Seaboard Corporation

SEB Industrials Conglomerates

Seaboard Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $9.7 billion, up 7.10% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+9.09%
EPS
−73.4%
Free cash flow
+6.17%
Total debt
+12.4%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

3,637.62 222.15 +6.50%
Market cap
$3.3B
P/E
5.9×
Fwd P/E
0.0×
Dividend yield
0.26%
F-score
8/9
Altman Z
3.38
Beneish M
−2.57
Dividend safety
82/100

Seaboard Corporation (SEB) Return on equity

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Seaboard Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 10.5%, up 0.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (9.94%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.09% (fiscal 2018) to 13.8% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is above the Conglomerates industry median of 0.94% and above the Industrials sector median of 3.71%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 9.94% 8.06
FY2024 1.88% (2.80)
FY2023 4.68% (7.60)
FY2022 12.3% (1.52)
FY2021 13.8% 6.18
FY2020 7.62% (0.66)
FY2019 8.28% 8.19
FY2018 0.09% (7.41)
FY2017 7.50% (2.80)
FY2016 10.3% 4.21

Against its own ten years

Low 0.09% High 13.8%
Ten-year median 7.62%
Current reading's percentile 73

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
VMI Valmont Industries, Inc. compare 31.5%
PAM Pampa Energia S.A. compare 17.9%
DLX Deluxe Corporation compare 11.6%
GHC Graham Holdings Company compare 10.6%
SEB Seaboard Corporation 10.5%
OTTR Otter Tail Corporation compare 9.41%
BBUC Brookfield Business Partners L.P. compare −0.38%
FBYD Falcon's Beyond Global, Inc. compare −12.1%
CODI Compass Diversified Holdings compare −304.9%
Conglomerates industry median 0.94%
Industrials sector median 3.71%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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