Manufacturing metal fabrication stocks with the highest profit margins

Ranked

29

of 40 manufacturing metal fabrication stocks we cover

Median

5.4%

Highest

18.2%

MLI

Range

−3.1% to 18.2%

#	Company	Net margin	Operating margin	Revenue growth (TTM)	Market cap
1	MLIMueller Industries	18.2%	23.0%	+14.8%	$12B
2	ACAArcosa	17.9%	11.8%	+9.7%	$7.3B
3	SSDSimpson Manufacturing	15.6%	20.4%	+6.5%	$7.6B
4	CIXCompx International	13.6%	16.3%	+6.0%	$445.4M
5	OFLXOmega Flex	12.3%	14.0%	−4.1%	$249.3M
6	VMIValmont Industries	11.7%	13.7%	+3.8%	$8.4B
7	MASMasco	11.6%	17.5%	−0.6%	$15B
8	XPELXPEL	10.8%	13.5%	+13.2%	$1.2B
9	ATIATI	10.1%	15.2%	+4.6%	$21.4B
10	AZZAZZ	9.6%	16.5%	+9.5%	$4B
11	NWPXNWPX Infrastructure	8.5%	11.5%	+15.1%	$937.9M
12	GFFGriffon	8.1%	19.7%	+2.1%	$4.4B
13	BALLBALL	6.6%	10.1%	+15.6%	$17.1B
14	CCKCrown	5.9%	12.3%	+10.3%	$12.8B
15	PRLBProto Labs	5.4%	6.6%	+10.2%	$2B
16	KALUKaiser Aluminum	4.8%	7.7%	+40.4%	$1.8B
17	LCUTLifetime Brands	4.8%	8.5%	−1.5%	$193.6M
18	ACUAcme United	4.6%	6.8%	+9.0%	$243.4M
19	MTRNMATERION	4.3%	6.0%	+21.6%	$4.6B
20	SWKStanley Black & Decker	4.1%	7.2%	+0.6%	$15B
21	SLGNSilgan	4.0%	8.6%	+8.4%	$4.2B
22	JBIJanus International	3.7%	9.3%	+0.3%	$607.1M
23	HLMNHillman Solutions	2.6%	6.9%	+6.5%	$1.4B
24	NXQuanex Building Products CORP	2.4%	6.0%	+1.3%	$916.5M
25	PKOHPark Ohio	1.6%	4.3%	+2.7%	$621M
26	NTICNorthern Technologies International	−1.3%	3.0%	+7.7%	$73.2M
27	VATEINNOVATE	−1.5%	4.3%	+52.4%	$76.4M
28	MECMayville Engineering	−3.0%	−2.2%	+11.8%	$324.1M
29	FGIFGI Industries	−3.1%	0.3%	−5.3%	$13.6M

Not ranked: 3 with not a meaningful number, 2 with a margin moved by items that are not sales, 1 with a quarter missing, 1 with under $50M of revenue. 4 companies whose data behind this number has a caveat are left out until it is checked.

A ranking of numbers, not a recommendation. A low multiple can be a bargain or a business in trouble: open the company to see which.