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BMI · NYSE

Badger Meter Inc

Technology · Scientific & Technical Instruments

$149.68

+3.91%

Close on Oct 29, 2026

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Quality

76

of 100 · stored research reading

Stored Quality research reads 76 of 100, an above-average reading in the covered universe. Some underlying measurements are stronger than others.

Quality research measures durability of the business itself from stored fundamentals: balance-sheet strength, profitability consistency and cash generation. It is a research reading, not a prediction of future returns.

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Fundamental Momentum

Deteriorating

22

of 100 · stored research reading

Stored Fundamental Momentum research reads 22 of 100. Stored measurements classify recent reported fundamentals as deteriorating. This describes reported financial change already disclosed, with no forward-looking claim.

Fundamental Momentum research measures the direction of recently reported company fundamentals compared with the company's own history. It describes reported change, not future price movement.

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Capital Returns

Favorable

59

of 100 · stored research reading

Stored Capital Returns research reads 59 of 100, recorded as favorable. Stored records show 13 consecutive years of dividend payments. Share count has been reduced at about 0.1% a year in the stored window.

Capital Returns research measures how a company has actually returned cash to shareholders: dividend record, buyback effectiveness, dilution control and how those payments were funded.

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Valuation context

Price / earnings
33.2

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What this company does

Badger Meter, Inc. (the Company) is a leading innovator, manufacturer and marketer of products incorporating flow measurement, quality, control and other system solutions serving markets worldwide. The Company was incorporated in 1905.

Throughout this 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K, the words "we," "us" and "our" refer to the Company.

The Company's internet address is http://www.badgermeter.com . The Company makes available free of charge through its website its Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports, on the same day they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company is not including the information contained on or available through its website as a part of, or incorporating such information by reference into, this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

With more than a century of water technology innovation, Badger Meter is a global provider of industry leading water management solutions, with approximately 95% of net sales derived from water-related applications. Badger Meter's offerings, marketed as BlueEdge , represent a suite of tailorable solutions that connect water management technology, software, and support services to deliver insights enabling the proactive management of water across the water cycle. These tailorable solutions encompass measurement and control hardware, connectivity and communication, data visualization and software-delivered actionable insights as well as ongoing support and expertise essential to optimize customers' operations and contribute to the sustainable use and protection of the world’s most precious resource.

Quoted from the business section of this company’s 10-K filed February 17, 2026. Read the filing

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