Seneca Foods Corporation (SENEA) Key Metrics
SENEA valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $1.15B
- Enterprise value
- $1.35B
- P/E (TTM)
- 9.8 10-yr median 9.8
- Forward P/E
- 39.4
- PEG ratio
- 0.83
- Price / sales
- 0.7 10-yr median 0.3
- Price / book
- 1.6 10-yr median 0.8
- EV / EBITDA
- 6.9 10-yr median 6.6
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- −0.03
SENEA key metrics, FY2017–FY2026
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 · U.S. dollarsSENEA valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
SENEA returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
SENEA per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
SENEA financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
SENEA efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
SENEA valuation history
SENEA returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
SENEA debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
SENEA cash returned to shareholders
SENEA price vs earnings per share
SENEA key metrics
FY2017–FY2026| FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $1.04B | $619.2M | $420.2M | $411.4M | $452.4M | $431.3M | $371.3M | $237.4M | $272.5M | $355.8M |
| Enterprise value | $1.28B | $951.3M | $1.07B | $898.6M | $619.6M | $540.8M | $673.0M | $529.9M | $707.0M | $715.6M |
| P/E ratio | 9.1 | 15.0 | 6.6 | 44.6 | 9.8 | 3.4 | 7.1 | 41.3 | — | 28.2 |
| Price / sales | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Price / book | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Price / free cash flow | 5.8 | 2.1 | — | — | — | 3.9 | 6.0 | 4.0 | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 4.6 | 1.8 | — | — | 15.0 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.4 | — | 14.6 |
| EV / sales | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.0 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 13.0 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 6.2 | — | 26.9 | 13.3 |
| EV / free cash flow | 7.1 | 3.2 | — | — | — | 4.8 | 10.9 | 8.9 | — | — |
| Earnings yield | 11.0% | 6.7% | 15.1% | 2.2% | 10.2% | 29.2% | 14.1% | 2.4% | −5.1% | 3.5% |
| Free cash flow yield | 17.3% | 48.2% | −28.5% | −68.9% | −5.1% | 25.9% | 16.6% | 25.0% | −16.8% | −2.2% |
| Dividend yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 1.5% | 1.9% | 7.9% | 10.0% | 8.6% | 1.0% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1.7% | 0.8% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $151.12 | $89.04 | $56.90 | $52.27 | $51.54 | $47.09 | $39.78 | $24.60 | $27.70 | $36.10 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $240.39 | $227.05 | $197.51 | $191.79 | $157.81 | $160.26 | $143.12 | $124.28 | $133.62 | $126.40 |
| Earnings per share | $16.61 | $5.93 | $8.57 | $1.17 | $5.26 | $13.77 | $5.61 | $0.60 | −$1.40 | $1.28 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $32.52 | $48.24 | −$11.23 | −$27.04 | $3.43 | $20.00 | $13.64 | $10.06 | −$1.34 | $2.47 |
| Free cash flow per share | $26.10 | $42.89 | −$16.19 | −$36.01 | −$2.64 | $12.20 | $6.60 | $6.15 | −$4.66 | −$0.79 |
| Cash per share | $7.23 | $6.14 | $0.61 | $0.67 | $1.24 | $6.53 | $1.15 | $1.19 | $1.53 | $1.22 |
| Book value per share | $109.54 | $91.03 | $78.93 | $70.49 | $65.96 | $63.09 | $42.25 | $43.25 | $41.78 | $43.14 |
| Tangible book value per share | $109.54 | $91.03 | $78.93 | $70.49 | $65.96 | $63.09 | $42.25 | $43.25 | $41.78 | $43.14 |
| Dividends per share | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Capex per share | $6.42 | $5.35 | $4.96 | $8.97 | $6.08 | $7.80 | $7.04 | $3.91 | $3.32 | $3.26 |
| Debt per share | $40.90 | $53.90 | $88.13 | $62.57 | $20.29 | $18.50 | $33.48 | $31.49 | $45.69 | $37.73 |
| Shares outstanding | 6.9M | 7.0M | 7.4M | 7.9M | 8.8M | 9.2M | 9.3M | 9.7M | 9.8M | 9.9M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −0.7% | −5.8% | −6.2% | −10.3% | −4.1% | −1.9% | −3.3% | −1.9% | −0.2% | −0.9% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 16.5% | 6.8% | 11.1% | 1.6% | 8.0% | 25.9% | 12.9% | 1.4% | −3.3% | 3.0% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 11.7% | 5.4% | 7.2% | 1.6% | 6.9% | 20.6% | 7.8% | −3.9% | −0.5% | 2.4% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 9.4% | 3.2% | 4.9% | 0.9% | 5.0% | 13.9% | 6.0% | 0.6% | −1.4% | 1.3% |
| Return on tangible assets | 9.2% | 3.5% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 4.9% | 13.9% | 5.8% | 0.7% | −1.3% | 1.3% |
| Free cash flow margin | 10.9% | 18.9% | −8.2% | −18.8% | −1.7% | 7.6% | 4.6% | 5.0% | −3.5% | −0.6% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.96 | 8.14 | −1.31 | −23.05 | 0.65 | 1.45 | 2.43 | 16.90 | — | 1.93 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $282.4M | $374.8M | $650.8M | $492.5M | $178.1M | $169.4M | $312.5M | $303.9M | $449.5M | $371.8M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $49.9M | $42.7M | $4.5M | $5.2M | $10.9M | $59.8M | $10.7M | $11.5M | $15.1M | $12.0M |
| Net debt | $232.5M | $332.1M | $646.3M | $487.2M | $167.2M | $109.6M | $301.8M | $292.5M | $434.4M | $359.8M |
| Debt / equity | 0.37 | 0.59 | 1.12 | 0.89 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.79 | 0.73 | 1.09 | 0.87 |
| Debt / assets | 0.23 | 0.32 | 0.47 | 0.41 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.44 | 0.38 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.10 | 2.51 | 4.03 | 7.06 | 1.64 | 0.55 | 2.78 | — | 16.53 | 6.67 |
| Current ratio | 5.06 | 3.52 | 6.40 | 5.08 | 3.18 | 3.27 | 3.69 | 5.37 | 5.35 | 4.05 |
| Quick ratio | 1.07 | 0.71 | 0.62 | 0.79 | 0.85 | 1.10 | 0.94 | 0.90 | 1.40 | 0.51 |
| Interest coverage | 8.2 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 11.3 | 29.6 | 6.0 | -2.5 | -0.4 | 3.0 |
| Working capital | $625.2M | $541.1M | $816.0M | $637.9M | $377.5M | $358.2M | $401.9M | $490.9M | $602.5M | $541.4M |
| Invested capital | $988.7M | $965.2M | $1.23B | $1.04B | $746.2M | $687.4M | $696.1M | $710.0M | $845.5M | $785.0M |
| Tangible asset value | $756.2M | $633.0M | $582.9M | $554.8M | $579.0M | $577.8M | $394.4M | $417.5M | $411.1M | $425.2M |
| Net current asset value | $287.6M | $207.2M | $165.9M | $136.1M | $187.4M | $184.8M | $36.7M | $171.9M | $123.4M | $166.1M |
| Graham number | $202.33 | $110.19 | $123.40 | $43.13 | $88.38 | $139.81 | $73.02 | $24.07 | — | $35.25 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$7.34 | −$18.84 | −$40.68 | −$30.40 | −$6.48 | −$2.62 | −$22.19 | −$10.89 | −$28.32 | −$17.51 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $23,000 | $23,000 | $23,000 | $23,000 | $23,000 | $23,000 | $23,000 | $23,000 | $23,000 | $23,000 |
| Share buybacks (net) | $16.1M | $11.6M | $33.0M | $41.2M | $38.8M | $4.4M | $12.7M | $8.0M | $4.6M | $2.8M |
| Dividend payout ratio | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | — | 0.2% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 8.9% | 3.9% | — | — | — | 3.9% | 20.6% | 13.4% | — | — |
| Capex / revenue | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 4.7% | 3.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 19.7% | 11.1% | — | — | 177.0% | 39.0% | 51.6% | 38.8% | — | 132.1% |
| Capex / depreciation | 1.01 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 1.73 | 1.46 | 2.21 | 2.12 | 1.21 | 1.04 | 1.29 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | −0.1% | 0.1% | −1.3% | −0.6% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| SG&A / revenue | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.6% | 5.4% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.8% | 6.0% | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 23.0 | 20.4 | 23.0 | 27.7 | 29.8 | 27.8 | 28.3 | 23.2 | 19.4 | 21.8 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 155.6 | 188.6 | 221.7 | 139.6 | 109.6 | 111.5 | 139.6 | 165.0 | 173.0 | 191.7 |
| Days payables outstanding | 13.7 | 10.7 | 15.7 | 20.4 | 23.7 | 21.5 | 20.2 | 18.5 | 19.1 | 22.5 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 164.9 | 198.3 | 229.0 | 146.9 | 115.7 | 117.8 | 147.7 | 169.7 | 173.3 | 191.0 |
| Receivables turnover | 15.88 | 17.86 | 15.87 | 13.20 | 12.25 | 13.15 | 12.90 | 15.71 | 18.86 | 16.74 |
| Payables turnover | 26.61 | 34.05 | 23.19 | 17.92 | 15.38 | 17.01 | 18.06 | 19.70 | 19.14 | 16.25 |
| Inventory turnover | 2.35 | 1.94 | 1.65 | 2.61 | 3.33 | 3.27 | 2.61 | 2.21 | 2.11 | 1.90 |
| Asset turnover | 1.37 | 1.23 | 1.12 | 1.40 | 1.50 | 1.61 | 1.52 | 1.28 | 1.31 | 1.33 |
| Average receivables | $104.5M | $88.4M | $91.9M | $114.3M | $113.1M | $111.6M | $103.6M | $76.3M | $69.7M | $74.4M |
| Average payables | $53.7M | $42.0M | $54.8M | $78.4M | $80.8M | $72.6M | $66.1M | $58.9M | $64.8M | $70.1M |
| Average inventory | $608.9M | $738.3M | $771.8M | $537.4M | $373.6M | $377.4M | $456.7M | $524.3M | $587.9M | $598.3M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Computed from SENEA's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed June 11, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
SENEA valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2026 (March 31, 2026), Seneca Foods traded at 9.1 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 9.8. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 9.8 and the forward P/E is 39.4. Seneca Foods earned a return on equity of 16.5% and a return on invested capital of 11.7% in fiscal 2026. It ended the year with $282.4 million of debt and $49.9 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $232.5 million. It returned $16.1 million to shareholders: $0.0 million in dividends and $16.1 million in share buybacks, 9% of free cash flow. The share count fell 29.9% from 9.9M to 6.9M over 9 years.
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SENEA key metrics FAQ
What is Seneca Foods's P/E ratio?
Seneca Foods's trailing P/E ratio is 9.8 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 39.4. At the end of fiscal 2026 it was 9.1, compared with a 10-year median of 9.8.
What is Seneca Foods's EV/EBITDA?
Seneca Foods's enterprise value was 6.0 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2026 (enterprise value $1.3 billion, EBITDA $211.2 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 6.9.
What is Seneca Foods's return on equity?
Seneca Foods's return on equity (ROE) was 16.5% in fiscal 2026: net income of $114.7 million on average shareholders' equity of $694.6 million.
What is Seneca Foods's ROIC?
Seneca Foods's return on invested capital was 11.7% in fiscal 2026, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Seneca Foods have?
Seneca Foods had total debt of $282.4 million at the end of fiscal 2026, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37 and $232.5 million of net debt (1.10 times EBITDA).
What is Seneca Foods's dividend yield?
Seneca Foods paid $0.0 million in dividends in fiscal 2026 ($0.00 per share), a payout ratio of 0.0%.
Does Seneca Foods buy back its shares?
Yes. Seneca Foods spent $16.1 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2026 Shares outstanding changed −0.7% over the year, to 6.9M..
What is Seneca Foods's free cash flow yield?
Seneca Foods generated $180.2 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2026, a free cash flow yield of 17.3% on its market value at year-end ($1.0 billion).
What is Seneca Foods's current ratio?
Seneca Foods's current ratio was 5.06 at the end of fiscal 2026: current assets were 5.06 times current liabilities.