MIDD vs MMM vs RBC Stock Comparison

Middleby, 3M and RBC Bearings Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MIDD MIDDLEBY Corp
$122.73 +17.4% 1M +0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.78B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.39B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins
MMM 3M Co
$177.04 +9.4% 1M +9.2% 1Y
Market cap
$100.34B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.25B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins
RBC RBC Bearings INC
$496.50 -3.7% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$15.04B
P/E
42.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.02B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

RBC Bearings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (RBC Bearings 5, 3M 4, Middleby 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMIDDMMMRBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.78B $100.34B $15.04B MMM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.3x 28.4x 42.4x MMM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.2x 19.9x 35.5x MIDD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.4% +1.7% +17.4% RBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.9% 14.0% 17.5% RBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% 22.0% 9.1% MMM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 1.6x 1.0x RBC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.3% +9.2% +15.9% RBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.9%/yr +3.2%/yr +16.7%/yr RBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.7% 25.7% 29.3% MMM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 49/100 55/100 MIDD

Percentile Scorecard

MIDDMMMRBC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisMIDDMMMRBC
Valuation 78 #46 of 204 36 #132 of 204 16 #172 of 204
Growth 17 #158 of 191 63 #71 of 191 90 #20 of 191
Profitability 56 #83 of 189 87 #25 of 189 77 #44 of 189
Financial Health 30 #155 of 221 19 #180 of 221 74 #58 of 221
Shareholder Returns 99 #2 of 158 41 #93 of 158 16 #133 of 158
Overall 56 49 55
  • MIDD ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • MMM ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • RBC ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMIDDMMMRBCSPY
1 month +17.4%+9.4%-3.7% -2.0%
3 months -11.6%-2.4%-12.3% -2.2%
6 months -12.0%+24.0%-18.3% +4.2%
Year to date -17.4%+10.6%+10.7% +10.6%
1 year +0.3%+9.2%+15.9% +10.4%
3 years +4.5%+125.6%+125.2% +73.6%
3 years, per year +1.5%+31.2%+31.1% +20.2%
5 years -33.5%+17.2%+115.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year -7.9%+3.2%+16.7% +10.1%
10 years +7.4%+26.9%+607.8% +261.3%
10 years, per year +0.7%+2.4%+21.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMIDDMMMRBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.7%25.7%29.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.7%24.4%31.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.120.701.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.010.360.54 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.6%-53.4%-35.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.5%-3.7%-23.5% -3.2%
52-week high $179.20$183.81$648.89 $779.14
52-week low $102.69$141.20$423.39 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleMIDDMMMRBC
P/E now vs peer median -11.8xmedian 25.4x 26.0xmedian 25.4x 44.2xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x 8.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 14.5x 16.4xmedian 14.5x 26.7xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 23.6x 34.2xmedian 23.6x 40.8xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.2x 21.9xmedian 2.2x 4.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 1.21 0.72median 1.21 1.72median 1.21

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsMIDDMMMRBC
Revenue $3.39B $25.25B $2.02B
Gross profit $1.30B $9.98B $921.20M
Operating income $560.00M $4.74B $494.50M
Net income -$471.30M $3.58B $354.40M
Free cash flow $506.29M $2.68B $399.20M
R&D – $1.21B –
EPS (diluted) $-10.39 $6.77 $11.17
Cash & equivalents $159.18M $4.84B $89.30M
Total debt $1.98B $15.00B $710.50M
Shares (diluted) 45.34M 522.60M 31.71M
Enterprise value $5.05B $81.78B $14.66B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricMIDDMMMRBC
P/E -11.8x 26.0x 44.2x
P/FCF 11.0x 34.2x 40.8x
P/Operating cash flow 10.0x 25.2x 33.5x
P/S 1.6x 3.6x 8.0x
P/B 2.5x 21.9x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 43.2x 7.4x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 16.4x 26.7x
EV/EBIT 13.2x 21.4x 34.2x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 4.0x 8.3x
EV/FCF 14.6x 37.9x 42.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.3x 27.9x 34.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 0.72 1.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMIDDMMMRBC
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.4% 1.7% 17.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.9% 10.7% 10.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.7% -1.8% 20.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.2% 17.0% 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.0% -3.7% 28.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 33.4% 14.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -211.0% 4.8% 36.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -44.9% 35.4% 23.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -230.1% 7.1% 36.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -48.0% 35.8% 25.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -15.9% 42.8% 34.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.8% -18.1% 25.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -16.5% 68.6% 31.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.3% -18.0% 23.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMIDDMMMRBC
Gross margin 38.4% 39.5% 45.5%
EBITDA margin 19.6% 24.4% 31.2%
Operating margin 16.5% 18.8% 24.4%
Pretax margin 13.8% 17.5% 22.3%
Net margin -13.9% 14.0% 17.5%
FCF margin 14.9% 10.6% 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin 16.4% 14.4% 24.0%
Return on equity -20.6% 101.3% 10.1%
Return on assets -8.7% 9.8% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 9.6% 22.0% 9.1%
Return on capital employed 12.3% 18.7% 10.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.2x 1.0x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.8% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMIDDMMMRBC
Debt / assets 36.9% 37.9% 13.7%
Debt / equity 0.9x 3.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 1.6x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 3.9x 5.6x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 58.8% 89.5% 31.4%
Equity / assets 41.2% 10.5% 68.6%
Interest coverage 5.2x – 4.1x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.4x 3.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.8x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.28 4.14 7.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMIDDMMMRBC
Dividend yield – 1.7% –
Net buyback yield 16.9% 3.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 16.9% 4.7% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 44.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 59.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -21.4% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusMIDDMMMRBC
Forward P/E 17.2xFY2026 19.9xFY2026 35.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.12FY2026 $8.88FY2026 $13.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.5%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.7% +16.7% +13.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.66BFY2026 $23.87BFY2026 $2.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -16.9%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026 +6.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +17.6% +24.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMIDDMMMRBC
Held by institutions 91.7% 74.5% 95.3%
Institutions holding 452 2,212 687
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.4% +0.8% +1.5%
Institutions buying 205 916 362
Institutions selling 172 839 240
Buyers to sellers 1.19 1.09 1.51

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

MIDDMMMRBC
MIDD 1.00 0.29 0.31
MMM 0.29 1.00 0.29
RBC 0.31 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MIDD, MMM and RBC?

3M (MMM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Middleby (MIDD) $5.78B, 3M (MMM) $100.34B, RBC Bearings (RBC) $15.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, MIDD, MMM and RBC?

3M (MMM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Middleby (MIDD) -12.3x, 3M (MMM) 28.4x, RBC Bearings (RBC) 42.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Middleby (MIDD) is cheapest (Middleby (MIDD) 17.2x, 3M (MMM) 19.9x, RBC Bearings (RBC) 35.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

RBC Bearings (RBC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Middleby (MIDD) +8.4%, 3M (MMM) +1.7%, RBC Bearings (RBC) +17.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

RBC Bearings (RBC) has the highest net margin (Middleby (MIDD) -13.9%, 3M (MMM) 14.0%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 17.5%). On return on invested capital, 3M (MMM) leads (Middleby (MIDD) 9.6%, 3M (MMM) 22.0%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 9.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year RBC Bearings (RBC) returned the most: Middleby (MIDD) +0.3%, 3M (MMM) +9.2%, RBC Bearings (RBC) +15.9%. Over five years, RBC Bearings (RBC) compounded fastest (Middleby (MIDD) -7.9%/yr, 3M (MMM) +3.2%/yr, RBC Bearings (RBC) +16.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Middleby (MIDD) 0.00%, 3M (MMM) 0.02%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 0.00%. Middleby (MIDD) and RBC Bearings (RBC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, 3M (MMM) has been the steadiest (Middleby (MIDD) 42.7%, 3M (MMM) 25.7%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 29.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MIDD, MMM and RBC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, RBC Bearings (RBC) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.