Industrials
MDU Resources Group, Inc.(MDU)
Live Price
Offline$21.11
+0.96% today
1Y Change
+27.61%
Window
Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 17, 2026
- Market Cap
- $4.63B
- Revenue Growth
- +6.7%
- EPS Growth
- -32.6%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.4%
Coverage: 245 bars ยท Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 17, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
MDU Resources Group, Inc. (MDU) is a Industrials stock with a market cap of $4.63B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $21.11 and up 27.6% across the available one-year price window (Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 17, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +6.7%, EPS growth of -32.6%, a dividend yield of 2.4%. What stands out right now is revenue +6.7%, EPS -32.6%, free cash flow -1453.7% with operating margin 15.5% and ROIC 3.6%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 2.4%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 24.3 and price/sales 2.5. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines MDU price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Industrials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Near sector median
+6.7% vs +6.8% peer median
Operating Margin
Near sector median
+15.5% vs +16.9% peer median
P/E
Below sector median
24.3 vs 36.7 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 14, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +6.7% and EPS is at -32.6%, with operating margin around 15.5%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 2.4%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -0.0% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 14, 2026 | โ | -1.9% | -3.3% | -6.5% |
2026 Feb 5, 2026 | +0.0% | +0.9% | +3.2% | +4.0% |
2025 Nov 6, 2025 | +28.6% | +1.4% | +0.0% | -6.6% |
Benchmark Edge
MDU vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
MDU
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
MDU Max Drawdown
-10.45%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for MDU and SPY.
Company Overview
MDU Resources Group, Inc.
New York Stock Exchange
MDU Resources Group, Inc. engages in the regulated energy delivery, and construction materials and services businesses in the United States. The company's Electric segment generates, transmits, and distributes electricity for residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming, as well as operates 3,500 miles of transmission lines and 4,800 miles of distribution lines. Its Natural Gas Distribution segment distributes natural gas for residential, commercial, and industrial customers in Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming; and offers supply-related value-added services. The company's Pipeline segment provides natural gas transportation and underground storage services through a regulated pipeline system primarily in the Rocky Mountain and northern Great Plains regions; and cathodic protection and other energy-related services. Its Construction Materials and Contracting segment mines, processes, and sells construction aggregates; produces and sells asphalt mix; and supplies ready-mixed concrete. This segment is also involved in the sale of cement, finished concrete products, and other building materials and related contracting services. The company's Construction Services segment designs, constructs, and maintains electrical and communication wiring and infrastructure, fire suppression systems, mechanical piping and services; overhead and underground electrical, gas, and communication infrastructure; and manufactures and distributes transmission lines construction equipment. It serves manufacturing, commercial, industrial, transportation, institutional, and renewable and government customers, as well as utilities. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Bismarck, North Dakota.
- Leadership
- Nicole A. Kivisto
- IPO Date
- Nov 5, 1987
- Employees
- 2.1k
- Street Address
- 1200 West Century Avenue
- Mailing
- Bismarck, ND, 58506-5650
- Region
- Bismarck, ND, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 701 530 1000
- Last Updated
- May 2, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 24.3
- EV/EBITDA
- 14.0
- Price/Sales
- 2.5
- Price/Book
- 1.7
Growth
- Revenue
- +6.7%
- EPS
- -32.6%
- Free Cash Flow
- -1453.7%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 29.9%
- Operating Margin
- 15.5%
- Net Margin
- 10.2%
- ROE
- 6.9%
- ROIC
- 3.6%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.99
- Current Ratio
- 0.84
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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