For the quarter ended September 2025, Mueller Water Products (MWA) reported revenue of $380.8 million, up 9.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.38, compared to $0.22 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +5.18% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $362.05 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.34, the EPS surprise was +11.76%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Mueller Water Products performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- Water Management Solutions: $163.3 million compared to the $157.5 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +10.4% year over year.
- Net Sales- Water Flow Solutions: $217.5 million versus $204.5 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +8.6% change.
- Adjusted operating income (loss)- Corporate: $-16 million versus $-15 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Adjusted operating income (loss)- Water Management Solutions: $39.8 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $34 million.
- Adjusted operating income (loss)- Water Flow Solutions: $55.1 million compared to the $53.5 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of Mueller Water Products have returned +1.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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