The Marzetti Company (Nasdaq: MZTI) announced on November 11, 2026, that its Board of Directors has approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $1.05 per common share. This marks the 64th consecutive year the company has increased its regular cash dividend.
The dividend is scheduled to be paid on December 31, 2026, to shareholders of record as of December 4, 2026. As of the record date for the company’s annual shareholder meeting, there were 27,290,749 common shares outstanding.
The company stated that the indicated annual payout for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, is $4.15 per share, an increase from the $3.95 per share paid during fiscal 2026. CEO David A. Ciesinski noted that this dividend represents the 254th consecutive quarterly cash dividend paid by the company since September 1963.
In other business conducted during the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, held virtually on November 11, 2026, shareholders elected three incumbent directors to serve three-year terms expiring at the 2029 Annual Meeting. The newly elected directors are John B. Gerlach, Jr., Gregory L. Hughes, and Robert P. Ostryniec. Additionally, the shareholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending June 30, 2027.
