Seneca Foods (SENEA) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Seneca Foods' Operating Margin was 6.47% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), down 1.33 percentage points from 7.80% a year earlier but up 0.45 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Seneca Foods (SENEA) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Seneca Foods' Operating Margin was 8.57% through Jun 27, 2026, up 3.76 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), it came in at 8.94%, up 4.02 percentage points from FY2025.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of -3.40 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Operating Margin was 4.93% in FY2025 (-2.43 pp), 7.35% in FY2024 (+5.94 pp), 1.42% in FY2023 (-3.21 pp) and 4.62% in FY2022 (-7.72 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has moved between -11.14% (fiscal Q4 2023) and 11.89% (fiscal Q1 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.97 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was fiscal Q4 2024 (a gain of 11.97 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q3 2022 (a drop of 13.38 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SENEA's Operating Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was 6.03% (Q4 2026), 11.80% (Q3 2026) and 9.02% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 136.33 Bn | 111.70 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 76.81 Bn | 70.13 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 20.80% |
| 3 | Hershey | 33.25 Bn | 29.49 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 23.06% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 27.93 Bn | 14.46 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -102.70% |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.97 Bn | 15.62 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 14.43% |
| 6 | Mccormick | 13.05 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 14.27% |
| 7 | J M Smucker | 12.89 Bn | 12.67 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 23.05% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.99 Bn | 7.67 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 3.75% |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.48 Bn | 4.77 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 2.76% |
| 10 | Seneca Foods | 1.24 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 47.85 Mn | 6.47% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 6.47% |
| 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% |
Seneca Foods Operating Margin API
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params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "SENEA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
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const data = await res.json();