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

108.80 3.30 −2.94%
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) Operating margin

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The Marzetti Company's operating margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 11.5%, down 0.9 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (12.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.68% (fiscal 2022) to 15.5% (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 42% of that period. That is above the Packaged Foods industry median of 2.53% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.70%.

Operating margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Operating margin Change (points)
FY2026 12.4% 0.83
FY2025 11.5% 0.89
FY2024 10.7% 2.89
FY2023 7.76% 1.08
FY2022 6.68% (5.99)
FY2021 12.7% (0.52)
FY2020 13.2% (1.41)
FY2019 14.6% 0.57
FY2018 14.0% (0.48)
FY2017 14.5% (0.99)

Quarterly newest first

Period Operating margin Change (points)
Sep 2026 8.61% (3.80)
Jun 2026 12.4% 2.14
Mar 2026 10.3% (4.25)
Dec 2025 14.5% 2.51
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 6.68% High 15.5%
Ten-year median 12.9%
Current reading's percentile 37

Operating margin against peers

Company Operating margin
MZTI The Marzetti Company 11.5%
NOMD Nomad Foods Limited compare 10.4%
POST Post Holdings, Inc. compare 9.60%
HLF Herbalife Ltd compare 9.57%
FRPT Freshpet, Inc. compare 8.76%
CENT Central Garden & Pet Company compare 8.10%
CENTA Central Garden & Pet Company compare 8.10%
JJSF J & J Snack Foods Corp. compare 3.95%
UTZ Utz Brands, Inc. compare 0.67%
Packaged Foods industry median 2.53%
Consumer Defensive sector median 1.70%
Market median 0.00%

What Operating margin is

EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.

EBIT ÷ Revenue

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