Badger Meter: Here Are the 6 Key Drivers Shaping Its Performance for 2025 & Beyond! 

Badger Meter Inc., a company focused on water management solutions, demonstrated robust financial performance in its first quarter of 2025. The company reported a 13% year-over-year increase in total sales, with a significant 16% increase in utility water product line sales. Excluding the recent acquisition of SmartCover, sales grew by 10%, building upon strong growth observed in the previous year. The company’s operating performance was bolstered by record operating profit margins reaching 22.2%, up 360 basis points from the same quarter last year. This improvement was attributed to a favorable sales mix, particularly with contributions from software revenue, which increased by 25% during the quarter. Gross profit margins also improved to 42.9%, surpassing the company’s normalized range of 38% to 40%.