Mueller Water Products (MWA) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Mueller Water Products (NYSE:MWA) is expected to announce its Q4 2026 results after the market closes on Wednesday, November 4th. Analysts expect the company to post earnings of $0.3760 per share and revenue of $375.51 million for the quarter. Interested persons can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q4 2026 earnings report page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET.

Mueller Water Products (NYSE:MWA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The industrial products company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $395.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $391.49 million. Mueller Water Products had a net margin of 15.02% and a return on equity of 23.55%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.34 EPS. On average, analysts expect Mueller Water Products to post $1.52 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1.62 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Mueller Water Products Price Performance

NYSE:MWA opened at $23.82 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $22.63 and a 200-day moving average of $25.84. The company has a market capitalization of $3.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.01, a PEG ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.99. Mueller Water Products has a 52 week low of $20.90 and a 52 week high of $31.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 3.08 and a current ratio of 4.64.

Mueller Water Products Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 19th. Investors of record on Monday, November 9th will be paid a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 9th. This is an increase from Mueller Water Products’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.07. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. Mueller Water Products’s payout ratio is presently 22.70%.

Mueller Water Products declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, October 22nd that allows the company to repurchase $300 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the industrial products company to repurchase up to 8.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Share repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling at Mueller Water Products

In other news, Director Christine Ortiz sold 12,048 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.23, for a total transaction of $291,923.04. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 30,824 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $746,865.52. This trade represents a 28.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Paul McAndrew sold 40,000 shares of Mueller Water Products stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.39, for a total transaction of $1,055,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 42,556 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,123,052.84. This trade represents a 48.45% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 52,598 shares of company stock worth $1,360,685 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on MWA shares. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on Mueller Water Products from $29.00 to $24.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 9th. Weiss Ratings cut Mueller Water Products from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 16th. Oppenheimer cut their target price on Mueller Water Products from $32.00 to $30.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered Mueller Water Products from a “sector perform” rating to an “underperform” rating and decreased their price target for the company from $30.00 to $21.00 in a research note on Wednesday, September 16th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $35.00 price target on Mueller Water Products in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Mueller Water Products currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $27.00.

Mueller Water Products Company Profile

Mueller Water Products, Inc (NYSE:MWA) manufactures products and provides services used in the treatment, transmission, distribution, and measurement of water. Its customers include municipalities, water utilities, distributors, contractors, and industrial organizations.

The company’s product portfolio includes water valves, fire hydrants, pipe fittings, repair and connection products, and related infrastructure equipment. Through its Echologics business, Mueller also provides acoustic leak-detection technologies and other solutions designed to help utilities monitor and manage water distribution systems.

Mueller Water Products traces its history to Mueller Co, which was founded in 1857.