Valuation remains strong (avg 95/100), but growth is pulling the composite down (avg 50/100).
Broad-market heuristics · Not a buy/sell signal
Valuation and growth
Valuation
Growth
Under 20x, reasonable relative to earnings
Under 20x cash flow, well covered
2–5% CAGR, growing but slowly
Recently turned FCF-positive, capex cycle finishing, CAGR not yet meaningful
Business Quality & Capital Allocation
Shrinking >2%, active buybacks
Expanded 3+pp, strong improvement
Net debt/FCF of 1.6x, somewhat elevated
8–10%, clearing the bar
Seneca Foods (SENEA) quality: score, margins and returns
Seneca Foods (SENEA) scores 74/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score (a solid business), a weighted blend of 7 metrics each scored 0 to 100, on 7.9% operating margins and 9.5% ROIC. Every metric is computed from SEC filings; this is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
Is Seneca Foods (SENEA) a high-quality business?+
Seneca Foods scores 74 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 7 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which rates it a solid business on these measures. Recent figures include a 7.9% operating margin and a 9.5% return on invested capital. Quality and price are separate questions: even a great business can be a poor investment if you overpay, so read this score alongside the valuation. The metric-by-metric breakdown is on this scorecard.
What does Seneca Foods's quality score measure?+
Intrinsiqq's quality score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, change in share count, and balance-sheet strength, each computed from SENEA's SEC filings rather than opinion or sentiment. A higher score means a more durable, capital-efficient business; it is not a buy or sell signal. Open each metric on this page to see exactly where Seneca Foods scores well and where it falls behind.
What is Seneca Foods's return on invested capital (ROIC)?+
Seneca Foods earns about 9.5% on its invested capital, which is modest. ROIC measures how much profit a company generates per dollar put to work; sustained ROIC above its cost of capital is one of the clearest signs of a real competitive moat. Compare it to SENEA's margins and growth on this scorecard to judge durability.
How profitable is Seneca Foods?+
Seneca Foods runs an operating margin of about 7.9% and a net margin of about 5.6%. Revenue has grown at roughly 3.4% a year recently. High, stable margins usually point to pricing power and operating discipline. Margins are most telling next to growth and returns on capital, all of which feed this quality score. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.
SourceQuality score computed from the 10-Q filed 6 Aug 2026, covering the period ending 27 Jun 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 3 Oct 2026. How this is calculated.
Fiscal year ends Mar. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically. Checks use broad-market heuristics, so sector norms may differ, and the valuation checks are more cyclical than the quality checks.
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Held by ETFs
SENEA is in 46 US ETFs. The largest of them, with SENEA's weight in each:
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETFAVUV0.12%of the fund
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETFVTWO0.03%of the fund
Dimensional US Marketwide Value ETFDFUV0.01%of the fund
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETFIWN0.05%of the fund
Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETFDFAT0.04%of the fund
Vanguard Consumer Staples ETFVDC0.11%of the fund
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