Middleby Corp (MIDD)

The Middleby Corporation operates in the foodservice industry worldwide. The company develops and manufactures a line of solutions used in commercial foodservice and food processing. It offers conveyor, combi, convection, baking, proofing, deck, speed cooking, and hydrovection ovens; ranges, fryers, and rethermalizers; steam cooking, food warming, catering, induction, and countertop cooking equipment; heated cabinets, charbroilers, ventless cooking systems, kitchen ventilation, toasters, griddles, charcoal grills, professional mixers and refrigerators, stainless steel fabrication, custom millwork, blast chillers, coldrooms, ice machines, and frozen dessert equipment; soft serve ice cream, coffee and beverage dispensing, home and professional craft brewing equipment; and fry dispenser, bottle filling and canning equipment, IoT solutions, and controls development and manufacturing. The company was formerly known as Middleby Marshall Oven Company and changed its name to The Middleby Corporation in 1985. The Middleby Corporation was founded in 1888 and is based in Elgin, Illinois.

Symbol
MIDD
Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Specialty Industrial Machinery
Market cap
$5.11B
52 week range
89.16 - 148.55

Valuation

Share price
$111.24 (close of 2026-09-23)
P/E (TTM)
-15.64x
Price to book
2.31x
Price to free cash flow
10.60x
Enterprise value
$6.95B
Book value per share
$48.76

Price performance

PeriodChange
1 day-0.01%
5 days+0.13%
1 month-3.67%
3 months-15.57%
6 months+0.44%
Year to date-7.00%
1 year+3.19%
3 years+6.38%
5 years-20.13%
10 years+10.85%
All time+17841.94%

Profitability and growth

Return on equity
-10.00%
Return on invested capital
9.69%
Return on assets
-4.40%
Return on capital employed
10.96%
Gross margin
39.11%
Net margin
-8.68%
EBITDA margin
21.25%
Revenue growth
1.62%
Net income growth
-164.82%
Free cash flow growth
-13.94%

Cash flow and balance sheet

Free cash flow yield (TTM)
9.43%
Current ratio
1.99x
Net debt to EBITDA
2.71x

Latest reported year

Period end
2026-01-03
Fiscal year
2026
Revenue
$3.20B
Cost of revenue
$1.95B
Gross profit
$1.25B
EBITDA
$680.20M
Net income
$-277.73M
Earnings per share
$-4.33
Research and development
$58.80M
Interest expense
$93.83M
Shares outstanding
64.21M

Income statement by year

Period endRevenueGross profitNet incomeEPS
2026-01-03$3.20B$1.25B$-277.73M$-4.33
2024-12-28$3.15B$1.25B$428.43M$6.41
2023-12-30$3.24B$1.28B$400.88M$6.02
2022-12-31$4.03B$1.45B$436.57M$6.49
2022-01-01$3.25B$1.19B$488.49M$7.12
2021-01-02$2.51B$882.05M$207.29M$3.02
2019-12-28$2.96B$1.10B$352.24M$5.09
2018-12-29$2.72B$1.00B$317.15M$4.59
2017-12-30$2.34B$912.74M$298.13M$4.23
2016-12-31$2.27B$901.18M$284.22M$4.01

Margins and returns by year

Period endGross marginNet marginReturn on equityReturn on capital
2026-01-0339.11%-8.68%-10.00%9.69%
2024-12-2839.74%13.60%11.78%9.22%
2023-12-3039.61%12.36%12.34%9.71%
2022-12-3135.87%10.83%15.60%9.51%
2022-01-0136.76%15.03%19.58%10.34%
2021-01-0235.10%8.25%-278.71%17.74%
2019-12-2837.29%11.90%18.09%10.56%
2018-12-2936.88%11.65%19.05%9.74%
2017-12-3039.08%12.76%21.90%12.75%
2016-12-3139.74%12.53%22.46%14.62%

Cash and debt by year

Period endCashDebt
2026-01-03$222.24M$2.13B
2024-12-28$638.77M$2.35B
2023-12-30$247.50M$2.38B
2022-12-31$162.00M$2.68B
2022-01-01$180.36M$2.39B
2021-01-02$268.10M$1.71B
2019-12-28$94.50M$1.87B
2018-12-29$71.70M$1.89B
2017-12-30$89.65M$1.02B
2016-12-31$68.48M$726.24M

Free cash flow by year

Period endFree cash flowStock-based compensation
2026-01-03$559.47M$13.46M
2024-12-28$650.13M$31.90M
2023-12-30$569.62M$45.16M
2022-12-31$265.26M$58.37M
2022-01-01$376.85M$42.33M
2021-01-02$489.94M$19.61M
2019-12-28$330.82M$8.13M
2018-12-29$332.87M$2.50M
2017-12-30$249.96M$6.24M
2016-12-31$269.29M$27.91M

Dividend history

Most recent payment
2004-06-02
Payment dateDividend per share
2004-06-02$0.05
2003-11-07$0.03
2000-12-18$0.01
1991-02-26$0.00
1990-11-14$0.00
1990-08-16$0.00
1990-05-17$0.00
1990-03-05$0.00

Investor relations

Next earnings report

Next confirmed report
2026-11-05
Consensus EPS estimate
$1.74

Past earnings dates

ReportedFiscal periodEPS estimate
2026-08-11Jun/2026$2.28
2026-05-07--
2026-02-26--
2025-11-06--
2025-08-06--
2025-05-07--
2025-02-25--
2024-10-31--

Filings and sources

Company website
middleby.com
SEC filings
10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
Earnings calendar
All upcoming reports

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