Mueller Industries, Inc. · MLI · NYSE
Dividend report · updated Nov 12, 2026
$54.86 -0.45% on the day, -$0.25
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Yearly payout / yield
$0.70·1.28%
$0.175 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.175/qtr
pays ~Dec 7 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Dec 4est.
ex in 22 days ⓘ
Years without a cut
0 yrs
5 yrs of raises ⓘ
Recession record
2008held2020raised2022raised
no cut through all three ⓘ
Yield vs history ⓘ
45
Near its usual yield
MLI share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
MLI Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y -30.0%3Y +32.6%5Y +40.0%10Y +21.5%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). Orange = special or irregular payment. Amounts before Oct 23, 2023 are restated for the 2-for-1 split. Amounts before Jul 1, 2026 are restated for the 2-for-1 split. The enlarge button shows all 94 payments since 1996.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year. 2026: the solid bar is paid so far; the dashed box on top is expected (1 estimated from the current $0.175 rate), not a promise. Totals include specials; the growth line leaves them out.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: +22.5% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. 1 one-off jump of 2x or more is left out. Capped at 20% a year. From 2029 it slows by a quarter each year. Today's $0.70 a year would be $1.40 by 2031 - 2.55% on today's $54.86 price.

How Many MLI Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $0.70 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 8,572 MLI shares, about $470,260 at the Nov 12, 2026 close of $54.86. $1,000 a month takes about 17,143 shares, about $940,465. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Mueller Industries (MLI) pays $0.175 a share quarterly, $0.70 a year, a 1.28% run-rate yield at the Nov 12, 2026 close of $54.86. It has paid since 1996 and raised its annual dividend 5 years in a row.

At today’s rate of $0.175 quarterly and the last close of $54.86, this is what MLI pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.175$0.06$0.70
100 shares$17.50$5.83$70.00
$10,000 invested (182.3 shares)$31.90$10.63$127.60
8,572 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.10$500.03$6,000.40
17,143 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.03$1,000.01$12,000.10

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 MLI shares reinvest into 0.32 new shares each payment, about 1.3 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 314 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with MLI’s own history in the MLI DRIP calculator.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Coverage (FCF): is spare cash enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
  • Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
  • Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
  • Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
  • Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history
  • Crash record: what the dividend did in the 2008 crash history

MLI Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

45/100Near its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • MLI yields 1.28% today, at the Nov 12, 2026 close of $54.86.
  • Its own 10-year median is 1.50%, so today’s yield is near its usual level.
  • No steady norm: its payout changed too much in 3 years to read a steady norm. So this reads today’s yield against its own 10-year history as it is.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
0.88% low3.34% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 10-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is MLI’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After September 2026

MLI has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 4, 2026, with the cash around Dec 7, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.175 a share, went ex on Sep 4, 2026 and paid Sep 7, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 91 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 3 days after the ex-date
  • Next earnings report: Feb 9, 2027

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does MLI Pay?

MLI pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$1.13 a share, in 4 payments.
+18.4% against the 12 months before ($0.95 in 4 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. Ex-dates fall in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 5 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last change: cut Sep 4, 2026 - $0.35 to $0.175 (-50.00%)
  • Last raise: Mar 13, 2026 - $0.25 to $0.35 (+$0.10, +40.00%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.05 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 30.8% - $1.20 paid / $3.90 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 26, 2026); own 4-yr norm 26.3% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
  • FCF payout: 38.2% - $1.20 paid / $3.14 free cash flow per share (4 quarters to Sep 26, 2026); own 4-yr norm 23.4% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)

MLI vs Similar Dividend Stocks (RTO, WTS...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Industrials companies closest to MLI in market value, MLI’s 1.28% run-rate yield is below the group’s middle yield of 1.60%, and its raise streak of 5 years is the 7th longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating Recessions ⓘ No cut ⓘ
MLI $54.86Mueller Industries $0.175/qtr$0.70/yr fwd 1.28% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 32008 held2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000 record 0 yrsraised 5 yrs in a row
RTO $23.74Rentokil Initial $0.224/half-yr$0.45/yr fwd 1.89% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Stopped in 20092008 stopped2022 heldno 2000/2020 record 5+ yrsraised 3 yrs in a row
WTS $357.49Watts Water Technologies $0.63/qtr$2.52/yr fwd 0.70% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20002000 cut2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 25 yrsraised 13 yrs in a row
DLAKY $9.87Deutsche Lufthansa AG $0.382/yr 3.87% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 2 yrsraised 1 yr in a row
WSO $308.25Watsco $3.30/qtr$13.20/yr fwd 4.28% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 12 yrsraised 12 yrs in a row
LII $347.80Lennox International $1.36/qtr$5.44/yr fwd 1.56% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 42000 held2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 25+ yrsraised 16 yrs in a row
CR $209.55Crane $0.255/qtr$1.02/yr fwd 0.49% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20232000 held2008 raised2020 raised2022 cut 2 yrsraised 1 yr in a row
RRX $180.58Regal Rexnord $0.35/qtr$1.40/yr fwd 0.78% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 42000 held2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 35+ yrsno raise streak
GGG $72.45Graco $0.295/qtr$1.18/yr fwd 1.63% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 37+ yrsraised 26 yrs in a row
HII $308.26Huntington Ingalls Industries $1.38/qtr$5.52/yr fwd 1.79% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in both2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record 12+ yrsraised 12 yrs in a row
BWXT $124.01BWX Technologies $0.27/qtr$1.08/yr fwd 0.87% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in both2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record 12+ yrsraised 10 yrs in a row

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: MLI vs RTO, MLI vs WTS, MLI vs DLAKY.

MLI Dividend History: Every Payment Since 1996

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Sep 4, 2026Sep 7, 2026$0.175QuarterlyRegular
Jun 5, 2026Jun 8, 2026$0.35QuarterlyRegular
Mar 13, 2026Mar 16, 2026$0.35QuarterlyRegular
Dec 5, 2025Dec 8, 2025$0.25QuarterlyRegular
Sep 5, 2025Sep 8, 2025$0.25QuarterlyRegular
Jun 6, 2025Jun 9, 2025$0.25QuarterlyRegular
Mar 14, 2025Mar 17, 2025$0.25QuarterlyRegular
Dec 6, 2024Dec 9, 2024$0.20QuarterlyRegular
Sep 6, 2024Sep 9, 2024$0.20QuarterlyRegular
Jun 7, 2024Jun 10, 2024$0.20QuarterlyRegular
The other 84 MLI payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 94 payments »
Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for MLI

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MLI Dividend Questions

How often does MLI pay dividends?

MLI pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Does MLI pay dividends monthly?

No. MLI pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next MLI dividend?

MLI has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 4, 2026, with the cash around Dec 7, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.175 a share, went ex on Sep 4, 2026 and paid Sep 7, 2026. The current rate is $0.175 per share, $0.70 a year.

Does MLI pay a dividend in December 2026?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Dec 4, 2026, with the cash around Dec 7, 2026, so a payment in December 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does MLI pay per share?

MLI pays $0.175 a share quarterly, $0.70 a year. At the Nov 12, 2026 close of $54.86 that is a 1.28% run-rate yield, near its usual level: its own 10-year median is 1.50%.

Has MLI raised its dividend?

Yes. MLI has raised its annual dividend 5 years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on Mar 13, 2026, took the rate from $0.25 to $0.35 (+40.00%). Since then the rate was cut on Sep 4, 2026, from $0.35 to $0.175. Over five years the dividend grew 40.0% a year.

Is MLI’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. MLI paid out 31% of its earnings and 38% of its free cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 26, 2026. It has raised its dividend 5 years in a row. Through the market crashes: it raised the dividend through the 2020 and 2022 crashes; it held it through 2008. There is no 2000 record on file. This is data, not investment advice. The full 13-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my MLI dividends?

Add MLI to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run MLI in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 12, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 13 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.