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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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue fell 2.19%, EPS grew 49.2% and free cash flow fell 30.1%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for ten consecutive years, revenue growth for ten, operating cash flow growth for three; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to June
| Group | Line | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Trend | 2027e | 2028e | 2029e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 113.34 | 115.81 | 133.77 | 114.55 | 145.79 | 116.85 | 158.88 | 162.21 | 152.95 | 97.00 |
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| High | 149.30 | 194.38 | 180.11 | 184.97 | 201.31 | 214.00 | 220.65 | 215.31 | 198.39 | 176.26 | |||||
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| People | Employees | 2,800 | 2,900 | 3,200 | 3,200 | 3,200 | 3,200 | 3,400 | 3,400 | 3,700 | 3,500 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.46 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.52 | 0.55 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 1,202 | 1,223 | 1,308 | 1,334 | 1,467 | 1,676 | 1,823 | 1,872 | 1,909 | 1,930 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 26.52 | 24.82 | 24.94 | 26.83 | 26.36 | 21.22 | 21.32 | 23.10 | 23.87 | 24.73 | |||||
| EBT | 176 | 174 | 196 | 179 | 186 | 112 | 143 | 206 | 213 | 242 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 14.60 | 14.24 | 14.95 | 13.42 | 12.66 | 6.70 | 7.86 | 10.98 | 11.18 | 12.54 | |||||
| Net income | 115 | 135 | 151 | 137 | 142 | 90 | 111 | 159 | 167 | 192 | |||||
| Depreciation | 25 | 27 | 32 | 38 | 45 | 46 | 51 | 56 | 62 | 71 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 43.90 | 44.63 | 47.66 | 48.62 | 53.40 | 61.08 | 66.37 | 68.21 | 69.50 | 70.47 | ||||
| Earnings | 4.21 | 4.93 | 5.48 | 4.98 | 5.17 | 3.26 | 4.04 | 5.77 | 6.08 | 6.98 | |||||
| Cash flow | 5.35 | 5.86 | 7.20 | 6.22 | 6.34 | 3.71 | 8.23 | 9.17 | 9.52 | 10.36 | |||||
| Capex | (0.93) | (1.13) | (2.58) | (3.01) | (3.19) | (4.79) | (3.24) | (2.21) | (2.11) | (2.09) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 4.41 | 4.73 | 4.62 | 3.22 | 3.15 | (1.09) | 4.99 | 6.96 | 7.41 | 8.27 | |||||
| Book value | 21.04 | 23.80 | 26.49 | 28.54 | 30.69 | 30.77 | 31.40 | 33.74 | 36.35 | 38.46 | |||||
| Shares, m | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 29.13 | 28.36 | 26.92 | 31.12 | 37.43 | 39.62 | 49.77 | 32.68 | 28.46 | 16.38 | ||||
| P/S | 2.79 | 3.13 | 3.09 | 3.19 | 3.62 | 2.11 | 3.03 | 2.76 | 2.49 | 1.62 | |||||
| P/B | 5.83 | 5.87 | 5.56 | 5.43 | 6.31 | 4.18 | 6.40 | 5.59 | 4.75 | 2.97 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 2.67 | 2.96 | 2.94 | 3.06 | 3.52 | 2.09 | 3.00 | 2.69 | 2.41 | 1.71 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 26.59 | 27.95 | 30.29 | 46.25 | 90.68 | (117.84) | 39.90 | 26.38 | 22.66 | 14.57 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 146 | 161 | 198 | 171 | 174 | 102 | 226 | 252 | 261 | 284 | ||||
| Capex | (26) | (31) | (71) | (83) | (88) | (132) | (89) | (61) | (58) | (57) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 121 | 130 | 127 | 88 | 86 | (30) | 137 | 191 | 203 | 226 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 225 | 285 | 249 | 259 | 250 | 186 | 206 | 260 | 257 | 129 | ||||
| Total debt | — | — | — | 26 | 33 | 36 | 30 | — | — | 199 | |||||
| Net debt | (143) | (206) | (196) | (172) | (155) | (24) | (58) | (163) | (161) | 174 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 576 | 652 | 727 | 783 | 843 | 845 | 862 | 926 | 998 | 1,053 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 17.07 | 17.79 | 17.61 | 14.43 | 13.56 | 8.15 | 10.08 | 13.64 | 13.45 | 13.28 | ||||
| ROIC | 25.17 | 24.01 | 22.49 | 18.00 | 16.88 | 8.53 | 11.00 | 16.34 | 16.45 | 12.16 | |||||
| ROE | 21.17 | 22.03 | 21.83 | 18.14 | 17.47 | 10.59 | 13.01 | 17.70 | 17.35 | 18.64 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Jun 2026 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
The Marzetti Company vs peers in Packaged Foods (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POST Post Holdings, Inc. | $3.4B | 13.2× | 13.3× | −1.83% (below 0%: shrinking) | −27.69% (below 0%: shrinking) | +69.65% (above 0%: growing) | 29.07% | 9.72% | Compare |
| FRPT Freshpet, Inc. | $3.3B | 16.0× | 26.0× | +15.45% (above 0%: growing) | +17.65% (above 0%: growing) | +3,203.37% (above 0%: growing) | 42.11% | 7.10% | Compare |
| MZTI The Marzetti Company | $2.8B | 15.0× | 14.9× | −2.19% (below 0%: shrinking) | +49.15% (above 0%: growing) | −30.07% (below 0%: shrinking) | 24.51% | 12.41% | |
| CENT Central Garden & Pet Company | $2.3B | 15.6× | 13.9× | −8.17% (below 0%: shrinking) | −4.58% (below 0%: shrinking) | +25.12% (above 0%: growing) | 35.92% | 14.26% | Compare |
| CENTA Central Garden & Pet Company | $2.3B | 13.4× | — | −8.17% (below 0%: shrinking) | −4.58% (below 0%: shrinking) | +25.12% (above 0%: growing) | 35.92% | 14.26% | Compare |
| UTZ Utz Brands, Inc. | $2.1B | — (loss-making) | 9.2× | +1.39% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +93.40% (above 0%: growing) | 25.87% | (1.48%) | Compare |
| NOMD Nomad Foods Limited | $1.6B | 11.5× | 7.2× | −0.76% (below 0%: shrinking) | −2.38% (below 0%: shrinking) | +24.23% (above 0%: growing) | 28.91% | 12.24% | Compare |
| HLF Herbalife Ltd | $1.5B | 9.1× | 5.5× | +5.38% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −70.49% (below 0%: shrinking) | 77.67% | 9.67% | Compare |
| JJSF J & J Snack Foods Corp. | $1.5B | 30.1× | 23.2× | −6.24% (below 0%: shrinking) | −16.74% (below 0%: shrinking) | +4.83% (above 0%: growing) | 35.45% | 10.86% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $2.2B | 13.4× | 13.3× | −1.29% | −4.58% | +25.12% | 35.69% | 10.29% |
The Marzetti Company (MZTI) key facts
- Strength: The Marzetti Company’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended June 2026) was $1.9 billion, up 1.08% from fiscal 2025.
- Strength: Net income was $191.6 million, or $6.98 per share (basic), a net margin of 9.91%.
- The Marzetti Company (MZTI) is a Packaged Foods company in the Consumer Defensive sector, listed on Nasdaq.
- As of October 16, 2026, MZTI traded at $104.47, a market capitalization of $2.8 billion.
- At that price the stock trades at 15.0× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 1.5× sales; its P/E is higher than 1% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- The Marzetti Company pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share, a yield of 3.83%, with a payout ratio of 57.4%.
- Return on equity was 18.6% and debt-to-equity 0.19.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 5 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 6.68 (safe zone) for fiscal 2026.
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