Seneca Foods Corp
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $1.12B
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- –
About Seneca Foods
Canned, Fruits, Veg, Preserves, Jams & Jellies, SIC 2033
Seneca Foods Corporation packages and distributes processed fruits and vegetables. It conducts business primarily through two food packaging segments, Vegetable and Fruit/Snack, alongside non-food activities such as can manufacturing, seed production, and aircraft operations. The company provides canned, frozen, and jarred produce along with packaged snack chips. Its customer base includes grocery retailers like supermarkets, mass merchandisers, club stores, and dollar stores for private label resale. In addition, Seneca serves foodservice distributors, restaurant chains, and government feeding programs with private label and branded lines. The company also produces goods under contract for other brand owners, supplies raw ingredients to commercial food processors, and exports merchandise globally.
The company maintains 27 primary facilities across the United States, comprising packaging plants, warehouses, can manufacturing units, seed operations, and a farm. Its packaging network spans New York, Michigan, Oregon, Wisconsin, Washington, Idaho, Illinois, Minnesota, and Arizona. Seneca procures crops from over 1,100 American farms and sells to international customers in roughly 55 countries. Its headquarters are in Fairport, New York.
Summary of the business section of Seneca Foods's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Seneca Foods Corp
- Founded
- 1949
- Headquarters
- Marion, NY
- Address
- 3736 South Main Street 14505
- Phone
- (315) 926-8100
- Website
- senecafoods.com
- Employees
- 2,995, Mar 31, 2026
- Industry
- Canned, Fruits, Veg, Preserves, Jams & Jellies
- Incorporated in
- New York
- Fiscal year ends
- March 31
- Auditor
- Deloitte & Touche LLP, Rochester, NY
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- SENEA
- Other tickers
- SENEB, SENEL, SENEM
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Shares outstanding
- 7M, Jul 24, 2026
- Public float
- $554.82M, Sep 26, 2025
- Filer category
- Accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 2-for-1, Sep 20, 1995; 4-for-1, Nov 24, 1986
- SEC CIK
- 88948
- CUSIP
- 817070501
- ISIN
- US8170705011
- EIN
- 16-0733425
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Laurence Palmby | President & CEO, Director | 25,717 |
| Dean Everett Erstad | Senior VP Sales & Marketing | 2,244 |
| Michael S. Wolcott | SVP, CFO & Treasurer | 83,853 |
| Timothy Robert Nelson | Chief Operating Officer | 5,074 |
| Gregory R. Ide | VP, Controller/Asst.Secretary | 1,781 |
| Kraig H. Kayser | Director | 226,463 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Paul L. Palmby | $1.30M | $1.23M | $609.49K | $321 | $93 |
| FY2024 Palmby | $1.01M | $950.03K | $485.47K | $189 | $109 |
| FY2024 Paul L. Palmby | $1.01M | $950.03K | $485.47K | $189 | $109 |
| FY2023 Palmby | $1.20M | $1.14M | $561.48K | $121 | $113 |
| FY2023 Paul L. Palmby | $1.20M | $1.14M | $561.48K | $121 | $113 |
| FY2022 Palmby | $1.13M | $1.17M | $539.47K | $111 | $121 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of March 31, 2026, Seneca employed approximately 2,995 employees and employed an additional approximately 4,015 seasonal employees during the Company’s peak summer harvest season.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2023 | Auditor change | Change in certifying accountant (8-K Item 4.01) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | Auditor change | Change in certifying accountant (8-K Item 4.01) |
| Aug 22, 2019 | Auditor change | Change in certifying accountant (8-K Item 4.01) |
| Nov 8, 2018 | Late filing | Notification of late filing |
| Jun 14, 2018 | Late filing | Notification of late filing |
| Nov 3, 2006 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Aug 23, 2006 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Dec 15, 2005 | Auditor change | Change in certifying accountant (8-K Item 4.01) |
| Dec 14, 2005 | Auditor change | Change in certifying accountant (8-K Item 4.01) |
| Aug 13, 2003 | Late filing | Notification of late filing |