Seneca Foods Corporation (SENEB) Stock

Seneca Foods Corporation (SENEB) is a Consumer Staples stock trading at $192.25 (as of 2026-08-18), with a market capitalization of $1.31B and a trailing P/E of 12.1. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Seneca Foods Corporation produces packaged fruits and vegetables, including canned, frozen, and bottled produce, jarred fruit, and snack chips, sold under private labels and brand names it owns or licenses. The company also performs contract packing and sells cans and ends, serving grocery retailers, food service distributors and restaurant chains, industrial customers, export buyers, and government feeding programs.

Understand Seneca Foods Corporation: how it makes money

Seneca Foods makes packaged fruits and vegetables, selling canned, frozen, and bottled produce (plus jarred fruit and snack chips) under private label and under brands it owns or licenses, and it also earns from contract packing and related operations such as sales of cans and ends and trucking and aircraft operations.

Profit is primarily driven by selling processed foods across multiple channels (private label, company owned or licensed national and regional brands, and contract packing), supported by related supply chain and packaging activities (cans and ends, trucking, and aircraft operations).

Business quality (Mixed): Limited company detail is provided, with no official reportable segment breakdown or operating KPIs in the input, so this view focuses on business model structure and high-level profitability facts only.

Valuation: At 12× earnings, SENEB trades 54% below the Food Products average (26×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Multiple go-to-market routes for processed produce: The company sells produce under private label and under several owned or licensed brands (including Seneca, Libby's, Aunt Nellie's, Cherryman, Green Valley, and READ), which can diversify demand sources.
  • Contract packing adds another revenue stream tied to processing capability: It packs canned and frozen vegetables under contract packing agreements, which can support utilization of its processing operations.
  • Related upstream and logistics activities: Beyond food products, it also sells cans and ends and performs trucking and aircraft operations, which may strengthen control over parts of the supply chain.

Bear case

  • Margins may be pressured by cost and volume swings: Processed food profitability can be sensitive to input costs and operating volumes, and the input does not provide details on how these factors are managed.
  • Mix complexity across brands, private label, and contract packing: Earnings can be affected by shifts in the mix among private label, owned or licensed brands, and contract packing, and the input does not show mix or trends.
  • Extra lines of business can add execution risk: Cans and ends, trucking, and aircraft operations introduce additional operational complexity beyond packaged produce sales.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$192.25
Market Cap$1.31B
P/E Ratio12.1
EV / EBITDA7.5
Price / Book1.70
Price / Sales0.79
FCF Yield21.7%
DCF Value (model)$35.03
DCF Upside vs Price-81.8%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$1.58B
Net Margin2.6%
Revenue Growth (YoY)1.1%
EPS Growth (YoY)208.5%
FCF Growth (YoY)-59.8%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score4.45 (safe)
Piotroski F-Score5/9 (moderate)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E12.1
Sector P/E (Consumer Staples)26.7
Industry P/E (Food Products)26.1
vs Sector-54.8%
vs Industry-53.7%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderDIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP ($8.80M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorConsumer Staples
IndustryFood Products
CEOPaul L. Palmby
Employees2,800
CountryUS
IPO Date1980-03-17

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Data as of 2026-08-18.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.