Honeywell International Inc. (HON) vs Seaboard Corporation (SEB)

Honeywell International Inc. and Seaboard Corporation are both Conglomerates companies. Honeywell International Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $65.5B against $3.9B — 16.8× the size. Seaboard Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 6.0× against 8.0×. Honeywell International Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 11.0% against 8.17%. Honeywell International Inc. has the higher net margin (21.6% vs 6.17%) and the higher return on invested capital (8.78% vs 3.66%). Both pay a dividend; Honeywell International Inc. yields more (3.77% vs 0.23%). Across the 23 metrics below, Seaboard Corporation leads on 12 and Honeywell International Inc. on 11.

Valuation

Metric HON SEB Conglomerates median
P/E 8.00 6.01 17.97
P/S 1.73 0.37 0.85
P/B 3.49 0.69 1.50
Price to free cash flow 16.31 200.47 12.94
EV/EBITDA 11.17 6.25 11.24
EV/Sales 2.32 0.41 1.29
Earnings yield 12.50% 16.65% 0.33%
Free cash flow yield 6.13% 0.50% (0.73%)

Profitability

Metric HON SEB Conglomerates median
Gross margin 36.51% 8.05% 33.55%
Operating margin 15.20% 3.36% 2.86%
Net margin 21.58% 6.17% 0.49%
Free cash flow margin 10.62% 0.18% (0.47%)
Return on equity 46.27% 12.23% 0.27%
Return on assets 10.55% 7.67% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 8.78% 3.66% 1.29%

Growth

Metric HON SEB Conglomerates median
Revenue growth (TTM) 11.01% 8.17% 8.17%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (8.27%) 467.71% (8.46%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 2.79% 6.46% 6.01%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (0.21%) 11.88% 0.00%

Health

Metric HON SEB Conglomerates median
Debt to equity 1.67 0.29 0.51
Current ratio 1.21 2.40 1.77
Net debt to EBITDA 1.98 0.37 1.29

Dividend

Metric HON SEB Conglomerates median
Dividend yield 3.77% 0.23% 3.05%
Payout ratio 0.30 0.01 0.30

Size

Metric HON SEB Conglomerates median
Market cap 65.48b 3.89b 470.57m

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