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VMI vs MLI // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Valmont Industries Inc. (NYSE) VS. Mueller Industries Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: VMI 0
— MLI 13
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: MLI
LAST: $422.10 (-2.46%) • MKT CAP: $8.28B
valuation
16.5x
LAST: $54.56 (-2.19%) • MKT CAP: $12.16B
valuation
9.6x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (VMI VS. MLI)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | VMI | MLI | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 30.20% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 14.70% | 41.10% | -26.40 | MLI | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 16.5x | 9.6x | +6.90 | MLI | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.76% | 4.67% | -0.91 | MLI | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 10.10% | 22.90% | -12.80 | MLI | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 8.50% | 18.30% | -9.80 | MLI | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.70% | 10.90% | -10.20 | MLI | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.63% | 0.90% | -0.27 | MLI | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 6.17 | 18.71 | -12.54 | MLI | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 8/9 | -1.00 | MLI | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 38.8 | 39.7 | -0.90 | MLI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.90 | 1.10 | -0.20 | MLI | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 21.9x | 14.8x | +7.10 | MLI | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $8.28B | $12.16B | -$3.88B | MLI | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | VMI REV | MLI REV | VMI GROSS % | MLI GROSS % | VMI FCF | MLI FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $4.10B | $4.18B | 30.2% | — | $311.4M | $567.4M |
| FY 2024 | $4.08B | $3.77B | 30.5% | — | $493.2M | $476.3M |
| FY 2023 | $4.17B | $3.42B | — | — | $118.9M | $518.9M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
VMI // BETA 0.90
MLI // BETA 1.10