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How The Marzetti Company stacks up
MZTI · against 173 other Consumer Defensive companies of similar size
Profitability
83/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #46 of 174 · scores higher than 73% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score18 peers with a profitability score of 80–89, including MZTI · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 83?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets, return on invested capital and operating margin, which are stronger than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 71% of peers. Operating margin: 12.4% vs peer median 7.6%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 74% of peers. Return on invested capital: 15.4% vs peer median 7.7%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 93% of peers. Return on assets: 11.9% vs peer median 4.0%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = MZTI, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | MZTI | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 161 reported | 15.4% | 11.4% | 62% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 172 reported | 12.4% | 9.1% | 65% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 164 reported | 11.9% | 5.1% | 88% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 163 reported | 18.7% | 10.3% | 74% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 174 reported | 24.7% | 36.0% | 23% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around MZTIScores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score