Is Mueller Industries financially healthy?
Yes
Mueller Industries holds more cash than debt.
The numbers behind it
Net debt / EBITDANet cash
Cash vs. debt$1.4B vs. $27M
Current ratio5.4×Short-term assets for each $1 of bills due within a year
Interest coverage12,062.9×How many times operating profit covers the interest bill
How we decide
We measure debt in years of earnings (net debt / EBITDA): under 1 is very comfortable, 1 to 3 is manageable, above 3 is heavy. A company that earns less than 3 times its interest bill also counts as weak.
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Data as of Nov 13, 2026.