 10.4-11.9%); net sales reiterated $1.47-1.49B.
- Free cash flow FY2026 now expected to exceed 70% of adj. net income; H1 free cash flow $16.5M.
- Water Flow Solutions adj. EBITDA margin expanded 440 bps to 33.2%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001350593-26-000022
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MWA
- cik: 0001350593
- company_name: Mueller Water Products, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1350593/000135059326000022/0001350593-26-000022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1350593/000135059326000022/mwa-20260505.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 467041033de917af9860dfe2882f18b6f4f92563
  claim: Mueller Water Products, Inc. reported fiscal 2026 second quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $384.4 million, net income $59.1 million, EPS $0.38 per diluted share. Guidance raised.
  evidence_excerpt: MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS REPORTS 2026 SECOND QUARTER RESULTS Increased Net Sales 5.5% to $384.4 Million Reported Net Income per Diluted Share of $0.38 Achieved Adjusted Net Income per Diluted Share of $0.40 Raises Annual Guidance for Fiscal 2026 Adjusted EBITDA ATLANTA, May 5, 2026 - Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE: MWA), a leading manufacturer and marketer of products and solutions used in the transmission, distribution and measurement of water in North America, announced financial results for its fiscal 2026 second quarter ended March 31, 2026. In the second quarter of 2026, the Company: • Increased net sales 5.5% to $384.4 million as compared with $364.3 million in the prior year quarter • Reported operating income of $80.4 million as compared with $69.9 million in the prior year quarter, and increased adjusted operating income 16.0% to $84.8 million as compared with $73.1 million in the prior year quarter • Reported operating margin of 20.9% as compared with 19.2% in the prior yea
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1350593/000135059326000022/0001350593-26-000022-index.htm

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