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

Middleby (MIDD) reported Return on Capital Employed of 10.92% for Q1 2026, up 87.0% year-over-year from 5.84% in Q1 2025, and up 740.67% quarter-over-quarter 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.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 10.92%, up 87.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 10.92% (up 87.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 10.03%, down 25.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed improved to 10.92% in Q1 2026 per MIDD's latest filing, from 1.7% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 17.63% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 1.7% in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 11.29% and a median of 10.92% in 2026 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed surged 1027 bps in 2022, then plunged 1152 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 11.06% in 2022, then decreased by 3 bps to 10.76% in 2023, then dropped by 7 bps to 10.04% in 2024, then tumbled by 117 bps to 1.7% in 2025, then soared by 741 bps to 10.92% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MIDD's Return on Capital Employed at 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 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn 7.18%
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn 14.09%
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn 18.36%
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn 15.97%
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn 14.32%
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn 39.40%
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn 14.67%
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn 31.32%
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn 12.62%
10 Middleby 7.73 Bn 7.51 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 15.30%
Jul 2, 2022 16.97%
Apr 2, 2022 16.54%
Jan 1, 2022 17.63%
Oct 2, 2021 12.24%
Jul 3, 2021 9.47%
Apr 3, 2021 7.51%