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Seneca Foods

NSQ:SENEA · US8170705011
Food ProductsMedium

360

92
EV / EBIT39
Price / Owner Earnings70
Owner Earnings Yield78
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales68
EV / Gross Profit20
Price/Book66
Return on Capital76
Cash Return on Capital82
Return on Equity76
EBIT Margin63
Gross Profitability30
Cash Conversion61
Accruals53
Owner Earnings Margin86
Sales growth61
Profit Growth89
Long-Term EPS Growth55
Owner Earnings Growth86
Reinvestment45
Price momentum88
Debt load65
Refinancing93
Debt Payback62
Liquidity59
Analyst ratings100
Opinion Changes100
Price Target Upside62
Market mood77
Value Creation18/20strong value creator
  • 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

Seneca Foods generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryFood Products
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded1949
Employees696
Websitesenecafoods.com
ISINUS8170705011
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
NASDAQ (USA)S&P US Food & Beverage
Themes
Fast-Moving Consumer GoodsFarmingPackaging Services

Description

Seneca Foods Corporation (Seneca) is a provider of packaged fruits and vegetables. The company is a major producer of canned vegetables, frozen vegetables, and jarred fruit. The company has 27 main facilities located throughout the United States. Th…

Analysis

Quality compounder

Seneca Foods Corporation is a quality compounder: a well-run business trading at a price that reflects what it is worth.

The price is attractive. You pay 8.8× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically attractive zone.

The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is adequate. The company scores 18/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.

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
98
20232026

All-time high

98

Jun 2026

All-time low

84

Mar 2026

Average rank

91

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
68
—
—
96
Price/Earnings
70
—
—
91
Price/Book
66
—
—
86
Dividend Yield
1
—
—
1
Value (overall)
45
—
—
83

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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