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The Middleby Corporation (MIDD)

Industrials | Specialty Industrial Machinery | Elgin, United States | NasdaqGS
112.75 USD -0.86 (-0.757%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 112.75

Short-term:★⯪☆☆☆Long-term:★⯪☆☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:14 a.m. EDT

The long-term investment case is compromised by a trailing run of down years spanning four consecutive annual periods, which signals structural deterioration despite a recent uptick in revenue growth. The company is currently generating negative profit margins, which contradicts the high-quality fundamentals needed for a top-tier hold. In the short term, technicals are weak with the price trading below key moving averages following a sharp two-week decline, though the options market shows mixed signals with higher implied volatility on downside protection. The recent approval of a tax-free spin-off offers a potential catalyst for restructuring, but the immediate price action and deteriorating profitability suggest caution is warranted.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.075757
AutoARIMA0.075758
MSTL0.079561
AutoTheta0.120087

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 38%
H-stat 49.15
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.058
Excess Kurtosis -1.17
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2004-06-01
Last Dividend Date 2004-06-01
Debt to Equity Ratio 90.515
Revenue per Share 70.255
Market Cap 5,098,819,584
Trailing P/E 17.27
Forward P/E 14.51
Beta 1.35
Profit Margins -13.91%
Website https://www.middleby.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:14 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a volatile recovery with a hedge against further downside. Call buyers have established heavy option interest walls at 180 and 185 strikes, anticipating a rebound toward higher price levels. Conversely, put implied volatility is elevated relative to calls, and there is notable new flow into deep out-of-the-money puts at the 100 strike, indicating a premium on downside protection.


Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2004-06-02 0.053634 0.644853
2003-11-07 0.033521 0.864751
2000-12-18 0.013408 1.640973
1991-02-26 0.002682 0.888995
1990-11-14 0.002682 1.142993
1990-08-16 0.002682 0.666745
1990-05-17 0.002682 0.484906
1990-03-05 0.002682 0.500059
1989-11-15 0.002682 0.320038
1989-08-17 0.002682 0.250029
1989-05-19 0.002682 0.231911
1989-02-21 0.002682 0.242453
1988-11-14 0.006704 0.869538
Additional Data
exDividendDate 2004-06-02
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.053634
lastDividendDate 2004-06-02

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.020224571
Address1 1,400 Toastmaster Drive
All Time High 161.97908
All Time Low 0.100563
Ask 121.58
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 4
Average Analyst Rating 1.6 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 561,990
Average Daily Volume3 Month 715,520
Average Volume 715,520
Average Volume10Days 561,990
Beta 1.354
Bid 112.44
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 3
Book Value 48.869
City Elgin
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 112.75
Current Ratio 1.987
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 114.975
Day Low 112.07
Debt To Equity 90.515
Display Name The Middleby
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,456,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,456,800
Earnings Growth -0.393
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.483
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,451,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,881,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,881,800
Ebitda 702,451,968
Ebitda Margins 0.20726
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.877
Enterprise To Revenue 2.047
Enterprise Value 6,938,068,992
Eps Current Year 6.87336
Eps Forward 7.76907
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.53
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,086,134,400
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 129.68102
Fifty Day Average Change -16.931015
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.13055894
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 2.0224571
Fifty Two Week High 148.55
Fifty Two Week High Change -35.800003
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.24099632
Fifty Two Week Low 89.15527
Fifty Two Week Low Change 23.594727
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.26464757
Fifty Two Week Range 89.15527 - 148.55
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 555,600,600,000
Float Shares 37,681,975
Forward Eps 7.76907
Forward P E 14.512676
Free Cashflow 604,098,624
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 8,826
Fullday Change -0.860001
Fullday Change Percent -0.756976
Fullday Price 112.75
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.38401002
Gross Profits 1,301,506,048
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01589
Held Percent Institutions 1.06971
Implied Shares Outstanding 45,222,349
Industry Specialty Industrial Machinery
Industry Disp Specialty Industrial Machinery
Industry Key specialty-industrial-machinery
Ir Website http://www.middleby.com/corp_investors.asp
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,086,134,400
Last Dividend Value 0.053634
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,398,400
Last Split Date 1,783,382,400
Last Split Factor 1,243:1000
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name The Middleby Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 5,098,819,584
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_289062
Most Recent Quarter 1,783,123,200
Net Income To Common 320,036,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,934,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 5,136,354,399
Number Of Analyst Opinions 9
Open 114.34
Operating Cashflow 530,390,016
Operating Margins 0.17361
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 1.51
Phone 847 741 3300
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 112.75
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 113.61
Price Eps Current Year 16.403913
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.3071887
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.5044152
Profit Margins -0.13906
Quick Ratio 0.984
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.63636
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.860001
Regular Market Change Percent -0.756976
Regular Market Day High 114.975
Regular Market Day Low 112.07
Regular Market Day Range 112.07 - 114.975
Regular Market Open 114.34
Regular Market Previous Close 113.61
Regular Market Price 112.75
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 350,491
Return On Assets 0.059299998
Return On Equity 0.10974
Revenue Growth 0.099
Revenue Per Share 70.255
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 45,222,349
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0355
Shares Short 1,603,874
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 1,723,305
Short Name The Middleby Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.045900002
Short Ratio 2.72
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol MIDD
Target High Price 169.0
Target Low Price 141.0
Target Mean Price 154.88889
Target Median Price 157.0
Total Cash 161,099,008
Total Cash Per Share 3.562
Total Debt 2,000,348,032
Total Revenue 3,389,236,992
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 6.53
Trailing P E 17.266462
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 120.29242
Two Hundred Day Average Change -7.5424194
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.062700704
Type Disp Equity
Volume 350,491
Website https://www.middleby.com
Zip 60,120