The Marzetti Company

MZTI US Consumer Staples Packaged Foods & Meats
S&P 400
$104.05
+2.54%
Delayed · cached 15 min

Fair value analysis

MZTI
The Marzetti Company
Consumer StaplesPackaged Foods & Meats
$104.05
Close used for this calculation
$146.35Fair value
Financial DNA Score
Profitability · Returns · Balance Sheet · Efficiency · Growth
75/100
Profitability17/25
Returns17/25
Balance Sheet21/25
Efficiency20/25
Growth22/25
Strong
Quality radar
75Prof.17/25Ret.17/25Eff.20/25B.Sht21/25Growth22/25

Consensus fair value

$146.35
Below FV
▲ +40.7% against the close used
Model range $77.65 – $213.51
The lowest and highest of the models that produced a value. This is the spread of the methods, not a price target.

Price target range & 52-week position

Bear$77.65Fair value$146.35Bull$213.51
FairClose
52-week traded range
52W low $101.2052W high $185.30

The 52-week range is measured from the stored price history, not estimated.

Valuation summary

Trading below the consensus fair value

The Marzetti Company closed at $104.05, 28.9% below the consensus fair value of $146.35 drawn from 9 valuation models.

Financial DNA score 75/100 — Strong. P/E of 14.9x against the 20x sector multiple the P/E model uses.

Quantitative summary only — not investment advice.

All valuation models

DCF Valuation
$149.05
+43.3%
Σ[CF×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV/(1.10)^10
g=9%, r=10%, tg=3%, n=10yr
Graham Number
$77.65
-25.4%
√(22.5 × EPS × BVPS)
EPS=6.98, BVPS=38.39 · outside Graham range (P/E 14.9, P/B 2.7) — asset-light, treat as a rough floor
P/E Fair Value
$139.60
+34.2%
EPS × 20x (sector P/E)
EPS=6.98, Sector P/E=20x
Peter Lynch (PEG)
$118.10
+13.5%
EPS × Growth% (PEG = 1 is fair)
EPS=6.98, g=16.9%
EV/EBITDA
$197.03
+89.4%
(EBITDA × 18x − Net Debt) ÷ Shares
EBITDA=310.16M
Dividend Discount (DDM)
$213.51
+105.2%
D1 ÷ (r − g) where D1 = D0×(1+g)
D0=3.95, r=10%, g=8%
Book Value (P/B)
$117.01
+12.5%
BVPS × (ROE−g)÷(r−g) [Justified P/B — RIM-based]
BVPS=38.39, ROE=18.2%, g=6%, r=10%
Reverse DCF
$104.05
+0.0%
Solve for g: Price = Σ[EPS×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV
Implied: 3.2% | Historical: 16.9%
Margin of Safety
$91.58
-12.0%
Avg(DCF, Graham, P/E) × 75% (25% safety buffer)
Avg fair value=122.1, MoS=25%

Computed on September 12, 2026 from the most recent annual report on file and that day's closing price. Where a company has seen its earnings move sharply since its last annual report, this figure will lag the market.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.