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Seaboard

ASQ:SEB · US8115431079
Food ProductsLarge

360

38
Medium confidence — indicative
Profit price59
Owner Earnings Yield79
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales78
EV / Gross Profit8
Price/Book82
Return on Capital5
Cash Return on Capital54
Return on Equity59
EBIT Margin4
Gross Profitability3
Cash Conversion10
Accruals11
Owner Earnings Margin48
Sales growth55
Profit Growth77
Long-Term EPS Growth43
Reinvestment85
Price momentum100
Debt load73
Refinancing89
Debt Payback52
Liquidity47
Analyst ratings—
Expectations trend—
Market mood20
Value Creation12/20creating some 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

Seaboard clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryFood Products
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSEAM
Founded1946
Employees162
Websiteseaboardcorp.com
ISINUS8115431079
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
S&P US Food & Beverage
Themes
BiofuelAnimal FeedMarine TransportationLivestockFarmingPower GridAgricultureOrganic FoodTrading Platform

Description

Seaboard Corporation operates in agricultural, energy, and ocean transport sectors globally. The company primarily engages in hog production, pork processing and biofuel production in the United States (U.S.); commodity trading and grain processing…

Analysis

Weak and unloved

Seaboard Corporation is weak and unloved: below-average business metrics and a price that reflects that disappointment.

The price is attractive. You pay 14.0× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically attractive zone.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is adequate. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

What to watch: Some accounting patterns deserve a closer look. Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
89
20232026

All-time high

99

Jan 2023

All-time low

79

Mar 2026

Average rank

90

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
78
—
—
88
Price/Earnings
80
—
—
90
Price/Book
82
—
—
84
Dividend Yield
1
—
—
38
Value (overall)
72
—
—
85

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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