---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000769520-26-000026"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MIDD"
cik: "0000769520"
company_name: "MIDDLEBY Corp"
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:19:20.527399+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Middleby Q1 beats high end of guidance; raises FY 2026 outlook; spin on track for July 6

## Summary
- Net sales $840M (+15% YoY); GAAP EPS $1.81; Adj. EPS $2.16, exceeding high end of guidance.
- Organic sales growth: Commercial Foodservice +8.1%, Food Processing +25%; Adj. EBITDA $181M vs $161M.
- Raises full-year 2026 guidance; expects Adjusted EPS $9.54-9.70.
- Food Processing spin-off on track for July 6, 2026; repurchased 3.5M shares (7.1%) YTD.
- Net leverage 2.3x; cash from operations $87.8M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000769520-26-000026
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MIDD
- cik: 0000769520
- company_name: MIDDLEBY Corp
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/769520/000076952026000026/0000769520-26-000026-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/769520/000076952026000026/midd-20260507.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000769520-26-000026
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000769520-26-000026.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 370b48be24a8915170e96a69207c18f4ac31de6a
  claim: MIDDLEBY Corp reported first quarter ended April 4, 2026 results: revenue $840 million, EPS $1.81. Guidance raised.
  evidence_excerpt: 2026 • Repurchased 2.4 million shares (4.9% of equity) in Q1 2026 and 3.5 million shares (7.1% of equity) YTD 2026 FIRST QUARTER CONTINUING OPERATIONS HIGHLIGHTS • Net Sales of $840 million increased 15% over prior year; 12% on organic basis • Operating income of $133 million as compared to $130 million in prior year, includes $9.9 million for strategic transaction
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/769520/000076952026000026/0000769520-26-000026-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.