| Indicators | Browse All

The Marzetti Company (MZTI)

Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | Westerville, United States | NasdaqGS
114.84 USD +2.31 (2.053%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 114.84
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★★☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:49 a.m. EDT

The Marzetti Company presents a classic value-trap dilemma wrapped in a defensive wrapper. Fundamentally, the business is contracting with negative revenue growth and declining earnings, which disqualifies it from being a high-growth compounder. However, the balance sheet is fortified with substantial cash reserves exceeding debt, and the dividend is actively increasing, offering a 3.5% yield that is well-covered. Technically, the stock is lagging significantly behind its 200-day moving average, reflecting the market's skepticism about the growth trajectory. While analysts see nearly 40% upside to their mean target, the price action suggests the market is waiting for a turnaround in the top-line numbers before committing capital. For income-focused investors who can tolerate the stagnation in growth, the valuation and cash flow provide a margin of safety, but growth investors should stay on the sidelines until the revenue decline halts.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.025637
AutoARIMA0.025637
MSTL0.026028
AutoTheta0.055380

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 52%
H-stat 0.76
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.215
Excess Kurtosis -1.04
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-07
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-04
Debt to Equity Ratio 24.097
Revenue per Share 70.47
Market Cap 3,134,098,432
Trailing P/E 16.45
Forward P/E 15.88
Beta 0.35
Profit Margins 9.93%
Previous Name Lancaster Colony Corporation
Website https://www.marzetticompany.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:49 a.m. EDT: Speculators are pricing in near-term uncertainty with elevated implied volatility in September expirations. While near-term call interest clusters slightly above the money at the 115 strike, long-dated positions reveal a distinct preference for downside protection, with significant open interest in deep in-the-money puts at the 95 strike for March 2027. This suggests a market view that prices may struggle to sustain current levels over the long term despite the current premium.

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 2026-09-08
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.95
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.035101753
lastDividendValue 1.0
lastDividendDate 2026-06-05
dividendDate 2026-09-30

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.3673424
Address1 380 Polaris Parkway
Address2 Suite 400
All Time High 220.65
All Time Low 1.233333
Ask 114.13
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 5
Average Analyst Rating 2.2 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 394,310
Average Daily Volume3 Month 334,746
Average Volume 334,746
Average Volume10Days 394,310
Beta 0.353
Bid 114.0
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 2
Book Value 38.589
City Westerville
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 114.84
Current Ratio 1.559
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 115.34
Day Low 112.145
Debt To Equity 24.097
Dividend Date 1,790,726,400
Dividend Rate 4.0
Dividend Yield 3.48
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,787,666,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,787,666,400
Earnings Growth 0.495
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.485
Earnings Timestamp 1,787,661,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,795,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,795,400
Ebitda 305,193,984
Ebitda Margins 0.15815
Enterprise To Ebitda 11.019
Enterprise To Revenue 1.743
Enterprise Value 3,362,783,488
Eps Current Year 6.734
Eps Forward 7.234
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.98
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,825,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 111.9258
Fifty Day Average Change 2.9141998
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.026036892
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -36.73424
Fifty Two Week High 186.95
Fifty Two Week High Change -72.11
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.3857181
Fifty Two Week Low 104.28
Fifty Two Week Low Change 10.559998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.1012658
Fifty Two Week Range 104.28 - 186.95
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.02
Float Shares 19,517,432
Forward Eps 7.234
Forward P E 15.875033
Free Cashflow 132,784,872
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 3,500
Fullday Change 2.3099976
Fullday Change Percent 2.0527837
Fullday Price 114.84
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.24732
Gross Profits 477,288,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.29307
Held Percent Institutions 0.72006
Implied Shares Outstanding 27,291,000
Industry Packaged Foods
Industry Disp Packaged Foods
Industry Key packaged-foods
Ir Website http://www.lancastercolony.com/for-investors
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,780,617,600
Last Dividend Value 1.0
Last Fiscal Year End 1,782,777,600
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 Retail segment offers frozen garlic bread 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; Japanese barbecue sauces and dips under the Bachan's brand; and croutons and toppings under the New York Bakery, Chatham Village, and Marzetti brands. Its Foodservice segment sells custom-formulated sauces, salad dressings, frozen breads, yeast rolls, and frozen pasta under the Marzetti, Sister Schubert's, and Marzetti Frozen Pasta brands, as well as private labels for chain restaurants. The company sells its products through sales personnel, food brokers, and distributors to retailers and restaurants. The company was formerly known as Lancaster Colony Corporation and changed its name to The Marzetti Company in June 2025. The Marzetti Company was founded in 1896 and is based in Westerville, Ohio.
Long Name The Marzetti Company
Market us_market
Market Cap 3,134,098,432
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_283934
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Name Change Date 2,026-08-29
Net Income To Common 191,232,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,814,313,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 3,073,921,785
Number Of Analyst Opinions 5
Open 113.05
Operating Cashflow 283,816,000
Operating Margins 0.10899
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.5659
Peg Ratio 3.12
Phone 614 224 7141
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 114.84
Post Market Time 1,787,961,026
Prev Name Lancaster Colony Corporation
Previous Close 112.53
Price Eps Current Year 17.053757
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.9759774
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.6240342
Profit Margins 0.09929
Quick Ratio 0.564
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.2
Region US
Regular Market Change 2.3099976
Regular Market Change Percent 2.0527837
Regular Market Day High 115.34
Regular Market Day Low 112.145
Regular Market Day Range 112.145 - 115.34
Regular Market Open 113.05
Regular Market Previous Close 112.53
Regular Market Price 114.84
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 359,200
Return On Assets 0.10298
Return On Equity 0.18677999
Revenue Growth -0.022
Revenue Per Share 70.47
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 9
Shares Outstanding 27,291,000
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0756
Shares Short 2,063,287
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 2,178,770
Short Name The Marzetti Company
Short Percent Of Float 0.2707
Short Ratio 6.89
Source Interval 15
State OH
Symbol MZTI
Target High Price 185.0
Target Low Price 118.0
Target Mean Price 146.6
Target Median Price 140.0
Total Cash 25,096,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.92
Total Debt 253,780,992
Total Revenue 1,929,822,976
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.95
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.035101753
Trailing Eps 6.98
Trailing P E 16.45272
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 138.62625
Two Hundred Day Average Change -23.786255
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.1715855
Type Disp Equity
Volume 359,200
Website https://www.marzetticompany.com
Zip 43,082