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) Return on invested capital

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The Marzetti Company's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 11.2%, down 0.9 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (12.2%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 8.53% (fiscal 2022) to 29.2% (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 25% of that period. That is above the Packaged Foods industry median of 0.00% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.96%.

Return on invested capital, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2026 12.2% (4.29)
FY2025 16.5% 0.11
FY2024 16.3% 5.34
FY2023 11.0% 2.47
FY2022 8.53% (8.35)
FY2021 16.9% (1.12)
FY2020 18.0% (4.49)
FY2019 22.5% (1.52)
FY2018 24.0% (1.16)
FY2017 25.2% (4.00)

Against its own ten years

Low 8.53% High 29.2%
Ten-year median 17.4%
Current reading's percentile 25

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
HLF Herbalife Ltd compare 28.3%
MZTI The Marzetti Company 11.2%
CENT Central Garden & Pet Company compare 8.10%
CENTA Central Garden & Pet Company compare 8.10%
FRPT Freshpet, Inc. compare 5.04%
POST Post Holdings, Inc. compare 4.83%
JJSF J & J Snack Foods Corp. compare 4.38%
NOMD Nomad Foods Limited compare 4.26%
UTZ Utz Brands, Inc. compare 0.29%
Packaged Foods industry median 0.00%
Consumer Defensive sector median 0.96%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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