# Seneca Foods Corp. (SENEA) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Food & Staples Retailing. Price $195.71, market value $1.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 11.3×** (5-yr avg 17.1×, 3-yr avg 10.3×). Seneca Foods Corp. trades at 11.3× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 17.1×: cheap by its own standards. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×.
- **Price / sales: 0.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.8×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.7×**. The shares trade at 1.7× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 8.0×**. Enterprise value is 8.0× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 13.5%** (5-yr avg -7.5%). Free cash flow equals 13.5% of the market value, above its five-year average of -7.5%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 8.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 8.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 9.0%**. 9.0% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 6.9%**. 6.9% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 15.2%**. 15.2% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 12.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 12.1%.
- **Return on assets: 8.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 8.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 5.1%** (3-yr 3.2%/yr, 5-yr 2.5%/yr). Revenue grew 5.1% over the last year, against 2.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 181.2%** (3-yr 142.7%/yr, 5-yr 3.9%/yr). Earnings per share rose 181.2%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.37**. Debt is 0.37 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.2×**. It would take 1.2 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Current ratio: 5.06** (quick 1.07). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 5.06 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 4.79**. A Z-score of 4.79 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Seneca Foods Corp. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 74.1%** (YTD 76.9%, 3-mo 33.3%). The shares are up 74.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -6.8%** (96.5% above the low). Trading 7% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 57**. An RSI of 57 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.05** (volatility 41%). Beta of 0.05 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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