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Marzetti

NSQ:MZTI · US5138471033
Food ProductsLarge

360

88
EV / EBIT68
Price / Owner Earnings52
Owner Earnings Yield77
Dividend Yield89
Price/Sales76
EV / Gross Profit22
Price/Book40
Return on Capital90
Cash Return on Capital85
Return on Equity82
EBIT Margin68
Gross Profitability73
Cash Conversion59
Accruals88
Owner Earnings Margin75
Sales growth31
Profit Growth72
Long-Term EPS Growth21
Owner Earnings Growth51
Reinvestment72
Price momentum21
Debt load83
Refinancing72
Debt Payback100
Liquidity100
Analyst ratings15
Opinion Changes13
Price Target Upside88
Market mood5
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Marzetti clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryFood Products
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded1961
Employees10
Websitemarzetticompany.com
ISINUS5138471033
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
NASDAQ (USA)S&P MIDCAP (USA)S&P US Food & Beverage
Themes
Fast-Moving Consumer GoodsFood and Beverage

Description

The Marzetti Company is a manufacturer and marketer of specialty food products for the retail and foodservice channels. The company is focused on the three pillars of its strategic growth plan: accelerating the company’s base business growth; simpli…

Analysis

Quality compounder

The Marzetti Company is a quality compounder: a well-run business trading at a price that reflects what it is worth.

The price is fair. You pay 17.1× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically fair zone.

The trajectory is tepid and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analysts lean positive.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
66
2023202420252026

All-time high

82

Mar 2026

All-time low

51

Jan 2024

Average rank

67

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
76
17
28
23
Price/Earnings
34
12
19
24
Price/Book
40
13
13
22
Dividend Yield
89
45
48
62
Value (overall)
88
13
11
23

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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