MIDD
The Middleby Corporation

The Middleby CorporationMIDD

Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
112.79USD
+1.38%
Sep 23, 2026
MIDD overview ready
Key supplier of connected commercial-kitchen equipment enabling labor productivity
Direct beneficiary and equipment enabler: Middleby supplies the commercial-kitchen hardware, connected controls, and integrated equipment systems through which operators pursue throughput, labor-productivity, menu-consistency, and energy-efficiency gains.
Narrative is still early
Exposed to the Restaurant Labor-Productivity Automation and Kitchen Digitization narrative through High-Throughput Automated and Connected Commercial Kitchens — enabling…
Price trend is broken
Longer-term context reads damaged structure, with a near-term setup of base repair.
The tactical setup reads base repair, but the weekly structure is broken.
Attractive valuation
Current market expectations look undemanding relative to the cash the business actually produces.
Solid fundamentals
Free cash flow yield is strong.
Primary risk
Exposure to economic downturns impacting foodservice capital spending.
Market Sep 22Filing Jul 4Price action Sep 22Research Aug 21

Conviction Level

NarrativeHeat3.9ThemeHeat6.2PriceAction3.4Valuation8.7CompanyPosition7.3
Price
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Price Action

Price trend is broken
Longer-term context reads damaged structure, with a near-term setup of base repair.
The tactical setup reads base repair, but the weekly structure is broken.
EntryWeak / unconfirmed recovery

The daily chart may be improving, but the weekly fast averages have not been reclaimed — the recovery is not yet confirmed on the higher timeframe.

Key Financials

Market Cap
$5.1B
Avg Volume (60D)
599.8K
60 sessions
Revenue Growth YoY
+1.6%
FY2026 vs FY2025
Gross Margin
+38.4%
Trailing twelve months
Operating Margin
+17.1%
Trailing twelve months
Free Cash Flow Yield
+9.5%
Distance from 200DMA
-7.2%
Next Earnings
2026-11-05
P/E
N/M
EV / EBITDA
10.1x
EV / Sales
2.0x
Market metrics as of Sep 22, 2026
Financial results for the period ended Jul 4, 2026
Filed balance-sheet data as of Jul 4, 2026

Fundamentals & Valuation

One of the two valuation perspectives says cheap; peers is the dissenting view.
The Middleby Corporation has a Cheap valuation stance because current market expectations look undemanding relative to the cash the business actually produces.

Company Research

Thesis
Direct beneficiary and equipment enabler: Middleby supplies the commercial-kitchen hardware, connected controls, and integrated equipment systems through which operators pursue throughput, labor-productivity, menu-consistency, and energy-efficiency gains.
Opportunity
Moderate opportunity
Restaurant, institutional-foodservice, and convenience operators invest in labor-saving, higher-throughput, energy-efficient, connected cooking and beverage systems to protect margins, standardize execution, and support digital-order volume.
Key risk
Exposure to economic downturns impacting foodservice capital spending.

Narrative & Theme

Restaurant Labor-Productivity Automation and Kitchen Digitization
Part of High-Throughput Automated and Connected Commercial Kitchens, with strong fit.
MIDD has a genuine, direct exposure to commercial-kitchen modernization rather than a vague restaurant-industry adjacency.
Narrative HeatCooling3.9 / 10
Theme HeatNeutral6.2 / 10
This is the company’s own research reading. The canonical heat measurement for this story has not run.

Business & Markets

Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
What they do

The Middleby Corporation designs, manufactures, and sells commercial foodservice and food processing equipment globally, serving foodservice operators and food processors with a broad range of cooking and kitchen equipment solutions.

How it earns

The company generates revenue primarily through transactional sales of equipment and related products.

Products & services
Conveyor ovens
Combi ovens
Convection ovens
Baking ovens
Proofing ovens
Deck ovens
Speed cooking ovens
Hydrovection ovens
Ranges
Fryers
Rethermalizers
Steam cooking equipment
Food warming equipment
Catering equipment
Induction cooking equipment
Countertop cooking equipment
Heated cabinets
Charbroilers
Ventless cooking systems
Kitchen ventilation
Toasters
Griddles
Charcoal grills
Professional mixers
Refrigerators
Stainless steel fabrication
Custom millwork
Customers & end markets
Commercial foodservice operators
Food processing companies
Market position

Leader in specialty industrial machinery for commercial foodservice and processing equipment.

Demand drivers
Medium cyclicality

Demand is influenced by economic cycles affecting the foodservice industry and capital spending by commercial operators.