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The Marzetti Company (MZTI)

Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | Westerville, United States | NasdaqGS
114.11 USD -0.69 (-0.601%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 114.11
Short-term:★⯪☆☆☆Dividends:★★★★☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:36 a.m. EDT

Marzetti presents a classic value-versus-growth dilemma. On the surface, the company boasts a fortress balance sheet with ample cash reserves and a consistent track record of raising dividends, supporting a 3.57% yield with sustainable coverage. However, the business fundamentals are currently deteriorating, with revenue growth stalled and earnings missing expectations due to retail volume declines. Technically, the stock is trading significantly below its 200-day moving average, confirming a lack of near-term momentum. While analysts see substantial upside to the mean target price, the negative growth trajectory and technical weakness suggest caution for the immediate future. This is a hold for income investors who can tolerate stagnation, but not a momentum play.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.050538
MSTL0.052263
AutoTheta0.056272
AutoETS0.117310

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 43%
H-stat 7.54
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.027
Excess Kurtosis 0.16
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-04
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-04
Debt to Equity Ratio 3.561
Revenue per Share 70.761
Market Cap 3,129,167,872
Trailing P/E 17.94
Forward P/E 15.81
Beta 0.34
Profit Margins 9.06%
Previous Name Lancaster Colony Corporation
Website https://www.marzetticompany.com

As of July 11, 2026, 6:36 a.m. EDT: Implied volatility remains subdued across expiration dates, indicating low expected movement. Open Interest is bifurcated: significant put protection exists at lower strikes (90, 100, 110) suggesting downside hedging, while call interest clusters at distant strikes (135, 140) reflecting speculative hopes for a rebound toward analyst targets.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.93% 2.69% 2.26% 2.14%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-05 1.000000 0.931446
2026-03-06 1.000000 0.615953
2025-12-05 1.000000 0.625195
2025-09-08 0.950000 0.515520
2025-06-06 0.950000 0.565712
2025-03-07 0.950000 0.493532
2024-12-05 0.950000 0.515884
2024-09-09 0.900000 0.512120
2024-06-07 0.900000 0.483715
2024-03-06 0.900000 0.440098
2023-12-01 0.900000 0.538310
2023-09-07 0.850000 0.530752
2023-06-08 0.850000 0.426322
2023-03-08 0.850000 0.449569
2022-12-02 0.850000 0.417711
2022-09-08 0.800000 0.470091
2022-06-08 0.800000 0.669512
2022-03-08 0.800000 0.511182
2021-12-03 0.800000 0.534045
2021-09-09 0.750000 0.433426
2021-06-08 0.750000 0.381641
2021-03-08 0.750000 0.413405
2020-12-04 0.750000 0.436910
2020-09-08 0.700000 0.400435
2020-06-08 0.700000 0.418585
2020-03-05 0.700000 0.469421
2019-12-05 0.700000 0.443122
2019-09-06 0.650000 0.440708
2019-06-06 0.650000 0.444293
2019-03-07 0.650000 0.424837
2018-12-06 0.650000 0.365128
2018-09-06 0.600000 0.380518
2018-06-07 0.600000 0.465694
2018-03-08 0.600000 0.489916
2017-12-07 0.600000 0.456760
2017-09-07 0.550000 0.469083
2017-06-06 0.550000 0.437933
2017-03-07 0.550000 0.420972
2016-12-07 0.550000 0.403966
2016-09-07 0.500000 0.366542
2016-06-07 0.500000 0.405384
2016-03-07 0.500000 0.475737
2015-12-07 5.500000 4.887586
2015-09-04 0.460000 0.472667
2015-06-05 0.460000 0.521246
2015-03-05 0.460000 0.508063
2014-12-04 0.460000 0.488167
2014-09-05 0.440000 0.501539
2014-06-05 0.440000 0.473577
2014-03-05 0.440000 0.468534
2013-12-05 0.440000 0.508318
2013-09-05 0.400000 0.557491
2013-06-06 0.400000 0.494927
2013-03-06 0.380000 0.521548
2012-12-06 5.380000 7.503487
2012-09-05 0.360000 0.498822
2012-06-06 0.360000 0.535635
2012-03-07 0.360000 0.562149
2011-12-07 0.360000 0.515095
2011-09-07 0.330000 0.545815
2011-06-08 0.330000 0.575916
2011-03-08 0.330000 0.588655
2010-12-08 0.330000 0.597718
2010-09-08 0.300000 0.655308
2010-06-08 0.300000 0.553914
2010-03-08 0.300000 0.507958
2009-12-08 0.300000 0.620091
2009-09-08 0.285000 0.568295
2009-06-08 0.285000 0.615152
2009-03-06 0.285000 0.719152
2008-12-08 0.285000 0.893137
2008-09-08 0.280000 0.800229
2008-06-06 0.280000 0.863398
2008-03-06 0.280000 0.770713
2007-12-06 0.280000 0.692384
2007-09-06 0.270000 0.687198
2007-06-06 0.270000 0.626160
2007-03-07 0.270000 0.669809
2006-12-06 0.270000 0.609206
2006-09-06 0.260000 0.597564
2006-06-07 0.260000 0.678497
2006-03-08 0.260000 0.647249
2005-12-07 2.260000 5.830754
2005-09-07 0.250000 0.561041
2005-06-08 0.250000 0.575639
2005-03-08 0.250000 0.591296
2004-12-08 0.250000 0.584112
2004-09-08 0.230000 0.546318
2004-06-08 0.230000 0.560019
2004-03-08 0.230000 0.555421
2003-12-08 0.230000 0.539400
2003-09-08 0.200000 0.486973
2003-06-06 0.200000 0.510856
2003-03-06 0.200000 0.540687
2002-12-06 0.200000 0.536769
2002-09-06 0.180000 0.407886
2002-06-06 0.180000 0.464276
2002-03-06 0.180000 0.521739
2001-12-06 0.180000 0.521739
2001-09-06 0.170000 0.529595
2001-06-07 0.170000 0.514372
2001-03-08 0.170000 0.538614
2000-12-06 0.170000 0.652278
2000-09-06 0.160000 0.709141
2000-06-07 0.160000 0.686327
2000-03-08 0.160000 0.561404
1999-12-08 0.160000 0.519270
1999-09-08 0.150000 0.440367
1999-06-08 0.150000 0.439560
1999-03-08 0.150000 0.535714
1998-12-08 0.150000 0.517241
1998-09-08 0.140000 0.457143
1998-06-08 0.140000 0.341463
1998-03-06 0.140000 0.333333
1997-12-08 0.133333 0.363635
1997-09-08 0.126667 0.381671
1997-06-06 0.126667 0.414170
1997-03-06 0.120000 0.394521
1996-12-06 0.120000 0.426035
1996-09-06 0.113333 0.468964
1996-06-06 0.113333 0.453332
1996-03-06 0.113333 0.438708
1995-12-06 0.113333 0.485713
1995-09-07 0.100000 0.428571
1995-06-06 0.100000 0.410959
1995-03-06 0.093333 0.397162
1994-12-05 0.093333 0.437498
1994-09-02 0.080000 0.326531
1994-06-06 0.080000 0.336842
1994-03-04 0.075000 0.342857
1993-12-06 0.075000 0.337079
1993-09-03 0.065000 0.335484
1993-06-04 0.065000 0.363636
1993-03-04 0.063750 0.369565
1992-12-04 0.063750 0.464164
1992-09-03 0.056250 0.451128
1992-06-04 0.056250 0.535714
1992-03-04 0.055000 0.514620
1991-12-04 0.055000 0.633094
1991-09-04 0.050000 0.784314
1991-06-04 0.050000 0.898876
1991-03-05 0.050000 1.000000
1990-12-04 0.050000 1.176471
1990-09-04 0.047500 1.027027
1990-06-05 0.047500 0.853933
1990-03-05 0.047500 0.863636
1989-12-05 0.047500 0.767677
1989-09-01 0.045000 0.750000
1989-06-05 0.045000 0.878049
1989-03-06 0.045000 0.960000
1988-12-05 0.045000 0.972973
1988-09-02 0.042500 0.944444
1988-06-06 0.042500 1.014925
1988-03-04 0.042500 1.046154
1987-12-04 0.042500 0.931507
1987-09-03 0.042500 0.715789
1987-06-04 0.042500 0.800000
1987-03-04 0.040000 0.695652
1986-12-04 0.040000 0.864865
Additional Data
dividendRate 4.0
dividendYield 3.48
exDividendDate 2026-06-05
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.9
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.033972126
lastDividendValue 1.0
lastDividendDate 2026-06-05
dividendDate 2026-06-30

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.3501274
Address1 380 Polaris Parkway
Address2 Suite 400
All Time High 220.65
All Time Low 1.233333
Ask 145.81
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 5
Average Analyst Rating 2.2 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 325,640
Average Daily Volume3 Month 371,304
Average Volume 371,304
Average Volume10Days 325,640
Beta 0.335
Bid 83.35
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 2
Book Value 38.1
City Westerville
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 114.11
Current Ratio 2.584
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 116.485
Day Low 113.6
Debt To Equity 3.561
Dividend Date 1,782,777,600
Dividend Rate 4.0
Dividend Yield 3.48
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,903,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,903,200
Earnings Growth -0.094
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.099
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,897,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,897,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,897,800
Ebitda 299,535,008
Ebitda Margins 0.15438
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.842
Enterprise To Revenue 1.519
Enterprise Value 2,947,883,520
Eps Current Year 6.745
Eps Forward 7.218
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.36
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,780,617,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 113.1604
Fifty Day Average Change 0.9496002
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.00839163
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -35.01274
Fifty Two Week High 190.96
Fifty Two Week High Change -76.850006
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.4024403
Fifty Two Week Low 104.28
Fifty Two Week Low Change 9.830002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.09426546
Fifty Two Week Range 104.28 - 190.96
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.02
Float Shares 19,648,960
Forward Eps 7.218
Forward P E 15.809089
Free Cashflow 186,684,496
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 3,700
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.24192
Gross Profits 469,387,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.29179
Held Percent Institutions 0.6674
Implied Shares Outstanding 27,422,381
Industry Packaged Foods
Industry Disp Packaged Foods
Industry Key packaged-foods
Ir Website http://www.lancastercolony.com/for-investors
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,780,617,600
Last Dividend Value 1.0
Last Fiscal Year End 1,751,241,600
Last Split Date 885,945,600
Last Split Factor 3:2
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name The Marzetti Company
Market us_market
Market Cap 3,129,167,872
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_283934
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Name Change Date 2,026-07-13
Net Income To Common 175,464,992
Next Fiscal Year End 1,782,777,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 3,148,363,562
Number Of Analyst Opinions 5
Open 115.24
Operating Cashflow 316,836,000
Operating Margins 0.10877
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.6103
Peg Ratio 3.12
Phone 614 224 7141
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 114.11
Post Market Time 1,783,981,118
Prev Name Lancaster Colony Corporation
Previous Close 114.8
Price Eps Current Year 16.917717
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.9950132
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.6127902
Profit Margins 0.090629995
Quick Ratio 1.593
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.2
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.690002
Regular Market Change Percent -0.601047
Regular Market Day High 116.485
Regular Market Day Low 113.6
Regular Market Day Range 113.6 - 116.485
Regular Market Open 115.24
Regular Market Previous Close 114.8
Regular Market Price 114.11
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,801
Regular Market Volume 178,472
Return On Assets 0.1097
Return On Equity 0.17231001
Revenue Growth -0.01
Revenue Per Share 70.761
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 9
Shares Outstanding 27,422,381
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0953
Shares Short 2,612,702
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 1,622,520
Short Name The Marzetti Company
Short Percent Of Float 0.337
Short Ratio 6.88
Source Interval 15
State OH
Symbol MZTI
Target High Price 204.0
Target Low Price 125.0
Target Mean Price 159.4
Target Median Price 160.0
Total Cash 218,447,008
Total Cash Per Share 7.966
Total Debt 37,206,000
Total Revenue 1,940,220,032
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.9
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.033972126
Trailing Eps 6.36
Trailing P E 17.941824
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 148.39674
Two Hundred Day Average Change -34.286743
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.23104781
Type Disp Equity
Volume 178,472
Website https://www.marzetticompany.com
Zip 43,082