BE vs. MLI: Bloom Energy vs. Mueller Industries Stock Comparison

November 11, 2026

How do Bloom Energy (BE) and Mueller Industries (MLI) stack up? This page sets them side by side across company profile, performance and risk, profitability, growth, financial strength, dividends, and valuation, with selected fundamentals also measured against each stock's industry-group peers.

Company Profile

Bloom Energy (BE) and Mueller Industries (MLI) both fall under the Capital Goods industry group, but BE is classified in Electrical Equipment while MLI is classified in Machinery.

Company profile comparison for Bloom Energy (BE) and Mueller Industries (MLI)
Profile Item	BE	MLI
Name	Bloom Energy Corp. Class A Common Stock	Mueller Industries, Inc.
Country/Region	United States	United States
GICS Sector	Industrials	Industrials
GICS Industry Group	Capital Goods	Capital Goods
GICS Industry	Electrical Equipment	Machinery
GICS Sub-Industry	Heavy Electrical Equipment	Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
Market Capitalization	51.20 billion USD	11.54 billion USD
Currency	USD	USD
Exchange	NYSE	NYSE
Listing Date	July 25, 2018	February 25, 1991
Security Type	Common Stock	Common Stock

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

MLI

GSPC

Bloom Energy (BE) vs. Mueller Industries (MLI), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Growth of a $10,000 investment over the past five years. Adjusted for dividends and splits.

Trailing Returns

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Trailing total returns for Bloom Energy (BE) and Mueller Industries (MLI). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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Calendar-year total returns for Bloom Energy (BE) and Mueller Industries (MLI). Each bar is that year's total return, measured year-end to year-end.

Performance Metrics

Price performance metrics for Bloom Energy (BE) and Mueller Industries (MLI)
Metric	BE	MLI
Total Return (1Y)	46.07%	3.68%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)	162.89%	44.56%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)	41.93%	32.39%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

MLI

GSPC

Bloom Energy (BE) vs. Mueller Industries (MLI), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Drawdown from the running peak over the past five years. Each line shows the decline from its prior peak; 0% marks a new high.

Return Distribution

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Distribution of monthly total returns for Bloom Energy (BE) and Mueller Industries (MLI). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

Bloom Energy (BE) carries a highly aggressive beta of 3.61, indicating much higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, whereas Mueller Industries (MLI) is closer to market-like at 1.01 — a noticeable difference in market-sensitivity profile.

Risk profile metrics for Bloom Energy (BE) and Mueller Industries (MLI)
Metric	BE	MLI
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)	112.64%	34.44%
Beta (5Y)	3.61	1.01
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-74.98%	-27.79%
Avg. Volume (3M)	15.48M	1.61M

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

BE and MLI are plotted by 1-year volatility (risk) and 1-year return. The dashed Capital Allocation Line runs from the risk-free rate through the shared industry median.

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Risk-adjusted metrics for Bloom Energy (BE) and Mueller Industries (MLI)
Metric	BE	MLI
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	0.37	-0.02
Sortino Ratio (1Y)	0.57	-0.02

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

Both Bloom Energy (BE) at 39.61% and Mueller Industries (MLI) at 26.26% sit in the top peer quartile for ROE, suggesting each generates more profit from shareholders’ equity than typical industry peers.

BE

Capital Goods industry group

39.61%

Max: 40.55%
BE: 39.61%
Q3: 19.29%
Median: 12.12%
Q1: 4.08%
Min: -17.12%

MLI

Capital Goods industry group

26.26%

Max: 40.55%
MLI: 26.26%
Q3: 19.29%
Median: 12.12%
Q1: 4.08%
Min: -17.12%

Bloom Energy (BE) vs. Mueller Industries (MLI): A comparison of their ROE against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Net Margin (TTM)

For every dollar of sales, both Bloom Energy (BE) at 13.53% and Mueller Industries (MLI) at 17.27% retain more as net profit than most peers, landing in the top net margin quartile of their industries.

BE

Capital Goods industry group

13.53%

Max: 27.47%
BE: 13.53%
Q3: 12.10%
Median: 6.30%
Q1: 1.40%
Min: -12.89%

MLI

Capital Goods industry group

17.27%

Max: 27.47%
MLI: 17.27%
Q3: 12.10%
Median: 6.30%
Q1: 1.40%
Min: -12.89%

Bloom Energy (BE) vs. Mueller Industries (MLI): A comparison of their net margin against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Operating Margin (TTM)

Both Bloom Energy (BE) at 18.49% and Mueller Industries (MLI) at 19.53% convert sales into operating profit at a top-quartile rate, pointing to tighter cost discipline before financing and tax.

BE

Capital Goods industry group

18.49%

Max: 36.60%
BE: 18.49%
Q3: 18.33%
Median: 11.12%
Q1: 5.14%
Min: -12.63%

MLI

Capital Goods industry group

19.53%

Max: 36.60%
MLI: 19.53%
Q3: 18.33%
Median: 11.12%
Q1: 5.14%
Min: -12.63%

Bloom Energy (BE) vs. Mueller Industries (MLI): A comparison of their operating margin against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Profitability Metrics

Profitability metrics for Bloom Energy (BE) and Mueller Industries (MLI)
Metric	BE	MLI
ROE (TTM)	39.61%	26.26%
ROA (TTM)	7.45%	16.23%
Net Margin (TTM)	13.53%	17.27%
Operating Margin (TTM)	18.49%	19.53%
Gross Margin (TTM)	31.77%	27.25%

Growth

Revenue Growth

Bloom Energy (BE) at 37.33% sits in the top revenue growth quartile, while Mueller Industries (MLI) at 10.87% is closer to the peer norm — faster top-line expansion for BE.

Bloom Energy (BE) vs. Mueller Industries (MLI): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

Only one side can be read here: Mueller Industries (MLI) reports EPS growth of 29.19%, ranked against its industry; Bloom Energy (BE) has no EPS growth figure this period.

Bloom Energy (BE) vs. Mueller Industries (MLI): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for Bloom Energy (BE) and Mueller Industries (MLI)
Metric	BE	MLI
Revenue Growth (YoY)	37.33%	10.87%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)	19.06%	1.62%
EPS Growth (YoY)	--	29.19%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)	--	5.63%

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Both Bloom Energy (BE) at 3.74 and Mueller Industries (MLI) at 4.39 post current ratio above their industries’ typical mid-ranges — short-term liquidity appears comfortable, though unusually high readings can point to idle current assets.

BE

Capital Goods industry group

3.74

Max: 5.22
BE: 3.74
Q3: 2.95
Median: 2.08
Q1: 1.43
Min: 0.36

MLI

Capital Goods industry group

4.39

Max: 5.22
MLI: 4.39
Q3: 2.95
Median: 2.08
Q1: 1.43
Min: 0.36

Bloom Energy (BE) vs. Mueller Industries (MLI): A comparison of their current ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

Mueller Industries (MLI) at 0.01 keeps leverage in the lower quartile, while Bloom Energy (BE) at 1.42 sits in the higher-leverage quartile.

BE

Capital Goods industry group

1.42

Max: 2.33
BE: 1.42
Q3: 1.12
Median: 0.60
Q1: 0.29
Min: 0.00

MLI

Capital Goods industry group

0.01

Max: 2.33
Q3: 1.12
Median: 0.60
Q1: 0.29
MLI: 0.01
Min: 0.00

Bloom Energy (BE) vs. Mueller Industries (MLI): A comparison of their debt-to-equity ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Financial Strength Metrics

Financial strength metrics for Bloom Energy (BE) and Mueller Industries (MLI)
Metric	BE	MLI
Current Ratio (MRQ)	3.74	4.39
Debt / Equity (MRQ)	1.42	0.01
Net Debt / EBITDA	0.50	-1.31

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

Bloom Energy (BE) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Mueller Industries (MLI) reports a yield of 1.24%, ranking against industry peers normally.

BE

Capital Goods industry group

0.00%

Max: 2.66%
Q3: 1.14%
Median: 0.24%
BE: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

MLI

Capital Goods industry group

1.24%

Max: 2.66%
MLI: 1.24%
Q3: 1.14%
Median: 0.24%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Bloom Energy (BE) vs. Mueller Industries (MLI): A comparison of their dividend yield against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

Bloom Energy (BE) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Mueller Industries (MLI) reports a payout of 16.67%, ranking against industry peers normally.

BE

Capital Goods industry group

0.00%

Max: 67.39%
Q3: 28.02%
Median: 6.86%
BE: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

MLI

Capital Goods industry group

16.67%

Max: 67.39%
Q3: 28.02%
MLI: 16.67%
Median: 6.86%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Bloom Energy (BE) vs. Mueller Industries (MLI): A comparison of their payout ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Dividend Metrics

Dividend metrics for Bloom Energy (BE) and Mueller Industries (MLI)
Metric	BE	MLI
Dividend Yield (TTM)	0.00%	1.24%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	0.00%	16.67%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

Mueller Industries (MLI) at 13.58 sits in the cheaper P/E ratio quartile, while Bloom Energy (BE) at 104.99 trades above its peer range — a wide earnings-valuation gap relative to industry peers.

BE

Capital Goods industry group

104.99

BE: 104.99
Max: 59.38
Q3: 35.92
Median: 25.41
Q1: 19.47
Min: 3.03

MLI

Capital Goods industry group

13.58

Max: 59.38
Q3: 35.92
Median: 25.41
Q1: 19.47
MLI: 13.58
Min: 3.03

Bloom Energy (BE) vs. Mueller Industries (MLI): A comparison of their P/E ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

Mueller Industries (MLI) at 2.31 prices around its industry’s typical P/S ratio, while Bloom Energy (BE) at 13.37 clears its benchmark range — BE looks notably rich on sales.

BE

Capital Goods industry group

13.37

BE: 13.37
Max: 7.54
Q3: 3.76
Median: 2.15
Q1: 1.03
Min: 0.03

MLI

Capital Goods industry group

2.31

Max: 7.54
Q3: 3.76
MLI: 2.31
Median: 2.15
Q1: 1.03
Min: 0.03

Bloom Energy (BE) vs. Mueller Industries (MLI): A comparison of their P/S ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

P/B Ratio (MRQ)

Mueller Industries (MLI) at 0.33 sits in the lower P/B ratio quartile relative to book while Bloom Energy (BE) at 26.49 prices above its industry range — a wide valuation gap against assets.

BE

Capital Goods industry group

26.49

BE: 26.49
Max: 9.66
Q3: 5.00
Median: 3.12
Q1: 1.81
Min: -1.08

MLI

Capital Goods industry group

0.33

Max: 9.66
Q3: 5.00
Median: 3.12
Q1: 1.81
MLI: 0.33
Min: -1.08

Bloom Energy (BE) vs. Mueller Industries (MLI): A comparison of their P/B ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Valuation Metrics

Valuation metrics for Bloom Energy (BE) and Mueller Industries (MLI)
Metric	BE	MLI
P/E Ratio (TTM)	104.99	13.58
P/S Ratio (TTM)	13.37	2.31
P/B Ratio (MRQ)	26.49	0.33
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)	-0.00%	4.65%