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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000057515-26-000011"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MZTI"
cik: "0000057515"
company_name: "MARZETTI CO"
filed_at: "2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:08:32.999591+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Marzetti Q3 EPS $1.35, down from $1.49; revenue slips 1%; acquires Bachan's

## Summary
- Diluted EPS $1.35 vs $1.49 prior year; net income $37.1M, down from $41.2M.
- Consolidated net sales $453.4M, down 1.0%; adjusted net sales down 0.9% to $451.8M.
- Retail sales fell 3.2% to $233.8M; Foodservice sales rose 1.5% to $219.6M (adj. +1.8%).
- Record gross profit $107.2M (+1.2%); gross margin expanded 50bps to 23.6%.
- Acquired Bachan's, Inc. (Japanese BBQ sauce) on May 1; $3.5M acquisition costs in SG&A.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000057515-26-000011
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MZTI
- cik: 0000057515
- company_name: MARZETTI CO
- filed_at: 2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/57515/000005751526000011/0000057515-26-000011-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/57515/000005751526000011/mzti-20260504.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  MARZETTI CO reported the fiscal third quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $453.4 million, net income $37.1 million, or $1.35 per diluted share, EPS $1.35 per diluted share.
  - Period: the fiscal third quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $453.4 million
  - Net income: $37.1 million, or $1.35 per diluted share
  - EPS: $1.35 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: The Marzetti Company (Nasdaq: MZTI) reported results today for the company’s fiscal third quarter ended March 31, 2026. Summary • Consolidated net sales declined 1.0% to $453.4 million versus $457.8 million last year.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/57515/000005751526000011/0000057515-26-000011-index.htm

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