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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Middleby (MIDD)

Middleby Q4 sales rise 4.5% to $866 million, but profit falls sharply

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Middleby reported fourth-quarter 2025 net sales of $866.4 million, up 4.5%, while operating income fell to $150 million from $182 million and diluted EPS from continuing operations fell to $1.72 from $2.17. The results are restated to exclude Residential Kitchen, which was sold 51% to a joint venture on February 2, 2026, and the company also gave 2026 guidance of $3.27-$3.36 billion in net sales and $9.20-$9.36 in adjusted EPS for the full year.

Key points

  • Q4 net sales were $866.4 million, up 4.5% from the prior year, but organic sales rose only 0.3%.
  • Q4 adjusted EBITDA was $197.1 million versus $226.2 million a year earlier, and adjusted EPS from continuing operations was $2.14 versus $2.53.
  • The Residential Kitchen sale was valued at about $885 million, with net cash proceeds of approximately $565 million and a $135 million promissory note.
  • 2026 guidance: net sales of $3.27-$3.36 billion, adjusted EBITDA of $745-$780 million, and adjusted EPS of $9.20-$9.36.

The filing

CompanyMiddleby (MIDD)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 26, 2026, 7:03 AM ET
Accession number0000769520-26-000006

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 12:59 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 26, 2026.

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