How do you interpret change in fair value of contingent consideration?

A decrease in the liability often signals that acquired businesses are underperforming against earn-out targets.

How does change in fair value of contingent consideration compare across companies?

Specific to companies with active M&A strategies involving performance-based purchase price components.

Mueller Industries MLI Change in fair value of contingent consideration

Change in fair value of contingent consideration at other companies

Live Nation EntertainmentLYV

$10.41M+790%

Riot Platforms, Inc.RIOT

-$430K+30.1%

Axsome TherapeuticsAXSM

$590K-61.0%

Flutter EntertainmentFLUT

$0—

Riot Platforms, Inc.RIOT

-$430K+30.1%

Axsome TherapeuticsAXSM

$590K-61.0%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.2B+19.3%

Gross profit$358.4M+31.8%

Operating income$312.2M+51.4%

Net income$239.0M+51.8%

EPS (diluted)$2.16+55.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.4B+64.8%

Total debt$22.8M-30.7%

Total equity$3.3B+25.1%

Total assets$3.9B+22.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$79.7M-29.8%

CapEx$17.2M+3.9%

Free cash flow$62.5M-35.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$15.19B+45.3%

Enterprise value$13.83B+42.8%

P/E17.9×+1.2×

P/S3.5×+0.8×

Profitability

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Gross margin29.7%+2.3pp

Operating margin24.4%+4.1pp

Net margin19.4%+3.5pp

FCF margin14.9%+2.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity28.2%+3.7pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Current ratio5.4×+1.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Mueller Industries in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1.

The official record: Mueller Industries’s 10-K, filed February 25, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Mueller Industries's change in fair value of contingent consideration?: Mueller Industries (MLI) reported change in fair value of contingent consideration of -$1.16M in Q4 2025.
What does change in fair value of contingent consideration mean?: Non-cash adjustments to the estimated value of future payments owed for past acquisitions.
How do you interpret change in fair value of contingent consideration?: A decrease in the liability often signals that acquired businesses are underperforming against earn-out targets.
How does change in fair value of contingent consideration compare across companies?: Specific to companies with active M&A strategies involving performance-based purchase price components.