NASDAQ$MIDD

Middleby Corp · Q1 2026 earnings

Q1 2026 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Middleby Corp reported net sales of $839.9 million and a net loss of $50.1 million for the first quarter of 2026.

The company achieved revenue growth of 15% year-over-year driven by strength in both Commercial Foodservice and Food Processing segments. Results were impacted by a large loss from discontinued operations related to the sale of the Residential Kitchen Equipment Group. Adjusted EBITDA reached $180.6 million reflecting solid operational performance despite tariff and inflation pressures.

  • Net sales rose 15% to $839.9 million with organic growth of 11.9%.
  • Commercial Foodservice segment delivered $615.5 million in revenue while Food Processing grew 33.7%.
  • Completed sale of 51% stake in Residential Kitchen business generating $564.6 million in net proceeds.
  • Company maintains strong liquidity with $2.0 billion in remaining credit facility capacity.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$840M

Previous: $907M-7.4%
EPS (adj)

-$1.06

Previous: $2.08-151.0%
Total Adjusted EBITDA Margin

21.5%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$7.94M

Previous: -$33.7M+76.5%
Free Cash Flow

$57.7M

No prior period
Net Income

-$50.1M

Previous: $92.4M-154.2%
Operating Income

$133M

Previous: $141M-5.2%
Gross Profit

$323M

Previous: $346M-6.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$177M

No prior period
Total Assets

$5.42B

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Middleby · Revenue · Quarterly

$840M

Q1 2026-7.4%vs Q1 2025
Beat estimate in 8 of 15 quarters(53%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Middleby · $840M total across 2 segments · Q1 2026

  • Commercial Foodservice
    $616M
  • Food Processing
    $224M

Forward guidance

Company continues to monitor tariff impacts and supply chain conditions while targeting completion of Food Processing spin-off in July 2026.

Tailwinds

  • Strong order rates and backlog levels across segments
  • Successful execution of Residential Kitchen divestiture

Headwinds

  • Tariff-related cost increases on raw materials and components
  • Continued supply chain constraints for certain key components

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2026

Historical avgQ1 2026

+1.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.7%

Avg return

30 days after

52%

34 / 66 earnings

Positive

+18.9%

Q3 2020

Best reaction

-18.7%

Q1 2018

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.2%-3.9%
Q4 2025+5.9%+2.8%-18.5%
Q3 2025-2.8%-0.0%+2.3%
Q2 2025-18.3%-17.1%-0.2%
Q1 2025-2.7%+8.5%+8.7%
Q4 2024+0.7%-1.6%-6.6%
Q3 2024-7.3%-2.3%+2.1%
Q2 2024+3.8%+1.9%+3.7%
Q1 2024-3.9%-3.3%-11.2%
Q4 2023+4.2%+6.1%+8.4%
Q3 2023+3.7%+3.8%+18.1%
Q2 2023-1.0%+2.1%+1.8%
Q1 2023-2.9%-3.1%-3.2%
Q4 2022-0.8%-1.7%-12.5%
Q3 2022-0.7%-0.8%-0.2%
Q2 2022-0.5%-1.2%-3.5%
Q1 2022-14.0%-7.5%-2.9%
Q4 2021-6.4%-3.3%-7.4%
Q3 2021-0.5%-0.6%-0.6%
Q2 2021-7.2%-7.7%-9.2%
Q1 2021+1.9%+0.2%-4.6%
Q4 2020+10.6%+12.2%+13.2%
Q3 2020+18.9%+29.2%+33.9%
Q2 2020+16.4%+22.0%+12.4%
Q1 2020+17.4%+8.1%+59.3%
Q4 2019+6.3%+4.9%-45.7%
Q3 2019-4.9%-4.9%-9.5%
Q2 2019-10.7%-12.4%-11.2%
Q1 2019-1.2%-1.7%-2.3%
Q4 2018+2.8%+3.1%+9.0%
Q3 2018+2.2%+0.1%-4.1%
Q2 2018+10.7%+9.3%+19.3%
Q1 2018-18.7%-19.5%-20.8%
Q4 2017-8.3%-8.6%-5.6%
Q3 2017-6.8%-8.4%+4.5%
Q2 2017-6.3%-8.4%-6.8%
Q1 2017-3.2%-2.7%-5.0%
Q4 2016+2.0%+0.9%-1.8%
Q3 2016-0.5%+3.3%+21.6%
Q2 2016+8.5%+6.5%+1.0%
Q1 2016+3.3%
Q4 2015+6.6%
Q3 2015-4.0%
Q2 2015-2.4%
Q1 2015+8.2%
Q4 2014-5.9%
Q3 2014+4.1%
Q2 2014+15.2%
Q1 2014+0.2%
Q4 2013+13.7%
Q3 2013-0.7%
Q2 2013+14.1%
Q1 2013+4.4%
Q4 2012+2.8%
Q3 2012+4.1%
Q2 2012+13.2%
Q1 2012+1.5%
Q4 2011+1.6%
Q3 2011+3.0%
Q2 2011+10.0%
Q4 2009-0.4%
Q1 2011+3.0%
Q3 2010+2.0%
Q2 2010-1.6%
Q4 2010-1.6%
Q1 2010-5.7%

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