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Compared to Estimates, Mueller Water Products (MWA) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

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For the quarter ended June 2025, Mueller Water Products (MWA - Free Report) reported revenue of $380.3 million, up 6.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.34, compared to $0.32 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.84% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $366.25 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.35, the EPS surprise was -2.86%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

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: $163.7 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $156 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +10.2%.
  • Net Sales- Water Flow Solutions: $216.6 million compared to the $210 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +4.1% year over year.
  • Adjusted operating income (loss)- Water Flow Solutions: $60.5 million compared to the $54.5 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Adjusted operating income (loss)- Corporate: $-16.1 million compared to the $-14 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Adjusted operating income (loss)- Water Management Solutions: $30.3 million versus $30 million estimated by two analysts on average.

View all Key Company Metrics for Mueller Water Products here>>>

Shares of Mueller Water Products have returned -2.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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