The Middleby Corporation (MIDD) Stock

The Middleby Corporation (MIDD) is a Industrials stock trading at $112.50 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $5.09B. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

The Middleby Corporation designs, manufactures, markets, distributes, and services a range of foodservice, food processing, and residential kitchen equipment in the United States, Canada, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America. Its Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group segment offers conveyor, combi, convection, baking, proofing, deck, speed cooking, and hydrovection ovens; ranges, fryers, rethermalizers; steam cooking, food warming, catering, induction cooking, and countertop cooking equipment; heated cabinets, charbroilers, ventless cooking systems, kitchen ventilation, toasters, griddles, charcoal grills, professional mixers, stainless steel fabrication, custom millwork, professional refrigerators, blast chillers, cold rooms, ice machines, and freezers; and soft serve ice cream, coffee and beverage dispensing, home and professional craft brewing equipment, fry dispensers, bottle filling and canning equipment, and IoT solutions. The company's Food Processing Equipment Group segment provides batch, baking, proofing, conveyor belt, and continuous processing ovens; frying and automated thermal processing systems; tumblers, massagers, grinders, slicers, reduction and emulsion systems, mixers, formers, and blenders; battering, breading, and seeding equipment; water cutting systems, food presses, food suspension equipment, filling and depositing solutions, and forming equipment; and food safety, food handling, freezing, and defrosting and packaging equipment for customers producing hot dog, dinner sausage, poultry, and lunchmeat, as well as muffin, cookie, and bread products. Its Residential Kitchen Equipment Group segment offers kitchen equipment comprising cookers, stoves, dishwashers, microwaves, cooktops, wine coolers, ice machines, and ventilation and outdoor equipment. The company was formerly known as Middleby Marshall Oven Company and changed its name to The Middleby Corporation in 1985. The company was founded in 1888 and is based in Elgin, Illinois.

Understand The Middleby Corporation: how it makes money

Middleby designs, manufactures, markets, distributes, and services commercial foodservice and food processing equipment, along with residential kitchen equipment, and makes money by selling these products and supporting them with service.

Middleby's profit engine is driven by customer demand for its equipment (visible in food processing order metrics), supported by customer engagement and service capability signals like MIC customer visits and technicians trained and certified in the MIC program.

Revenue by segment (latest quarter)
Commercial Foodservice$0.6B
Food Processing$0.2B

Business quality (Weak): Segment view is straightforward between commercial foodservice and food processing, and the operating KPIs emphasize order flow and customer engagement, but the provided KPI set does not directly quantify service or aftermarket revenue drivers.

Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$112.50
Market Cap$5.09B
EV / EBITDA10.5
Price / Book2.30
Price / Sales1.68
FCF Yield9.7%
DCF Value (model)$82.40
DCF Upside vs Price-26.8%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$3.20B
Net Margin-8.7%
Revenue Growth (YoY)-10.5%
EPS Growth (YoY)-39.8%
FCF Growth (YoY)-13.9%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score2.92 (grey)
Piotroski F-Score4/9 (moderate)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Sector P/E (Industrials)25.9
Industry P/E (Machinery)32.3
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderVANGUARD GROUP INC ($639.68M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Congressional Trades (recent)10
Company
SectorIndustrials
IndustryMachinery
CEOTimothy J. FitzGerald
Employees10,616
CountryUS
IPO Date1987-08-10

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Data as of 2026-08-20.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.