The Middleby Corporation

NasdaqGS:MIDD Stock Report

Market Cap: US$8.2b

Middleby Valuation

Is MIDD undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of MIDD when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: MIDD ($160.57) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value ($196.03)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: MIDD is trading below future cash flow value, but not by a significant amount.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for MIDD?

Key metric: As MIDD is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for MIDD. This is calculated by dividing MIDD's market cap by their current earnings.
What is MIDD's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio22x
EarningsUS$367.27m
Market CapUS$8.17b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does MIDD's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for MIDD vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average27.2x
TKR Timken
25.5x12.78%US$7.4b
ESAB ESAB
28.4x20.11%US$7.1b
GTES Gates Industrial
26.4x11.53%US$6.7b
DCI Donaldson Company
28.6x10.05%US$10.8b
MIDD Middleby
22x8.09%US$8.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MIDD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22x) compared to the peer average (27.2x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MIDD's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Machinery Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
WNC Wabash National
1.9x-71.26%US$386.98m
RAIL FreightCar America
3.2x-14.50%US$258.71m
FATH Fathom Digital Manufacturing
2.6xn/aUS$35.24m
GTEC Greenland Technologies Holding
1.2x-16.11%US$16.63m
No more companies available in this PE range
MIDD 22.0xIndustry Avg. 28.4xNo. of Companies15PE01632486480+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MIDD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22x) compared to the US Machinery industry average (28.2x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MIDD's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

MIDD PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio22x
Fair PE Ratio25.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MIDD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.7x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst MIDD forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$160.57
US$189.00
+17.71%
5.43%US$203.00US$168.00n/a8
Feb ’27US$147.17
US$166.88
+13.39%
8.34%US$184.00US$140.00n/a8
Jan ’27US$148.67
US$159.38
+7.20%
10.88%US$175.00US$125.00n/a8
Dec ’26US$118.17
US$153.25
+29.69%
11.80%US$175.00US$125.00n/a8
Nov ’26US$124.23
US$157.13
+26.48%
11.32%US$180.00US$130.00n/a8
Oct ’26US$133.97
US$153.38
+14.48%
11.96%US$175.00US$125.00n/a8
Sep ’26US$136.85
US$150.14
+9.71%
11.63%US$175.00US$125.00n/a7
Aug ’26US$141.73
US$170.43
+20.25%
11.23%US$205.00US$145.00n/a7
Jul ’26US$147.34
US$169.00
+14.70%
14.30%US$205.00US$125.00n/a7
Jun ’26US$146.13
US$169.00
+15.65%
14.30%US$205.00US$125.00n/a7
May ’26US$134.36
US$176.86
+31.63%
13.42%US$205.00US$130.00n/a7
Apr ’26US$152.73
US$186.71
+22.25%
13.19%US$227.00US$150.00n/a7
Mar ’26US$165.41
US$186.71
+12.88%
13.19%US$227.00US$150.00US$168.867
Feb ’26US$171.14
US$180.43
+5.43%
16.11%US$227.00US$134.00US$147.177
Jan ’26US$135.45
US$155.86
+15.07%
6.01%US$165.00US$134.00US$148.677
Dec ’25US$143.39
US$157.29
+9.69%
6.73%US$170.00US$134.00US$118.177
Nov ’25US$130.16
US$159.57
+22.60%
8.37%US$181.00US$134.00US$124.237
Oct ’25US$138.23
US$160.57
+16.16%
11.13%US$181.00US$120.00US$133.977
Sep ’25US$140.62
US$160.57
+14.19%
11.13%US$181.00US$120.00US$136.857
Aug ’25US$144.36
US$160.29
+11.03%
11.56%US$181.00US$118.00US$141.737
Jul ’25US$119.40
US$161.43
+35.20%
11.86%US$181.00US$118.00US$147.347
Jun ’25US$128.91
US$160.00
+24.12%
11.44%US$181.00US$118.00US$146.138
May ’25US$137.51
US$168.00
+22.17%
6.24%US$184.00US$150.00US$134.368
Apr ’25US$158.53
US$166.75
+5.19%
5.71%US$184.00US$150.00US$152.738
Mar ’25US$154.15
US$165.63
+7.44%
4.71%US$175.00US$150.00US$165.418
US$189
Fair Value
15.0% undervalued intrinsic discount
8
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/03/04 15:30
End of Day Share Price 2026/03/04 00:00
Earnings2026/01/03
Annual Earnings2026/01/03

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

The Middleby Corporation is covered by 21 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Mircea DobreBaird
Adam SeidenBarclays
Joel TissBMO Capital Markets Equity Research