Mueller Industries, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

MLI · Manufacturing - Metal Fabrication · $13.8B market cap

Mueller Industries, Inc. had 4,832 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 6.5% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $4.18B, up 10.9% from a year earlier, or $865K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.

Employees

4,832

-6.5% YoY

Revenue

$4.18B

+10.9% YoY

Revenue / employee

$865K

Peer median $393K

Rank in sector

15 of 153

Industrials

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016
89150212'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 203Staff 114

Hover a year for the numbers.

MLI employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Dec 20254,832$4.18B$865K-6.5%+10.9%
Dec 20245,168$3.77B$729K+14.6%+10.2%
Dec 20234,509$3.42B$759K-12.2%-14.1%
Dec 20225,137$3.98B$775K-3.7%+5.7%
Dec 20215,337$3.77B$706K+6.6%+57.2%
Dec 20205,007$2.40B$479K+0.9%-1.3%
Dec 20194,964$2.43B$490K-3.3%-3.1%
Dec 20185,134$2.51B$488K+24.5%+10.7%
Dec 20174,125$2.27B$549K-2.8%+10.2%
Dec 20164,244$2.06B$484K——

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years
5,007'205,337'215,137'224,509'235,168'244,832'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$479K'20$706K'21$775K'22$759K'23$729K'24$865K'25

Mueller Industries, Inc. against similar companies

The closest sector peers by revenue, from Industrials.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
MLI
Mueller Industries, Inc.
4,832$4.18B$865KLeaner
VMI
Valmont Industries, Inc.
6,294$4.10B$652KLeaner
EQPT
EquipmentShare.com Inc.
8,206$4.38B$534K—
GNRC
Generac Holdings Inc.
9,400$4.21B$448KHiring into decline
HEI
HEICO Corporation
11,100$4.49B$404KEfficient growth
GTLS
Chart Industries, Inc.
11,777$4.26B$362KLeaner
LECO
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
12,000$4.23B$353KLeaner
ITT
ITT Inc.
11,600$3.94B$340KLeaner
AYI
Acuity Brands, Inc.
13,800$4.35B$315KEfficient growth
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Questions about Mueller Industries, Inc.

How many employees does Mueller Industries, Inc. have?
Mueller Industries, Inc. reported 4,832 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 25, 2026. That is down 6.5% from a year earlier.
What is Mueller Industries, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
Mueller Industries, Inc. brought in $4.18B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $865K per employee. That ranks 15 of 153 companies we track in Industrials, where the median is $393K.
Where do these numbers come from?
Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Mueller Industries, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 25, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell MLI.