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SENEB Seneca Foods Corp

NASDAQ
Consumer Staples
Food Products

$179.22

▼ 2.8%

Updated Oct 16, 2:25 PM ET

Report Card

SENEB at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.

How the 0–100 rating is calculated
Value
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Growth
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Profitability
24
Health
58
Dividends
—

Overall: not rated yet. This stock's fundamentals ratios aren't loaded, so only the pillars its filings support are scored.

Key Metrics

Market Cap

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P/E

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Forward P/E (est.)

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ROE

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Revenue Growth

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EPS Growth

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Profit Margin

—

FCF Yield

—

Debt / Equity

—

ROIC

6.0%

Interest Coverage

2.29x

Current Ratio

3.77x

Dividend Yield

—

Implied Growth (rev. DCF)

—

Rating Score

Not rated

Business Overview

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Seneca Foods Corp (SENEB) is a NASDAQ-listed company in the Food Products industry, within the Consumer Staples sector.

In its latest reported year it generated about $1.58B in revenue and $41.22M in net profit.

Our model hasn't rated SENEB yet because its fundamentals ratios (P/E, margins, returns on capital, leverage) aren't loaded. Any financial history below comes straight from its SEC filings and refreshes automatically.

Economic Moat

Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (8 years of history).

Profit margins and economic moats, explained
No moat evidenceMoat evidence score: 24/100

The numbers don't show a durable competitive advantage — margins, growth, or returns on capital have been unstable or thin. Great returns are still possible; they just aren't protected.

Operating margin level0/100

4.6% average over the last 3 years

Operating margin stability46/100

±4.3 pts around 4.3% across 8 years

Revenue durability57/100

grew in 5 of the last 7 year-over-year periods

Free-cash-flow consistency0/100

positive in 4 of 8 years

Return on invested capital5/100

6.0% latest fiscal year

A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.

Revenue Growth

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How to read an income statement

4Y CAGR

1.8%

Revenue moved from $1.16B in 2018 to $1.58B in 2025, a 4.5% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year was roughly steady year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.

0/1 checks passedROIC above 10%

Gross Margin

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Operating Margin

4.9%

Net Margin

2.6%

ROE

—

Debt Analysis

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1/2 checks passedInterest covered 3×+Short-term bills covered

Total Debt

$217.10M

Net Debt

$130.18M

Net Debt / EBITDA

1.67x

Debt / Equity

—

Leverage: debt-to-equity is n/a, and operating profit covers interest about 2.3x, with a current ratio of 3.8x. Detailed balance-sheet leverage is limited for this name. It carries roughly $217.10M of total debt against $86.92M of cash.

Cash Flow Analysis

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Operating CF

$335.48M

Free Cash Flow

$298.25M

FCF Margin

18.9%

In the latest year Seneca Foods Corp produced about $335.48M of operating cash flow and $298.25M of free cash flow after capital spending. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.

Dividend Safety

Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.

What to look for in a dividend stock
SafeSafety score: 70/100

The payout is comfortably covered by cash the business actually generates, with a raise habit behind it.

Total paid (latest FY)

$23.00K

History on record

8 years

Free-cash-flow coverage100/100

dividend uses 0% of free cash flow

Earnings payout ratio100/100

0% of net income paid out

Raise streak0/100

no current raise streak

Cut history100/100

no cuts in the last 8 years on record

Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.

Valuation Analysis

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What is a reasonable P/E ratio?
1/1 checks passedTrading below DCF fair value

P/E

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P/S

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P/B

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EV / EBITDA

—

SENEB trades at n/a trailing earnings. Its valuation ratios aren't loaded yet, so there is no P/E to judge here.

DCF Fair Value (Educational)

A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.

How this DCF estimate is calculated

DCF fair value / share

$436.34

Current price

$179.22

+143% · Below fair-value estimate

Starting FCF (latest 10-K)

$298.25M

Growth, years 1–5

4.0%

Fade to terminal, years 6–10

2.5%

Discount rate

9.0%

PV of 10-yr free cash flow$2.31B
PV of terminal value$2.82B
Estimated equity value$5.12B
Shares outstanding12M

Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.

Metrics vs. Sector Range

Where SENEB sits versus the Consumer Staples companies we cover.

TTM P/E
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Forward P/E
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P/S ratio
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Revenue growth
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EPS growth
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Gross margin
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Net margin
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ROE
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Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 48 Consumer Staples companies in our coverage that have fundamentals data — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.

Sector Peer Comparison

How SENEB stacks up against its Consumer Staples peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.

SENEB doesn't have a model rating yet (its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded), so it isn't ranked against the 48 rated Consumer Staples companies we cover.

P/E vs sector

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median 22x

ROE vs sector

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median 18.1%

Growth vs sector

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median 3.4%

Sector rank

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not rated yet

CompanyP/ERev Gr.Rating
SENEBThis stock——Not rated
MICC33.9x—Weak· 40
JBS8.2x48.5%Neutral· 51
CAG5.9x-4.7%Weak· 35
CPB9.9x-2.9%Neutral· 47
TAP—-1.3%Weak· 29
CLX13.8x-3.7%Neutral· 44
BF.B18.5x-1.2%Neutral· 52
Consumer Staples median22x3.4%47/100

Valuation vs. quality map

sector medianMICCJBSCAGCPBCLXBF.BP/E — cheaper ←→ pricierROE — more profitable ↑

The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.

Compare side by side

Peers are the closest Consumer Staples companies by sub-industry and size, preferring ones with full data. Sector medians and rank use the 48 rated companies among the 74 Consumer Staples stocks we cover. Educational, not a recommendation.

5-Year Projection Model

Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.

What drives this projection, and its limits

2030 scenario price range (Base Case)

$71.16 – $118.61

vs. $179.22 today · implied CAGR -17% – -8%

Metric20262027202820292030
Revenue$1.71B$1.84B$1.99B$2.15B$2.32B
Net income$51.16M$55.25M$59.67M$64.44M$69.60M
EPS$4.36$4.71$5.08$5.49$5.93
Share price (low)$52.31$56.49$61.01$65.89$71.16
Share price (high)$87.18$94.15$101.69$109.82$118.61
CAGR (low–high)-71% / -51%-44% / -28%-30% / -17%-22% / -12%-17% / -8%

Educational scenario model, not a forecast or investment advice. It starts from the latest annual revenue in SEC filings. By default, growth is trailing revenue growth (held between 3% and 45% a year), the net margin is the latest one (held between 3% and 50%, so a loss-making company is modeled with a small profit), and the Base case P/E runs from 60% to 100% of today's. Carrying recent growth forward five years can miss badly in either direction. Outputs are only as good as the assumptions. Growth, margin or P/E data is missing for this stock, so some starting values above are placeholders rather than measurements.

Key Risks

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Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.

Analyst Ratings

What 8 Wall Street analysts covering SENEB recommend (September 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.

Sell
consensus · score 2.0 / 5 across 8 analysts
Strong Buy 0Buy 0Hold 3Sell 2Strong Sell 3

Analysts have turned more cautious over the last three months (-89 pts of buy ratings).

Latest SEC Filings

SENEB's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen. How to read a 10-K

SENEB — frequently asked questions

Is SENEB a good stock to buy?

We don't give buy or sell advice. Review Seneca Foods Corp's fundamentals, valuation, and 5-year financials on this page, then make your own decision — and consider a licensed professional.

Where does SENEB's data come from?

Live price data plus the annual financials in Seneca Foods Corp's SEC filings, refreshed automatically. Its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded yet, which is why it has no model rating.

How is the 5-year projection for SENEB calculated?

It's a scenario model. It starts from the latest annual revenue and net margin in SEC filings, grows revenue at an assumed rate (trailing revenue growth by default), and applies a P/E range built around today's multiple to show the resulting share-price range. When a stock has no growth or P/E data, the starting values are placeholders. It's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.

Is this SENEB analysis financial advice?

No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell SENEB. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.

Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.

Not advice. Nothing on this page is investment advice or a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell any security. Do your own research and consult a licensed financial professional before investing.