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About Seaboard
Seaboard Corp is a diversified group of companies that operate in agricultural, energy, and ocean transport businesses. The company is engaged in hog production, biofuel production, and pork processing in the United States; commodity trading and grain processing in Africa and South America; cargo shipping services in the U.S., Caribbean and Central and South America; sugar and alcohol production in Argentina; and electric power generation in the Dominican Republic. It also has an equity method investment in Butterball, LLC, a producer and processor of turkey products. The group's operating segments are; pork, commodity trading and milling, marine, liquid fuels, power, turkey, and others. It operates in 45 countries, with a concentration in the Caribbean, Central and South American region.
Ticker
$SEB
Sector
Primary listing
AMEX
Employees
14,000
Headquarters
Website
Seaboard Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$3.7B
27.18
$143.20
0.15
$9.00
0.23%
Price and volume
Market cap
$3.7B
Beta
0.15
52-week high
$4,038.54
52-week low
$2,365.00
Average daily volume
1.9K
Dividend rate
$9.00
Financial strength
Current ratio
2.404
Quick ratio
1.291
Long term debt to equity
25.438
Total debt to equity
38.496
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
6.47%
Interest coverage (TTM)
3.28%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
560
Gross margin (TTM)
6.99%
Net profit margin (TTM)
1.46%
Operating margin (TTM)
2.45%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
56.53%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$680,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
1.87%
Return on equity (TTM)
2.99%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
27.178
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.398
Price to book
0.77
Price to tangible book (TTM)
0.8
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
179.892
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
0.56%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
21.635
Dividend yield (TTM)
0.23%
Forward dividend yield
0.23%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
4.70%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-46.35%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-3.05%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
4.39%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-26.93%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-5.31%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
11.61%
Bulls say / Bears say
Q2 2025 net earnings reached $102 million, up from $61 million a year earlier, driven by strong sales growth in Pork, CT&M, Marine, and other segments (PR Newswire).
Q1 2025 operating income recovered to $38 million from a $20 million loss in Q1 2024, reflecting stronger cost control and operational execution (PR Newswire).
In May 2025, the Board approved a $100 million share repurchase program running through 2027, showing management’s confidence in the balance sheet and commitment to returning capital to shareholders (PR Newswire).
CT&M segment operating income in Q2 2025 fell by $27 million due to negative mark-to-market adjustments on derivative contracts, underscoring commodity price volatility risks (SEC Filing).
Butterball joint venture net income in H1 2025 was flat compared to the previous year as production costs increased 7%, mainly due to bird health issues, indicating margin pressure in the Turkey segment (SEC Filing).
A trailing net margin of 1.51% and ROE of 2.92% reflect limited profitability and weak returns on equity relative to industry peers (CNBC).
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 10 Sept 2025.
Seaboard Financial Performance
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FAQs
What’s the current market cap for Seaboard stock?
Seaboard (SEB) has a market cap of $3.7B as of September 18, 2025.
What is the P/E ratio for Seaboard stock?
The price to earnings (P/E) ratio for Seaboard (SEB) stock is 27.18 as of September 18, 2025.
Does Seaboard stock pay dividends?
Yes, the Seaboard (SEB) stock pays dividends to shareholders. As of September 18, 2025, the dividend rate is $9 and the yield is 0.23%. Seaboard has a payout ratio of 6.47% on a trailing twelve-month basis.
When is the next Seaboard dividend payment date?
The next Seaboard (SEB) dividend payment date is unconfirmed.
What is the beta indicator for Seaboard?
Seaboard (SEB) has a beta rating of 0.15. This means that it is less volatile than the market, on average. A beta of 1 would indicate the stock moves in-line with the market, while a beta of 0.5 would mean it moves half as much as the market.