profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
The Marzetti
$109.30+0.34% today
-36.6% in 1 year
1-year low $99.191-year high $174.10
Trading close to its lowest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $17.79 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
It holds more cash than debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What The Marzetti sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $1.68 billion in 2022 to $1.91 billion in 2025, with $167 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
The Marzetti handed back 55% of the cash it generated last year.
$104M
Free cash flow 2025$203M
Bought back its own shares$8M
Paid as dividends$104M
Cash vs. debt$161M vs. $56M
The Marzetti vs. similar companies
The Marzetti grows in the middle of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Marzetti | 17.8× · Fair price | ||
 Nestlé | 24.6× · Fair price | ||
 Danone | 24.1× · Fair price | ||
 JBS | 20.1× · Fair price | ||
 Foshan Haitian Flavouring and Food | 29.4× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads The Marzetti's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,676 | 1,823 | 1,872 | 1,909 | |
| 356 | 389 | 432 | 456 | |
| 144 | 166 | 214 | 225 | |
| 190 | 218 | 270 | 288 | |
| 90 | 111 | 159 | 167 | |
| 3.25 | 4.04 | 5.76 | 6.07 | |
| 21.2% | 21.3% | 23.1% | 23.9% | |
| 8.6% | 9.1% | 11.4% | 11.8% | |
| 5.3% | 6.1% | 8.5% | 8.8% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 1,090 | 1,113 | 1,207 | 1,275 |
| Cash | 60 | 88 | 163 | 161 |
| Total debt | 36 | 30 | 58 | 56 |
| Total liabilities | 246 | 251 | 281 | 276 |
| 845 | 862 | 926 | 998 | |
| 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |
| 12.9% | 14.7% | 17.2% | 16.9% | |
| 10.6% | 12.9% | 17.1% | 16.8% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | 226 | 252 | 261 | |
| 132 | 90 | 68 | 58 | |
| -30 | 136 | 184 | 203 | |
| Dividends paid | 87 | 92 | 98 | 104 |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
| 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
Valuation
- 17.8×
- 15.6×
- 0.77
- 2.9×
- 1.6×
- 14.6×
- 10.0×
- 6.8%
- 5.6%
- 3.5%
Profitability
- 23.9%
- 11.8%
- 8.8%
- 15.3%
- 15.0%
- 14.2%
- 17.4%
- 13.0%
- 19.2%
- –
Growth
- +4.4%
- +23.2%
- +10.6%
- +6.2%
- −0.0%
Financial health
- -0.6×
- 0.04
- 2.7%
- –
- 2.58
- 1.70
- 1.43
How it ranks in Consumer Staples
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 23%of 670
Top 43%of 674
Top 47%of 624
Bottom 42%of 673
Top 35%of 668
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $160.00
- Range
- $160.00 – $160.00
- 1 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2026 | 1.47 | 1.57 | −6.4% |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 2.20 | 2.23 | −1.3% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 1.74 | 1.70 | +2.4% |
| Aug 21, 2025 | 1.33 | 1.35 | −1.5% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 1.54 | 1.61 | −4.3% |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 2.22 | 1.94 | +14.4% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 1.62 | 1.66 | −2.4% |
| Aug 22, 2024 | 1.26 | 1.40 | −10.0% |
3.5%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$35a year at today's yield, before tax
+6.2%2020 to 2025
Raised9 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$6.88 in 2015 → $3.85 in 2025
How safe it looks
61.8% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 50.9%
News
The Marzetti Company Q1 2027 Earnings Call SummaryYahoo Finance · Nov 3, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
4/7Passes 4 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
61Pass
Benjamin Graham
63Pass
Philip Fisher
63Pass
Peter Lynch
72Pass
Joel Greenblatt
44No pass
Charlie Munger
57No pass
Terry Smith
54No pass
Questions about The Marzetti
Is The Marzetti a good stock to buy?
A solid business at a fair price. 4 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the The Marzetti AI analysis
What does The Marzetti do?
Manufactures and markets specialty food products (garlic breads, rolls, dressings, dips, pasta, croutons), serving retail and foodservice channels in the U.S. It is in Packaged Foods, based in Westerville, OH, United States, with 3,700 employees.
Does The Marzetti pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 3.5% a year, about 62% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $104 million in dividends.
Is The Marzetti stock halal?
Yes. The Marzetti passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 2% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has The Marzetti stock done over the past year?
Down 36.6% over the past twelve months, to $109.30. It traded between $99.19 and $174.10 and is 37.2% below its high.
Who are The Marzetti's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Nestlé, Danone, JBS and Foshan Haitian Flavouring and Food. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with The Marzetti's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 10, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.