BMI
Badger Meter, Inc.
Set alert
- YTD
- -14.92%
- 1 year
- -18.08%
- Open
- 148.90
- Prev close
- 149.68
- Mkt cap
- 4.30B
- Vol
- 466.11K
- Avg vol
- 404.70K
- EPS
- 4.33
- P/E
- 34.27
- Div yield
- 1.18%
More statistics
- Low
- 146.72
- High
- 150.99
- Forward P/E
- 29.88
- Beta
- 0.64
- Short ratio
- 10.72
- Inst. own
- 121.91%
- Dividend
- 1.76
- Ex-div date
- Aug 27, 2026
- Earnings
- Jan 27, 2027
- 50-d avg
- 132.31
- 200-d avg
- 138.68
- 1y target
- 165.75
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 4.32B
- Enterprise value
- 4.23B
- Trailing P/E
- 34.41
- Forward P/E
- 29.88
- PEG ratio
- 3.47
- Price / sales
- 4.90
- Price / book
- 6.54
- EPS (TTM)
- 4.33
- Beta
- 0.64
- Dividend yield
- 1.18%
- Payout ratio
- 37.88%
- Profit margin
- 14.36%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 881.24M
- Revenue growth
- 0.10%
- Free cash flow
- 123.38M
- Total cash
- 67.93M
- Total debt
- 22.82M
- Return on equity
- 18.70%
- Shares outstanding
- 28.99M
- Short % of float
- 22.48%
- 50-day average
- 132.31
- 200-day average
- 138.68
Analyst view
Consensus: buy
- Target (low)
- 112.00
- Target (mean)
- 165.75
- Target (high)
- 187.00
- Strong buy2
- Buy4
- Hold3
- Sell0
- Strong sell1
Next earnings
Jan 27, 2027
Expected Jan 27, 2027. Consensus EPS estimate 1.24.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2027 | Dec 30, 2026 | 1.26 | — | — | — |
| Oct 22, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 1.23 | 1.24 | +0.01 | +0.81% |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 1.01 | 1.02 | +0.01 | +0.99% |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 1.22 | 0.93 | -0.29 | -23.77% |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | 1.15 | 1.14 | -0.01 | -0.87% |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 1.14 | 1.19 | +0.05 | +4.39% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2026 | Argus Research | up | Hold | Buy |
| Oct 23, 2026 | RBC Capital | main | Outperform | Outperform |
| Oct 23, 2026 | Barclays | main | Underweight | Underweight |
| Oct 23, 2026 | Stifel | main | Buy | Buy |
| Oct 19, 2026 | Stifel | main | Buy | Buy |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Barclays | main | Underweight | Underweight |
About Badger Meter, Inc.
Badger Meter, Inc. manufactures and markets flow measurement, quality, control, and communication solutions worldwide. The company offers Utility water smart metering solutions and software technologies and services to municipal water utility market. It also provides flow instrumentation products, including meters, valves, and other sensing instruments to measure and control fluids, including water, air, steam, and other liquids and gases to original equipment manufacturers as the primary flow measurement device within a product or system, as well as through manufacturers' representatives. In addition, the company offers ORION Cellular endpoints to power network as a service; ORION mobile read endpoints support for deploying AMR solution; radio products; hardware, instruments, and sensors, and related software, to enhance connected data to a water utility's operation; water quality monitoring solutions, including optical sensing and electrochemical instruments; and high frequency pressure and leak detection sensors to aid in burst pipe and leak events; as well as BEACON, a secure cloud-hosted software suite that establishes alerts for specific conditions and allows consumer engagement tools that permit end water user to view and manage their water usage activity. Its flow instrumentation products are used in water/wastewater, heating, ventilating and air conditioning, and corporate sustainability markets. The company serves water utilities, commercial, and industrial industries; and provides training, project management, technical support, and other collaborative services for customers. It sells its products and software to employees, resellers, and representatives. The company was incorporated in 1905 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Scientific & Technical Instruments
- Country
- United States
- Website
- badgermeter.com
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERGUM WILLIAM R A | General Counsel | Stock Award(Grant) | Mar 5, 2026 | 15,190 |
| BOCKHORST KENNETH C | Chief Executive Officer | Purchase | Apr 20, 2026 | 51,676 |
| HOPKINS SHERYL | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Mar 5, 2026 | 5,670 |
| HTWE RICHARD | Officer | Purchase | Apr 20, 2026 | 7,603 |
| MYERS TESSA M. | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Apr 26, 2026 | 5,913 |
| STERN JAMES F | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Apr 26, 2026 | 8,551 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 17.13% | 4,892,342 | 729.01M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 8.77% | 2,504,823 | 373.24M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | 5.78% | 1,651,414 | 246.08M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.61% | 1,317,325 | 196.29M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 3.53% | 1,008,392 | 150.26M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc | 3.31% | 945,694 | 140.92M | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | 6.04% | 1,726,220 | 257.22M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 3.25% | 928,527 | 138.36M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 2.69% | 768,068 | 114.45M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD WORLD FUND-Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund | 2.60% | 741,910 | 110.55M | Aug 30, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | 2.34% | 669,606 | 99.78M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| First TRT Exch-Trd Fd. VI-First TRT SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers | 2.33% | 665,359 | 99.15M | Sep 29, 2026 |