The Marzetti Company

MZTI Consumer Defensive Packaged Foods

The Marzetti Company’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended June 2026) was $1.9 billion, up 1.08% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
−2.42%
EPS
−37.1%
Free cash flow
−38.5%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

106.36 2.14 −1.97%
Market cap
$3.0B
P/E
17.2×
Fwd P/E
16.5×
Dividend yield
3.68%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
6.68
Beneish M
−2.62
Dividend safety
84/100

The Marzetti Company (MZTI) Gross margin

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The Marzetti Company's gross margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 24.5%, down 0.3 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (24.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 21.2% (fiscal 2022) to 26.8% (fiscal 2020); the current reading is higher than 50% of that period. That is below the Packaged Foods industry median of 28.4% and below the Consumer Defensive sector median of 34.6%.

Gross margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Gross margin Change (points)
FY2026 24.7% 0.86
FY2025 23.9% 0.77
FY2024 23.1% 1.78
FY2023 21.3% 0.10
FY2022 21.2% (5.14)
FY2021 26.4% (0.47)
FY2020 26.8% 1.89
FY2019 24.9% 0.12
FY2018 24.8% (1.70)
FY2017 26.5% 1.36

Quarterly newest first

Period Gross margin Change (points)
Sep 2026 23.0% (1.51)
Jun 2026 24.5% 0.86
Mar 2026 23.7% (2.85)
Dec 2025 26.5% 2.42
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 21.2% High 26.8%
Ten-year median 24.8%
Current reading's percentile 47

Gross margin against peers

Company Gross margin
HLF Herbalife Ltd compare 77.6%
FRPT Freshpet, Inc. compare 42.6%
CENT Central Garden & Pet Company compare 32.5%
CENTA Central Garden & Pet Company compare 32.5%
JJSF J & J Snack Foods Corp. compare 31.3%
POST Post Holdings, Inc. compare 28.8%
NOMD Nomad Foods Limited compare 26.9%
UTZ Utz Brands, Inc. compare 25.4%
MZTI The Marzetti Company 24.5%
Packaged Foods industry median 28.4%
Consumer Defensive sector median 34.6%
Market median 45.1%

What Gross margin is

Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.

Gross Profit ÷ Revenue

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