Marzetti (MZTI) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Marzetti's (MZTI) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 19.23% in Q1 2026, down 158.0% year-on-year from 33.16% in Q1 2025, and down 0.67% quarter-over-quarter from 19.36% in Q4 2025.
Marzetti (MZTI) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Marzetti's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 19.23% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 158.0% year-over-year to 19.23% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 19.23%, a 158.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 20.89%, up 47.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed retreated to 19.23% in Q1 2026 per MZTI's latest filing, from 19.36% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 20.81% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 12.02% in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 17.43% (2024), against an average of 17.13%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 839 bps in 2022 and surged 519 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 13.28% in 2022, then increased by 26 bps to 16.74% in 2023, then climbed by 17 bps to 19.64% in 2024, then retreated by 1 bps to 19.36% in 2025, then slipped by 1 bps to 19.23% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest MZTI Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 19.23% (Q1 2026), 19.36% (Q4 2025), and 20.24% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.05 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.22 Bn | -6.47% |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.11 Bn | 18.67 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 3.63% |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.78 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 6.10% |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.51 Bn | 13.76 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 8.60% |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.87 Bn | 10.35 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.26 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 13.03% |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 10.06 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 5.84% |
| 8 | Conagra Brands | 6.88 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 704.10 Mn | -10.82% |
| 9 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.84 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 361.40 Mn | 9.90% |
| 10 | Marzetti | 2.92 Bn | 2.70 Bn | 107.22 Mn | 19.23% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.23% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.36% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.24% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 20.22% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.81% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.64% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.11% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.83% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.43% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.74% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.61% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.64% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.22% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.28% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.12% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.02% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.77% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.37% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19.11% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 20.40% |