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) Return on equity

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The Marzetti Company's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 16.8%, down 1.9 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (18.6%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 10.6% (fiscal 2022) to 22.3% (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 67% of that period. That is above the Packaged Foods industry median of 0.00% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.42%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2026 18.6% 1.29
FY2025 17.4% (0.35)
FY2024 17.7% 4.69
FY2023 13.0% 2.42
FY2022 10.6% (6.88)
FY2021 17.5% (0.67)
FY2020 18.1% (3.69)
FY2019 21.8% (0.20)
FY2018 22.0% 0.86
FY2017 21.2% (1.08)

Against its own ten years

Low 10.6% High 22.3%
Ten-year median 18.2%
Current reading's percentile 67

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
MZTI The Marzetti Company 16.8%
FRPT Freshpet, Inc. compare 10.9%
CENT Central Garden & Pet Company compare 9.97%
CENTA Central Garden & Pet Company compare 9.97%
POST Post Holdings, Inc. compare 8.26%
JJSF J & J Snack Foods Corp. compare 5.29%
NOMD Nomad Foods Limited compare 4.99%
UTZ Utz Brands, Inc. compare −2.15%
HLF Herbalife Ltd compare −35.6%
Packaged Foods industry median 0.00%
Consumer Defensive sector median 0.42%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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