What is Mueller Industries's impairment charges?

Mueller Industries (MLI) reported impairment charges of $2.65M in Q1 2026.

What does impairment charges mean?

A write-down of asset values when they are no longer worth their recorded amount.

How do you interpret impairment charges?

High or recurring charges signal poor capital allocation or deteriorating market conditions for specific business units.

How does impairment charges compare across companies?

Common in cyclical industries during economic downturns.

Mueller Industries MLI Impairment Charges

Impairment Charges at other companies

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$1.25M—

Segments

By segment

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Piping Systems$2.65M—

Climate$0—

Corporate and Unallocated$0—

Industrial Metals$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

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:AssetImpairmentCharges.

The official record: Mueller Industries’s 10-Q, filed April 22, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Mueller Industries's impairment charges?: Mueller Industries (MLI) reported impairment charges of $2.65M in Q1 2026.
What does impairment charges mean?: A write-down of asset values when they are no longer worth their recorded amount.
How do you interpret impairment charges?: High or recurring charges signal poor capital allocation or deteriorating market conditions for specific business units.
How does impairment charges compare across companies?: Common in cyclical industries during economic downturns.