Seneca Foods (SENEA) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Seneca Foods' (SENEA) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 6.03% in Q1 2026, up 545.0% year-on-year from 0.93% in Q1 2025, and down 48.91% quarter-over-quarter from 11.8% in Q4 2025.
Seneca Foods (SENEA) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Seneca Foods' Operating Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 6.03% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 545.0% year-over-year to 6.03% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 8.94%, a 402.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 8.94%, up 402.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin retreated to 6.03% in Q1 2026 per SENEA's latest filing, from 11.8% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 11.89% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 11.14% in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 5.91% (2026), against an average of 5.09%.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin tumbled 1338 bps in 2022 and soared 1197 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 6.3% in 2022, then rose by 10 bps to 6.92% in 2023, then declined by 26 bps to 5.1% in 2024, then soared by 131 bps to 11.8% in 2025, then plunged by 49 bps to 6.03% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest SENEA Operating Margin figures stand at 6.03% (Q1 2026), 11.8% (Q4 2025), and 9.02% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.05 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 18.94% |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.11 Bn | 18.67 Bn | 1.60 Bn | -45.40% |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.78 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 7.30% |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.51 Bn | 13.76 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 14.27% |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.87 Bn | 10.35 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.26 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 8.76% |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 10.06 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 14.62% |
| 8 | Conagra Brands | 6.88 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 704.10 Mn | -57.54% |
| 9 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.84 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 361.40 Mn | 9.54% |
| 10 | Seneca Foods | 1.12 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 44.08 Mn | 6.03% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.03% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 11.80% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 9.02% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 7.80% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.57% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 5.10% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 5.80% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 8.35% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.83% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 6.92% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.43% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 11.89% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -11.14% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.30% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 4.96% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 2.49% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.24% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 5.31% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 5.86% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 7.54% |