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The Middleby Corporation (NASDAQ: MIDD) files a range of documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that provide detailed information on its operations in commercial foodservice, food processing and residential kitchen equipment. On this page, you can review Middleby’s SEC filings alongside AI-generated summaries that help explain key points in plain language.
Middleby’s periodic reports, such as annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, describe its three principal segments: Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group, Food Processing Equipment Group and Residential Kitchen Equipment Group. These filings discuss segment performance, risk factors, accounting policies and other disclosures relevant to its role as a worldwide manufacturer of equipment for the foodservice and food processing industries and the residential kitchen market.
Current reports on Form 8-K provide timely updates on material events. Recent 8-K filings have covered quarterly financial results and a material definitive agreement amending Middleby’s credit facility to extend its maturity and to support the company’s previously announced plan to separate its food processing business into a standalone public company. Other 8-Ks reference press releases that detail net sales, adjusted EBITDA, impairment charges related to the strategic review of the Residential Kitchen business and share repurchase activity.
Investors can also use this page to track exhibits related to financing arrangements and other contracts, as well as future filings that may describe the sale of a controlling interest in the Residential Kitchen business and the planned spin-off of the food processing segment. Stock Titan enhances access to these filings with AI-powered summaries that highlight important items, explain complex sections and help users quickly understand how new disclosures may affect Middleby’s capital structure, segment reporting and strategic direction.
The Middleby Corporation reported solid fourth quarter and fiscal 2025 results while advancing major portfolio changes and capital returns. Q4 2025 net sales from continuing operations were $866.4 million, up 4.5% year over year, with organic growth slightly positive and Food Processing orders and backlog at record levels.
Adjusted EBITDA was $197.1 million in Q4 and $719.5 million for 2025, both below the prior year, while full-year adjusted EPS, calculated as if Residential Kitchen were not discontinued, was $9.27 versus $9.49. Operating cash flow for 2025 was $564.6 million and free cash flow was $493.9 million, supporting $710 million of share repurchases that reduced the share count by about 9%.
The company closed the sale of 51% of its Residential Kitchen business at an enterprise value of approximately $885 million, receiving about $565 million in cash and a $135 million promissory note, and retaining a 49% interest. Net leverage stood at 2.5x with net debt of $2.0 billion and borrowing availability of roughly $2.4 billion. For 2026, management targets total net sales of $3.27–$3.36 billion, adjusted EBITDA of $745–$780 million, adjusted EPS of $9.20–$9.36, and low single-digit organic growth in Commercial Foodservice and mid-single-digit organic growth in Food Processing.
Select Equity Group, L.P. and George S. Loening reported beneficial ownership of 3,028,289 shares of Middleby Corp. common stock, representing 6.0% of the outstanding shares. The stake is held with shared voting and dispositive power and no sole authority over the shares.
The ownership percentage is based on 50,371,250 Middleby common shares outstanding as of November 3, 2025. The filers state the securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business, not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of Middleby.
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. has filed an amended Schedule 13G reporting a sizeable passive ownership stake in Middleby Corp common stock. The firm reports beneficial ownership of 5,772,273 shares, representing 11.5% of the outstanding class as of the event date.
T. Rowe Price states it has sole voting powersole dispositive power
Wellington Management Group LLP and affiliates have reported a 2.6% passive ownership stake in The Middleby Corporation’s common stock. The filing shows that Wellington Management Group LLP, Wellington Group Holdings LLP, and Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP collectively report beneficial ownership of 1,307,816 shares.
They report shared voting power over 1,191,143 shares and shared dispositive power over 1,307,816 shares, with no sole voting or dispositive power. The securities are owned of record by clients of various Wellington investment advisers, and are held in the ordinary course of business, not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of Middleby.
Middleby Corp director reports no share ownership
Christopher M. Hix, a director of MIDDLEBY Corp (MIDD), filed an initial ownership statement indicating that he does not beneficially own any Middleby securities. The filing states under remarks that no securities are beneficially owned, and no derivative or non-derivative holdings are listed.
The Middleby Corporation announced that its Board of Directors appointed Christopher M. Hix as a director effective February 1, 2026. He will also serve on the Board’s Audit Committee.
Mr. Hix will receive the standard nonemployee director compensation, consisting of an annual cash retainer and an annual grant of restricted stock units, as described in Middleby’s March 28, 2025 definitive proxy statement. The company states there are no arrangements or understandings with any other person regarding his selection and no related party transactions involving him that require disclosure.
The Middleby Corporation has completed the previously announced sale of a 51% stake in its Residential Kitchen business. The company disclosed this completion in a current report and attached a press release as an exhibit describing the transaction in more detail.
The Middleby Corporation reported that it has amended its cooperation agreement with Garden Investment Management, L.P. This amendment extends the agreement by one year and continues the relationship with investor representative Ed Garden.
Under the amendment, Middleby will again include Ed Garden in its slate of director nominees for the 2026 annual meeting and its Board will recommend and solicit proxies for his election. In return, Garden Investment Management will maintain the same standstill and voting commitments described in the original agreement through an extended standstill period, and both parties will continue to observe mutual non-disparagement obligations during this time.
Middleby Corporation director Edward P. Garden reported multiple purchases of Middleby common stock made on 12/11/2025, 12/12/2025, and 12/15/2025, all coded as purchases. The shares are reported as being held directly by GI SPV I and indirectly beneficially owned by Garden through related management entities.
Examples of the transactions include 24,732 shares at a weighted average price of $144.46 on 12/11/2025 and 28,089 shares at $146.33 on 12/12/2025. Following the reported transactions, Garden indirectly beneficially owned 3,379,737 shares of Middleby common stock. Each reported price is a weighted average of multiple trades within stated price ranges, and he has agreed to provide full trade details upon request.
The Middleby Corporation (MIDD) reported a Q3 2025 net loss driven by non‑cash impairments. Net sales were $982.1 million versus $942.8 million a year ago, but the company recorded $709.1 million of impairments, resulting in GAAP EPS of $(10.15) compared with $2.12 in the prior year period.
Impairments included a $572.6 million goodwill charge in the Residential Kitchen Equipment Group, $131.8 million to trademarks and tradenames, and $3.5 million to developed technology, reflecting weaker demand and macro headwinds cited by management. Operating cash flow for the nine months was $439.5 million. Cash ended the quarter at $175.1 million, with total debt of $2.07 billion.
The credit facility was amended on August 19, 2025 to extend maturity to April 28, 2028. The 1.00% Convertible Notes matured on September 1, 2025; the principal was settled in cash and 493,917 shares were delivered for the excess conversion value, partially offset by 472,432 shares received under capped calls. The company repurchased 1,049,354 shares for $148.6 million in the quarter and continues to target a spin-off of its Food Processing business by the first half of 2026, subject to customary conditions.