Reading the tape
AMEX: SEB
Seaboard Corporation
Industrials · Conglomerates
Market Cap
$5.45B
52w High
$5,989.37
52w Low
$2,437.00
P/E
11.05
Volume
3.83K
Outstanding Shares
957.79K
Price vs Fundamentals
Why The Stock Is Moving
Mixed / unclearLow confidence
Note: The most recent financial data is over 3 months old. Metrics shown may not reflect the latest reporting period.
1Y Price: 122.81%Revenue (TTM): 7.1%FCF (TTM): -25%P/E: 33rd pct
What changed
The stock rose 122.81% over the last year. Revenue grew 7.1% over the trailing twelve months. Operating margin moved from 1.71% to 2.33%. Free cash flow declined 25% over the trailing twelve months.
What the market seems to be pricing
The stock has moved higher with no clear directional signal from operating metrics. The operating data does not yet tell a clear story — the move may reflect sentiment, sector rotation, or macro factors rather than company-specific earnings power.
What would invalidate this read
Operating margin currently stands at 2.33%. A decisive move in revenue — currently up 7.1% — would be the clearest signal to resolve the ambiguity.
Company profile
Seaboard Corporation operates as an agribusiness and transportation company worldwide.
CEORobert L. Steer
SectorIndustrials
IndustryConglomerates
Employees14,000
IPO dateFeb 22, 1973
Valuation
Forward P/E—
EV/EBITDA9.77
Enterprise value$5.93B
Price / Book1.05
Stock splits
No stock splits recorded for this ticker.
Profitability & growth
Standard profitability metrics can be misleading for financial/insurance companies. GAAP requires unrealized investment gains/losses in net income (affecting ROE), and margins are blended across diverse business segments.
Revenue growth-2.9%
Gross margin6.95%▲9.74%vs FY2024
Operating margin2.33%▲35.87%vs FY2024
ROE9.52%▲411.40%vs FY2024
Analyst consensus
Rating—
Target price—
Analyst ratings tend to be lagging indicators. Use as one signal among many.
Earnings
Full quarter-by-quarter history of actuals vs estimates. Switch into compare mode to inspect one metric year-over-year.
Next report
May 6, 2026
Q2 FY26 · EPS est — · Revenue est —
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Dividends
$9.00/shareQuarterly8yr growth streakStretchedSEB pays a dividend with a 0.16% dividend yield, 8 consecutive years of growth, covered 0.7× by free cash flow.
Dividend Yield
0.16%
Annual Div / Share
$9.00
5yr CAGR
+0%
Payout Ratio
1.81%
Stretched
Dividend Growth Rate
3yr CAGR
+0%
5yr CAGR
+0%
10yr CAGR
-2.19%
Dividend Safety
6/10Stretched
Dividend History
Annual dividends paid per share
YearAnnual DivYoY
2025$9.00+0.0%
2024$9.00+0.0%
2023$9.00+0.0%
2022$9.00+0.0%
2021$9.00+0.0%
2020$9.00+0.0%
2019$9.00+50.0%
Income Projection
Invest
$
Growth rate:
Reinvest dividends
Today
$2/yr
$0/mo
In 5 yrs
$2/yr
$0/mo
In 10 yrs
$2/yr
$0/mo
| Today | In 5 yrs | In 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|
$2/yr $0/mo | $2/yr $0/mo | $2/yr $0/mo |
Analysis
Dividend Strengths
No strong strength signal stands out from the latest period pair.
Risks to Watch
Dividend exceeds free cash flow
Free cash flow covers only 0.67× the dividend. The company is paying out more than it generates in cash, which is unsustainable without borrowing or asset sales.