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Limoneira

NSQ:LMNR · US5327461043
Food ProductsSmall

360

16
EV / EBIT1
Price / Owner Earnings77
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield61
Price/Sales13
Price/Book51
Return on Capital3
Cash Return on Capital7
Return on Equity6
EBIT Margin3
Gross Profitability1
Accruals58
Owner Earnings Margin3
Sales growth7
Profit growth13
Reinvestment37
Price momentum40
Debt load53
Refinancing21
Debt Payback1
Liquidity3
Analyst ratings75
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside82
Market mood56
Value Creation0/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Limoneira doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryFood Products
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded1990
Employees73
ISINUS5327461043
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Packaging ServicesOrganicReal Estate TechnologyDisposal and RecyclingAgriTechHorticultureFarmingFruit

Description

Limoneira Company (Limoneira) primarily operates as an agribusiness company. The company’s operations consist of fruit production, sales and marketing, rental operations, real estate and capital investment activities. The company is one of Californ…

Analysis

Story stock

Limoneira Company trades at an expensive price on a weak set of business metrics, a combination we flag as a story stock.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 0/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value. Analysts lean positive.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
4
2023202420252026

All-time high

35

Jan 2023

All-time low

1

Mar 2026

Average rank

13

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
13
31
34
63
Price/Earnings
1
3
3
12
Price/Book
51
39
64
82
Dividend Yield
61
40
65
66
Value (overall)
21
26
36
61

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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