Seaboard Corporation (SEB) AI Stock Analysis

Seaboard Corporation operates globally across six key segments: Pork, Commodity Trading and Milling (CT&M), Marine, Sugar and Alcohol, Power, and Turkey. The Pork segment produces fresh and frozen pork products, raises hogs, and manufactures biodiesel. CT&M sources, transports, and trades commodities such as wheat, corn, and soybeans while manufacturing flour and animal feed. The Marine segment provides containerized cargo shipping services across the United States, Caribbean, and Central and South America. Additionally, the company produces sugar and alcohol, operates a 51-megawatt cogeneration power plant, and functions as an independent power producer in the Dominican Republic.

Over five years, revenue expanded at a 6.5% CAGR from FY2020 to FY2025. Annual revenue grew 29.5% in FY2021 to $9.23B and 21.8% in FY2022 to $11.24B, before declining 15.0% in FY2023 to $9.56B and 4.8% in FY2024 to $9.10B. In FY2025, revenue rebounded by 7.1% to $9.75B, supported by an operating margin of 2.3% and net income of $496.0M. Operating margin fluctuated from 5.8% in FY2022 down to -0.9% in FY2023. For the latest quarter ended June 30, 2026, quarterly revenue growth was 17.8% year-over-year, while quarterly earnings growth accelerated to 51.8%.

As of June 30, 2026, Seaboard held $1.21B in cash and short-term investments alongside total debt of $1.59B, yielding net debt of $388.0M. Its current ratio stood at 2.40, while debt-to-equity was 0.29 against $5.49B in shareholders' equity and $8.68B in total assets. In FY2025, operating cash flow reached $568.0M and free cash flow was $6.0M. Capital expenditures totaled $562.0M, share buybacks were $39.0M, and dividends paid amounted to $9.0M, contributing to a 17.5% reduction in share count over 5 years.

Seaboard carries a market capitalization of $3.76B and an enterprise value of $4.72B. The stock trades at a trailing P/E of 6.0x and an EV-to-EBITDA of 4.7x, both well below the median of its US-listed Industrials peers of 24.8x and 13.9x, respectively. Its price-to-book ratio is 0.7x and price-to-sales is 0.4x. Over the past year, Seaboard shares gained 14.3%, lagging the S&P 500 return of 16.8%. Over 5 years, the stock returned -3.8% compared to an 83.0% gain for the benchmark index.

Seaboard pays a quarterly dividend with an annual forward dividend of $9.00 per share, offering a dividend yield of 0.23%. The company has paid dividends for 10 consecutive years with a low payout ratio of 1.4%. However, its annualized 5-year dividend growth is 0.0%. The most recent ex-dividend date was August 14, 2026.

Seaboard Corporation has a reported mean price target of $0.69, which represents a target vs last close of -100.0% relative to its recent share price of $3922.63 on October 16, 2026. The available data lists no formal Wall Street rating counts or specific forward consensus estimates. Investors will look for updated business guidance and performance figures at the company's next earnings date, which is set for October 27, 2026.

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