The Marzetti Company (MZTI) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 71 Consumer Staples companies.
The Marzetti Company (MZTI) scores 6.8 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as solid quality. The reading rests on efficiency, and profitability is what holds it back.
One pillar, solvency, is unscored because the filings behind it carry too little to judge. It is shown as a dash rather than a zero, and the overall score is the weighted average of what could be scored.
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On the filings behind it, The Marzetti Company earns 6.8 out of 10 for business quality as of October 17, 2026. That is solid quality on our scale. A solid reading is a respectable business with clear strengths and at least one area that falls short of the best in its field. The figure is a weighted average of five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks from reported statements.
Among the 71 Consumer Staples companies with a published score, that ranks at the 80th percentile, inside the top quarter of the group. For reference, the middle of the group scores 5.8 and a company needs 6.8 to reach its top quarter, which leaves The Marzetti Company above the median.
The Marzetti Company’s profitability score is 6.1 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 4.7 among 71 Consumer Staples companies, that is above the group and the 63rd percentile. An average profitability reading usually means the company earns a fair return without obvious pricing power, so the other pillars decide more of the story.
There is no solvency score for The Marzetti Company: too little of the pillar could be measured from the filings to give an honest reading. The overall is therefore the weighted average of the other pillars. Across 65 Consumer Staples companies the median for this pillar is 6.9. Without it the overall says nothing about how comfortably the company carries its debt.
The Marzetti Company’s growth score is 6.5 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 4.0 among 67 Consumer Staples companies, that is well above the group and the 74th percentile. Growth near the median is neither a reason to buy nor a concern, but it does mean the quality case rests more on the other pillars.
The Marzetti Company’s efficiency score is 8.5 out of 10 (strong). Against a median of 6.7 among 68 Consumer Staples companies, that is well above the group and the 93rd percentile. Efficiency at this level means the company needs comparatively little capital to produce what it sells.
Predictability scores 6.8 out of 10, which reads as average. The median across 71 Consumer Staples companies is 6.1, so The Marzetti Company is above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 69th percentile. Consistency near the median is typical, and it is worth checking whether the swings came from the business itself or from one-off items.
The profile is uneven. Efficiency leads at 8.5 while profitability trails at 6.1, a gap of 2.4 points, so the overall averages a clear strength against a clear soft spot. An efficiency lead means the operation turns what it has into cash better than it does anything else. A profitability shortfall is the one most worth understanding, since it bears directly on whether the business creates value.
Every scored pillar is at or above the median of Consumer Staples companies, so there is no catch-up left to lift the overall. The risk runs the other way: a one point fall in profitability, the heaviest of them, would take the score from 6.8 to about 6.5. Only four of the five pillars could be scored. Together they carry 80 of the 100 weight points (the full set is profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and the overall is the weighted average of those alone.
These are the Consumer Staples companies closest to The Marzetti Company in market value. Each has its own page scored on the same five pillars, so the comparison is like for like.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading The Marzetti Company scores 6.8 out of 10, which reads as solid quality. Its strongest pillar is efficiency, its weakest is profitability. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
The Marzetti Company ranks at the 80th percentile of the 71 Consumer Staples companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.8 and the top quarter starts at 6.8, against The Marzetti Company’s 6.8.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 17, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for MZTI are in the app.
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