MWA
BuyFallen FavouriteAI neutralMueller Water Products, Inc. · Industrials · United States · $3.5B cap · $33.6M/day traded
$22.26 -0.0% · close 23 Oct · scored 24 Oct
Fallen Favourite: A good business, still expensive, and the price is falling.
As of 24 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Mueller Water Products, Inc. (MWA) is 70/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 80, Value 49, Momentum 35, each scored against its sector).
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Mueller Water Products makes fire hydrants, valves and smart-metering products for North American water utilities. It holds a strong installed base and specification position, and fiscal third-quarter results showed record EBITDA and raised guidance. It is a solid, steady business, but its demand comes from municipal replacement cycles rather than the macro shifts now under way, forward estimates edged down 1% last month, and the case for material upside from here is not compelling.
ABOUT MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC.
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Mueller Water Products is a leading manufacturer and marketer of products and services for water infrastructure, including fire hydrants, gate valves, and smart water technology solutions. The company benefits from a strong brand legacy, extensive installed base, and critical product offerings essential for municipal water and wastewater systems, often operating under long replacement cycles. It is a specialized industrial manufacturer with a dominant position in foundational water infrastructure components and emerging smart water technologies.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2026E | 2027E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.2B | 1.3B | 1.3B | 1.4B | 4.7% | 1.5B | 1.5B | 1.5B | 2.9% |
| EPS | 0.49 | 0.55 | 0.74 | 1.23 | 35.9% | 1.42 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 9.5% |
| Shares | 155.8M | 155.9M | 156.2M | 156.3M | +0.3% | 156.1M | — | — | — |
| Debt | 473.7M | 472.1M | 449.5M | 451.6M | -1.6% | 452.9M | — | — | — |
| Equity | 669.3M | 711.5M | 810.1M | 981.7M | 13.6% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | 52.3M | 109.0M | 238.8M | 219.3M | 61.3% | 237.7M | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | -54.9M | -42.1M | -47.2M | -47.1M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | -72.0M | -48.8M | -46.0M | -58.3M | — | — | — | — | — |
No new 52-week low for 3 weeks, 7% above that low, but not back above a rising 50-day average.
Calmer than 83% of stocks we rank over the past year (25% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
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| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MWA | Mueller Water Products, Inc.(you) | $3.5B | 70 | Buy |
| FELE | Franklin Electric Co., Inc. | $4.3B | 63 | Hold |
| GTES | Gates Industrial Corporation Ltd. | $6.3B | 67 | Buy |
| EPAC | Enerpac Tool Group Corp. | $1.8B | 76 | Buy |
| KAI | Kadant Inc. | $3.1B | 53 | Hold |
| HLIO | Helios Technologies, Inc. | $2.2B | 60 | Hold |
| AOS | A. O. Smith Corporation | $8.4B | 74 | Buy |
| DCI | Donaldson Company, Inc. | $9.8B | 70 | Buy |
| GRC | The Gorman-Rupp Company | $1.9B | 59 | Hold |
| MIDD | The Middleby Corporation | $5.1B | 53 | Hold |
Peer medians: ROE 8.9% · P/E 25.9x · Gross margin 29.2%
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