MZTI
The Marzetti Company
Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods · NMS
$107.36
Data: 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$3.2B
Total market value of the company
17.99
Reasonably valued
15.92
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
-1.0%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
9.1%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
17.2%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$160.00
+49% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
NONE
Consensus view from 5 analysts covering this stock
About The Marzetti Company

The Marzetti Company engages in manufacturing and marketing of specialty food products for the retail and foodservice channels in the United States. It operates in two segments, Retail and Foodservice. The company offers frozen garlic breads under the New York Bakery brand; frozen Parkerhouse style yeast and dinner rolls under the Sister Schubert's brand; salad dressings under the Marzetti, Cardini's, Marzetti Simply, and Girard's brands; vegetable and fruit dips under the Marzetti brand; croutons and salad toppings under the New York Bakery, Chatham Village, and Marzetti brands; and frozen pasta under the Marzetti Frozen Pasta brand. It also manufactures and sells various products to brand license agreements, including Olive Garden dressings, Buffalo Wild Wings sauces, Chick-fil-A sauces and dressing, Texas Roadhouse steak sauces and frozen rolls, and Subway sauces. The company sells its products through sales personnel, food brokers, and distributors to retailers and restaurants. The Marzetti Company was formerly known as Lancaster Colony Corporation and changed its name to The Marzetti Company in June 2025. The company was founded in 1896 and is based in Westerville, Ohio.

https://www.marzetticompany.com

Country: United States Employees: 3,700 Industry: Packaged Foods
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
0.0% N/A
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% N/A
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% N/A
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

DISTRIBUTION
Smart money appears to be selling into strength — caution
-0.565
Returns do not compensate for the risk — negative edge
-0.0649
No positive edge detected — the data suggests staying out
-0.450
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
-19.0%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-42.2%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
12
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.39
Very low correlation to market moves
52W High
$190.96
44% below the year high
52W Low
$110.31
-3% above the year low
Avg Volume
343,145
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
3.9
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
19.9%
Elevated short interest — bears are positioned against this
348.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$6.39
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

3.56
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
2.58
Strong balance sheet — comfortably covers short-term obligations
Quick Ratio
1.59
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
24.2%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
10.9%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$187M
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$1.9B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$175M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
5
Target High
$204.00
Target Median
$160.00
Target Low
$125.00
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-28

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