Marzetti
MZTI · Packaged Foods & Meats
$109.13
2.8%Simply Good Foods
SMPL · Packaged Foods & Meats
$10.41
6.0%The short version
- Marzetti is the larger business, with $1.9B of revenue in fiscal 2026 against $1.5B for Simply Good Foods.
- Simply Good Foods grew revenue faster (9.0%, against 1.1%).
- Marzetti kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (12.4% operating margin, against 10.8% operating margin).
- Marzetti earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (18.2%, against 6.1%).
| Latest fiscal year | MZTI · FY26 | SMPL · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $3.0B | $936M |
| Revenue | $1.9B | $1.5B |
| Free cash flow | $206M | $158M |
| Net income | $192M | $104M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 1.1% | 9.0% |
| 5-year growth | 5.6% | 12.2% |
| Share count change | −0.3% | 0.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 24.7% | 36.2% |
| Operating margin | 12.4% | 10.8% |
| Net margin | 9.9% | 7.1% |
| FCF margin | 10.7% | 10.9% |
| Return on capital | 18.2% | 6.1% |
| Return on equity | 18.7% | 5.9% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $185M | $151M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.6x | 0.8x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $145M | $50.9M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 15.6x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 4 |
FY17
MZTI $1.2B
SMPL —
FY18
MZTI $1.2B
SMPL $431M
FY19
MZTI $1.3B
SMPL $523M
FY20
MZTI $1.3B
SMPL $817M
FY21
MZTI $1.5B
SMPL $1.0B
FY22
MZTI $1.7B
SMPL $1.2B
FY23
MZTI $1.8B
SMPL $1.2B
FY24
MZTI $1.9B
SMPL $1.3B
FY25
MZTI $1.9B
SMPL $1.5B
FY26
MZTI $1.9B
SMPL —
MZTI
SMPL
FY17
MZTI 14.5%
SMPL —
FY18
MZTI 14.0%
SMPL 15.6%
FY19
MZTI 14.6%
SMPL 13.9%
FY20
MZTI 13.2%
SMPL 9.6%
FY21
MZTI 12.7%
SMPL 17.3%
FY22
MZTI 6.7%
SMPL 17.4%
FY23
MZTI 7.8%
SMPL 16.5%
FY24
MZTI 10.7%
SMPL 15.5%
FY25
MZTI 11.5%
SMPL 10.8%
FY26
MZTI 12.4%
SMPL —
MZTI
SMPL
FY17
MZTI $119M
SMPL —
FY18
MZTI $130M
SMPL $59.3M
FY19
MZTI $127M
SMPL $72.0M
FY20
MZTI $88.1M
SMPL $57.2M
FY21
MZTI $86.3M
SMPL $126M
FY22
MZTI −$30.2M
SMPL $105M
FY23
MZTI $136M
SMPL $160M
FY24
MZTI $184M
SMPL $210M
FY25
MZTI $204M
SMPL $158M
FY26
MZTI $206M
SMPL —
MZTI
SMPL
FY17
MZTI 27.7%
SMPL —
FY18
MZTI 30.3%
SMPL 9.5%
FY19
MZTI 30.1%
SMPL 8.6%
FY20
MZTI 24.1%
SMPL 5.7%
FY21
MZTI 22.8%
SMPL 5.5%
FY22
MZTI 12.3%
SMPL 8.8%
FY23
MZTI 14.0%
SMPL 8.8%
FY24
MZTI 19.9%
SMPL 8.2%
FY25
MZTI 21.5%
SMPL 6.1%
FY26
MZTI 18.2%
SMPL —
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