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SEABOARD CORP /DE/ SEB

NYSE · stock · Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials · website · IPO 1981-05-22

SEABOARD CORP /DE/ statistics & valuation

Market cap$4.4B
P / S0.5×
P / B0.8×
P / FCF732.9×
Dividend yield0.20%
FCF margin0.1%
Net debt$799.0M
Net debt / EBITDA1.4×
Enterprise value USD$5.2B
EV / EBITDA9.3×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV4.6%
Return on capital3.5%
Graham number +86.3%$7,927.96

Market cap as of 2026-06-30. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($7,927.96); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin (%)
9.20% 9.50% 8.40% 6.50% 8.10% 8.90% 9.20% 3.30% 6.30% 7.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
4.30% 4.10% 3.60% 1.60% 3.40% 5.00% 5.80% -0.90% 1.70% 2.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
1.2M 1.2M 1.2M 1.2M 1.2M 1.2M 1.2M 1.1M 971055 964113 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$422.0M $366.0M $545.0M $605.0M $631.0M $633.0M $503.0M $941.0M $889.0M $799.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
5.00% 1.20% 1.20% -2.60% 0.40% -4.00% 1.80% 2.10% 0.10% 0.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.16× 0.14× 0.22× 0.20× 0.18× 0.16× 0.14× 0.22× 0.21× 0.19× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$499.66 $202.21 $90.62 $514.46 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

SEABOARD CORP /DE/ trades at about 8.3× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.8×–26.9×, median 17.8×).

7.8× 26.9×

Shaded band = 10-year range (7.8×–26.9×); dot = today's 8.3×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin7.1%6.3%3.3%9.2%8.9%8.1%6.5%8.4%9.5%9.2%
Operating margin2.5%1.7%-0.9%5.8%5.0%3.4%1.6%3.6%4.1%4.3%
FCF margin0.1%0.1%2.1%1.8%-4.0%0.4%-2.6%1.2%1.2%5.0%
Debt / equity0.19×0.21×0.22×0.14×0.16×0.18×0.20×0.22×0.14×0.16×
Current ratio2.402.502.522.632.613.122.873.863.823.63

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.