secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MIDDLEBY Corp (MIDD)
CIK:        0000769520
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000769520-26-000006
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Middleby Q4 revenue $866M (+5% YoY), adj. EPS $2.14; guides FY26 adj. EPS $9.20-9.36
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- Q4 net sales $866M (+5% YoY, marginally positive organic); adjusted EBITDA $197M vs $226M prior year.
- FY 2025 adjusted EPS $9.27 (excl. discontinued ops) vs $9.49 prior year; GAAP EPS $1.72 Q4.
- Completed sale of 51% Residential Kitchen stake at $885M enterprise value; received ~$565M cash plus $135M note.
- Repurchased 4.9M shares (9.1% of equity) in 2025; $710M deployed in buybacks.
- FY 2026 guidance: revenue $3.27-3.36B, adj. EBITDA $745-780M, adj. EPS $9.20-9.36.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/769520/000076952026000006/0000769520-26-000006-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/769520/000076952026000006/midd-20260226.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000769520-26-000006

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