Is MIDDLEBY Corp (MIDD) Halal?
Shariah Screening — 5 Standards
Based on financial data from December 2025
| Standard | Debt Ratio | Cash Ratio | Receivables | Income | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAOIFI | 31.7% / 30% | 9.0% / 30% | 8.4% / 30% | 0.99% / 5% | ✗ NOT HALAL |
| DJIM | 31.7% / 33% | 9.0% / 33% | 8.4% / 33% | 0.99% / 5% | ✓ HALAL |
| MSCI | 33.3% / 33% | 9.5% / 33% | 8.8% / 33% | 0.99% / 5% | ✓ HALAL |
| S&P | 31.7% / 33% | 9.0% / 33% | 8.4% / 33% | 0.99% / 5% | ✓ HALAL |
| FTSE | 33.3% / 33% | 9.5% / 33% | 8.8% / 50% | 0.99% / 5% | ✗ NOT HALAL |
Financial Highlights
Profitability
| Gross Margin | 39.1% | |
| Operating Margin | 18.8% | |
| Net Margin | -8.7% | |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 11.5% | |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 5.5% |
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
| Operating Cash Flow | $630M |
| Free Cash Flow | $558M |
| Total Debt | $2.2B |
| Debt-to-Equity | 82.4 |
| Current Ratio | 2.6 |
| Total Assets | $6.3B |
Price & Trading
| Last Close | $133.88 |
| 50-Day MA | $151.92 |
| 200-Day MA | $140.70 |
| Avg Volume | 623K |
| Beta | 1.3 |
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52-Week Range
$110.82
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About MIDDLEBY Corp (MIDD)
The Middleby Corporation designs, manufactures, markets, distributes, and services of commercial restaurant and food processing equipment worldwide. Its Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group segment offers conveyor, combi, convection, baking, proofing, deck, speed cooking, and hydrovection ovens; ranges, fryers, and rethermalizers; steam cooking, food warming, catering, induction, and countertop cooking equipment; heated cabinets, charbroilers, ventless cooking systems, kitchen ventilation, toasters, griddles, charcoal grills, professional mixers and refrigerators, stainless steel fabrication, custom millwork, blast chillers, coldrooms, ice machines, and frozen dessert equipment; soft serve ice cream, coffee and beverage dispensing, home and professional craft brewing equipment; and fry dispenser, bottle filling and canning equipment, IoT solutions, and controls development and manufacturing. The Food Processing Equipment Group segment provides batch, baking, proofing, conveyor belt, spiral, serpentine, and continuous processing ovens; frying and automated thermal processing systems; tumblers, massagers, grinders, slicers, reduction and emulsion systems, mixers, and blenders; battering, breading, and seeding equipment; water cutting systems, food presses, suspension, filling and depositing solution, and forming equipment; and automated loading and unloading and washing systems, auto guided vehicles, food safety, handling, cooling freezing, and defrosting and packaging equipment. The company was formerly known as Middleby Marshall Oven Company and changed its name to The Middleby Corporation in 1985. The Middleby Corporation was founded in 1888 and is based in Elgin, Illinois.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is MIDDLEBY Corp (MIDD) halal to invest in?
Based on our screening using AAOIFI Standard 21 (the strictest methodology), MIDDLEBY Corp is Not Halal. The company fails one or more screening criteria. We screen against all 5 major standards: AAOIFI, DJIM, MSCI, S&P, and FTSE.
What is MIDDLEBY Corp's debt ratio?
MIDDLEBY Corp's debt ratio is 31.7% under the AAOIFI standard (which uses market capitalization as the denominator). The AAOIFI threshold is 30%. Under MSCI and FTSE (which use total assets as the denominator), the debt ratio is 33.3%.
What are MIDDLEBY Corp's key financial metrics?
MIDDLEBY Corp has a market capitalization of $6.5B, trailing P/E ratio of 18.3, and revenue of $3.2B. The company maintains a gross margin of 39.1% and a net margin of -8.7%. Return on equity stands at 11.5%.
How often is the screening data updated?
Our screening data is updated regularly using the latest available financial statements and market data. Stock prices and market caps are refreshed frequently, while financial statements are updated quarterly when companies report earnings.
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