Seneca Foods (SENEA) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Seneca Foods' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 11.59% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 5.67 percentage points from 5.92% a year earlier and up 0.18 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Seneca Foods (SENEA) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), Seneca Foods' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 11.34%, up 5.99 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a five-year change of -9.96 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 5.35% in FY2025 (-2.02 pp), 7.37% in FY2024 (+5.71 pp), 1.65% in FY2023 (-5.32 pp) and 6.98% in FY2022 (-14.32 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q2 2022.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.34 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in fiscal Q1 2027 (a gain of 5.67 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2022 (a drop of 15.15 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows SENEA's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 11.41% (Q4 2026), 9.99% (Q3 2026) and 7.45% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 144.95 Bn | 98.82 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 84.23 Bn | 77.29 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 8.60% |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.99 Bn | 31.72 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 19.52% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.72 Bn | 16.47 Bn | 1.99 Bn | -5.63% |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.50 Bn | 16.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -0.98% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 14.27 Bn | 14.05 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 3.60% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.58 Bn | 12.23 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 5.97% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 12.22 Bn | 8.90 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 3.50% |
| 9 | Chewy | 9.17 Bn | 6.46 Bn | 1.01 Bn | - |
| 10 | Seneca Foods | 1.14 Bn | 957.89 Mn | 61.58 Mn | 12.78% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | 12.78% |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 11.45% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 6.12% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 3.40% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 2.30% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.25% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 7.68% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 7.47% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 8.02% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.47% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 1.10% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.25% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 0.15% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.11% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.80% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 4.93% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 5.55% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.76% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 9.75% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 17.53% |
API Access
Seneca Foods Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SENEA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "SENEA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SENEA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();