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Seneca Foods Corp SENEA

Nasdaq · stock · Canned, Fruits, Veg, Preserves, Jams & Jellies · website · IPO 1995-09-20

Seneca Foods Corp statistics & valuation

P / E28.0×
P / S0.7×
P / B1.8×
P / FCF3.9×
Net margin2.6%
FCF margin18.9%
Net debt$327.2M
Net debt / EBITDA2.7×
Enterprise value USD$1.5B
EV / EBITDA12.1×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV5.2%
Return on capital8%
Graham number -41.7%$109.73

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($109.73); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
1.30% -0.60% 0.50% 3.90% 8.60% 3.30% 0.60% 4.30% 2.60% 2017201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
8.90% 6.20% 2017201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
2.80% 1.10% -3.20% 5.30% 12.30% 4.60% 1.40% 7.40% 4.90% 2017201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
3.70% 2.70% -2.10% 1.40% 13.30% 21.80% 8.00% 1.70% 10.90% 6.50% 2017201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
9854 9839 9.7M 9.3M 9158 8774 7.9M 7.4M 7.0M 2017201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$320.6M $333.7M $394.3M $254.8M $206.9M $38.7M $102.7M $437.5M $600.3M $327.2M 2017201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2017201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
1.60% 1.20% -0.80% 0.70% 5.80% 13.90% 4.90% 0.80% 4.60% 3.50% 2017201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
-0.60% -3.50% 5.00% 4.60% 7.60% -1.70% -18.80% -8.20% 18.90% 2017201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.78× 0.81× 1.00× 0.64× 0.55× 0.17× 0.20× 0.80× 1.04× 0.58× 2017201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.60 -$0.87 $0.59 $5.58 $13.72 $5.24 $1.16 $8.56 $5.90 2017201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Seneca Foods Corp trades at about 31.9× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 3.4×–41.9×, median 15.2×).

3.4× 41.9×

Shaded band = 10-year range (3.4×–41.9×); dot = today's 31.9×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2017
Gross margin6.2%8.9%
Operating margin4.9%7.4%1.4%4.6%12.3%5.3%-3.2%1.1%2.8%
Net margin2.6%4.3%0.6%3.3%8.6%3.9%0.5%-0.6%1.3%
FCF margin18.9%-8.2%-18.8%-1.7%7.6%4.6%5.0%-3.5%-0.6%
Return on assets3.5%4.6%0.8%4.9%13.9%5.8%0.7%-0.8%1.2%1.6%
Return on equity6.5%10.9%1.7%8.0%21.8%13.3%1.4%-2.1%2.7%3.7%
Debt / equity0.58×1.04×0.80×0.20×0.17×0.55×0.64×1.00×0.81×0.78×
Current ratio3.526.405.083.213.273.695.375.354.364.05

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-03-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.