Middleby (MIDD) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Middleby's (MIDD) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 10.92% in Q1 2026, up 87.0% year-on-year from 5.84% in Q1 2025, and up 740.67% on a QoQ basis from 1.7% in Q3 2025.

Middleby (MIDD) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Middleby (MIDD) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 10.92% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 87.0% year-over-year to 10.92% in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was 10.92%, a 87.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 10.03%, down 25.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 10.92%, up from 1.7% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for MIDD reached as high as 16.83% in Q1 2022 and fell as low as 1.7% in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 11.12% across 5 years, with a median of 10.92% in 2026.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 947 bps in 2022 and slumped 1152 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.06% in 2022, then declined by 3 bps to 10.76% in 2023, then retreated by 7 bps to 10.04% in 2024, then plunged by 117 bps to 1.7% in 2025, then soared by 741 bps to 10.92% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 10.92% in Q1 2026, 1.7% in Q3 2025, and 9.67% in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 270.93 Bn 257.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 8.04%
2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn 14.09%
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn 18.36%
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn 15.97%
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn 14.32%
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn 39.40%
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn 14.67%
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn 31.32%
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn 6.93%
10 Middleby 6.92 Bn 6.70 Bn 336.22 Mn 10.92%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 3, 2026 10.92%
Sep 27, 2025 -1.70%
Jun 28, 2025 9.67%
Mar 29, 2025 10.03%
Dec 28, 2024 10.04%
Sep 28, 2024 9.82%
Jun 29, 2024 10.12%
Mar 30, 2024 10.34%
Dec 30, 2023 10.76%
Sep 30, 2023 11.63%
Jul 1, 2023 11.42%
Apr 1, 2023 11.44%
Dec 31, 2022 11.06%
Oct 1, 2022 14.57%
Jul 2, 2022 16.23%
Apr 2, 2022 15.79%
Jan 1, 2022 16.83%
Oct 2, 2021 12.24%
Jul 3, 2021 9.47%
Apr 3, 2021 7.51%