Every material Form 8-K Middleby filed with the SEC in 2025, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Middleby agreed to sell a 51% stake in its Residential Kitchen business to affiliates of 26North Partners, valuing the business at $885 million. The company will keep a 49% noncontrolling interest and receive approximately $540 million in upfront cash plus a $135 million seller note; the press release says the cash could be used to repurchase shares and optimize the capital structure ahead of the planned Food Processing spin-off.
Rise Buyer LP, an affiliate of 26North Partners LP, will buy a 51% stake; the business is valued at $885 million.
Middleby expects approximately $540 million in upfront cash proceeds and holds a $135 million Seller Note, while retaining a 49% noncontrolling stake.
Closing is expected in the first quarter of calendar 2026, subject to regulatory approvals; either side may terminate if closing has not occurred by April 3, 2026.
Sellers are entitled to a $36,108,000 termination fee from the buyer in specified circumstances.
Middleby reported third-quarter 2025 net sales of $982 million, up 4.2% from a year earlier but flat on an organic basis, and a GAAP net loss of $513 million, or $(10.15) per diluted share. The loss reflects a $709 million non-cash impairment tied to a strategic review of the Residential Kitchen business, which the company says it is evaluating alternatives for. Adjusted EPS was $2.37 versus $2.33 a year earlier, and the company said profitability was at the top end of its outlook, though shareholders face a large write-down and an uncertain outcome for that unit.
Net sales of $982 million, up 4.2%; organic net sales decreased 0.1%
Non-cash impairment charge of $709 million tied to the Residential Kitchen strategic review; diluted EPS of $(10.15)
Adjusted EPS of $2.37 versus $2.33 a year earlier; operating cash flow of $176 million
Q4 2025 outlook: total revenue of $990-1,020 million and adjusted EPS of $2.19-2.34
Middleby and its subsidiary Middleby Marshall Inc. entered into a Third Amendment to their credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent, dated August 19, 2025. The amendment extends the facility's maturity from October 21, 2026 to April 28, 2028, and makes changes that, subject to specified conditions, would allow the company to complete its previously announced plan to separate its food processing business into a standalone public company.
Credit agreement maturity extended from October 21, 2026 to April 28, 2028
Amendment dated August 19, 2025 with Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent
Changes permit the planned separation of the food processing business, subject to specified conditions
Filing includes the Third Amendment as Exhibit 10.1
Middleby reported second-quarter 2025 net sales of $977.9 million, down 1.4% from $991.5 million a year earlier, and GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.99 versus $2.13. Management attributed the results to economic uncertainty in key end markets and issued third-quarter and full-year 2025 guidance, which projects revenue and adjusted EPS below the prior-year trend in the filing's figures. For shareholders, lower sales and earnings were partly offset by $322.7 million of share repurchases in the quarter.
Q2 2025 net sales were $977.9 million, down 1.4%; organic net sales fell 5.4%
GAAP net earnings were $106.0 million ($1.99 diluted EPS) versus $115.4 million ($2.13) a year earlier
Adjusted EBITDA was $200.2 million versus $216.4 million; the quarter included a $10 million tariff impact
Full-year 2025 guidance: total revenue of $3.81-3.87 billion, adjusted EBITDA of $770-800 million, adjusted EPS of $8.65-9.05
Middleby reported first-quarter 2025 net sales of $906.6 million, down 2.2% from a year earlier, while GAAP diluted EPS rose to $1.69 from $1.59 and adjusted EBITDA fell to $182.1 million from $185.8 million. The board also raised the share repurchase authorization by 7.5 million shares, leaving 11.4 million shares available, which the company says equals 21% of its outstanding equity, and it is targeting most free cash flow for buybacks.
Net sales were $906.6 million, down 2.2% from $926.9 million; organic net sales fell 3.8%.
Net earnings rose to $92.4 million from $86.6 million; diluted EPS was $1.69 versus $1.59.
Adjusted EBITDA was $182.1 million versus $185.8 million a year earlier.
On May 5, 2025, the board added 7.5 million shares to the buyback, bringing shares available to 11.4 million; about $50 million was repurchased year to date.
Middleby announced plans to separate its food processing business into a standalone public company through a tax-free spin-off, targeted for completion by early 2026. The company also entered a cooperation agreement with Garden Investment Management, adding Ed Garden and Julie Bowerman to the board and expanding it from nine to eleven directors. Shareholders face a major structural change, and the filing does not include earnings figures for the company as a whole.
Food processing business to become a standalone public company via a tax-free spin-off, targeted for completion by early 2026
Food processing generated $731 million in 2024 revenue, per the press release
Board expanded from nine to eleven directors; Julie Bowerman and Ed Garden appointed February 24, 2025
Director John R. Miller III will retire from the board after the 2025 Annual Meeting
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