BYND vs JBS vs SEB Stock Comparison

Beyond Meat, Jbs and Seaboard Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BYND Beyond Meat, Inc.
$6.86 -17.8% 1M +214.7% 1Y
Market cap
$116.78M
P/E
0.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$258.85M
Div. yield
–
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
4 wins
JBS Jbs N.V.
$12.38 +7.0% 1M -2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$13.02B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.87B
Div. yield
–
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
3 wins
SEB Seaboard Corp /De/
$3,867.72 -2.6% 1M +15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.70B
P/E
5.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.27B
Div. yield
0.00%
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Beyond Meat leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Beyond Meat 4, Jbs 3, Seaboard 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBYNDJBSSEBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $116.78M $13.02B $3.70B JBS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.4x 11.7x 5.8x BYND
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -14.1% -89.0% +8.2% SEB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 111.7% 12.6% 6.2% BYND
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.2% 4.9% JBS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 3.3x 0.6x BYND
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +214.7% -2.4% +15.8% BYND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -41.0%/yr — -0.1%/yr SEB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 368.4% 34.4% 37.1% JBS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 56/100 67/100 SEB

Percentile Scorecard

BYNDJBSSEB

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBYNDJBSSEB
Valuation 12 #30 of 34 46 #19 of 34 91 #4 of 34
Growth 60 #13 of 31 40 #19 of 31 70 #10 of 31
Profitability 25 #22 of 29 89 #4 of 29 64 #11 of 29
Financial Health 33 #25 of 37 22 #29 of 37 81 #8 of 37
Shareholder Returns – 83 #5 of 25 29 #18 of 25
Overall 33 56 67
  • BYND ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • JBS ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • SEB ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBYNDJBSSEBSPY
1 month -17.8%+7.0%-2.6% -0.8%
3 months +1,147.3%-8.9%-16.3% +3.5%
6 months +653.8%-24.0%-34.1% +7.0%
Year to date +736.6%-14.1%-13.0% +12.2%
1 year +214.7%-2.4%+15.8% +13.0%
3 years +14.9%—+9.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +4.7%—+3.1% +23.1%
5 years -92.8%—-0.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -41.0%—-0.1% +11.0%
10 years ——+11.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+1.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBYNDJBSSEBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 368.4%34.4%37.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 96.8%34.4%42.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.160.25-0.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.58-0.070.43 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.6%-41.0%-44.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.6%-32.8%-35.1% -1.8%
52-week high $14.77$18.42$5,958.89 $779.14
52-week low $0.41$10.86$3,218.00 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBYNDJBSSEB
P/E now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 15.2x 11.9xmedian 15.2x 5.8xmedian 15.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 1.5xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.2xmedian 9.0x 5.7xmedian 9.0x 6.1xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.0xmedian 15.1x 29.0xmedian 15.1x -161.1xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.1x 1.7xmedian 1.1x 0.7xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 1.27 —median 1.27 0.25median 1.27

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBYNDJBSSEB
Revenue $258.85M $8.87B $10.27B
Gross profit $7.98M $10.75B $827.00M
Operating income -$314.42M $3.25B $345.00M
Net income $289.10M $1.82B $639.00M
Free cash flow -$120.01M $473.81M -$23.00M
R&D $19.38M – –
EPS (diluted) $14.65 $589,689.42 $661.94
Cash & equivalents $171.37M $3.47B $145.00M
Total debt $115.09M $22.65B $1.60B
Shares (diluted) 19.73M 1.89K 957.79K
Enterprise value -$566.78M -$20.25B -$1.14B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBYNDJBSSEB
P/E 0.4x 11.9x 5.8x
P/FCF -1.0x 29.0x -161.1x
P/Operating cash flow -1.1x 4.5x 7.8x
P/S 0.5x 1.5x 0.4x
P/B 2.1x 1.7x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 2.1x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA -0.2x 5.7x 6.1x
EV/EBIT -0.2x 10.1x 11.9x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 3.7x 0.4x
EV/FCF -0.5x 69.5x -177.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -0.6x 10.8x 8.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 – 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBYNDJBSSEB
Revenue growth (1Y) -14.1% -89.0% 8.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.1% – -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -68.5% -8.2% 24.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 41.9% – 8.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -84.3% -27.8% 46.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.6% – 11.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 275.9% -23.1% 346.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.7% – 16.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 122.7% -54.4% 361.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.3% – 23.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.0% 4.2% -14.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.0% – -14.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.1% 421.9% -209.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% – -27.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBYNDJBSSEB
Gross margin 3.1% 121.2% 8.1%
EBITDA margin -107.0% 64.6% 6.5%
Operating margin -121.5% 36.7% 3.4%
Pretax margin 111.7% 14.4% 5.9%
Net margin 111.7% 12.6% 6.2%
FCF margin -46.4% 5.3% -0.2%
Operating cash flow margin -42.5% 34.2% 4.6%
Return on equity 1,621% 21.0% 11.8%
Return on assets 50.8% 4.0% 7.5%
Return on invested capital – 10.2% 4.9%
Return on capital employed -68.7% 9.6% 5.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 1.7x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 13.4% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBYNDJBSSEB
Debt / assets 20.6% 49.4% 18.4%
Debt / equity 2.0x 2.8x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 3.3x 0.6x
Debt / FCF -1.0x 47.8x -69.3x
Liabilities / assets 89.9% 82.1% 36.5%
Equity / assets 10.1% 17.9% 63.5%
Interest coverage -12.9x 1.3x 4.8x
Current ratio 2.6x 1.5x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.3x 0.7x
Altman Z-score -3.44 0.81 3.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBYNDJBSSEB
Dividend yield – 8.1% 0.2%
Net buyback yield – -1.7% –
Shareholder yield – 6.4% 0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 1.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -39.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -3.5%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBYNDJBSSEB
EPS, next fiscal year $-10.13FY2026 – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $234.10MFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY -15.0%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +8.8% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBYNDJBSSEB
Held by institutions 23.3% 39.2% 26.1%
Institutions holding 204 267 213
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +11.5% +2.8%
Institutions buying 96 159 92
Institutions selling 67 83 73
Buyers to sellers 1.43 1.92 1.26

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BYNDJBSSEB
BYND 1.00 0.09 0.06
JBS 0.09 1.00 0.17
SEB 0.06 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BYND, JBS and SEB?

Jbs (JBS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Beyond Meat (BYND) $116.78M, Jbs (JBS) $13.02B, Seaboard (SEB) $3.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, BYND, JBS and SEB?

Beyond Meat (BYND) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Beyond Meat (BYND) 0.4x, Jbs (JBS) 11.7x, Seaboard (SEB) 5.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Seaboard (SEB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Beyond Meat (BYND) -14.1%, Jbs (JBS) -89.0%, Seaboard (SEB) +8.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Beyond Meat (BYND) has the highest net margin (Beyond Meat (BYND) 111.7%, Jbs (JBS) 12.6%, Seaboard (SEB) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, Jbs (JBS) leads (Jbs (JBS) 10.2%, Seaboard (SEB) 4.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Beyond Meat (BYND) returned the most: Beyond Meat (BYND) +214.7%, Jbs (JBS) -2.4%, Seaboard (SEB) +15.8%. Over five years, Seaboard (SEB) compounded fastest (Beyond Meat (BYND) -41.0%/yr, Seaboard (SEB) -0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Beyond Meat (BYND) 0.00%, Jbs (JBS) 0.00%, Seaboard (SEB) 0.00%. Beyond Meat (BYND) and Jbs (JBS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jbs (JBS) has been the steadiest (Beyond Meat (BYND) 368.4%, Jbs (JBS) 34.4%, Seaboard (SEB) 37.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BYND, JBS and SEB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Beyond Meat (BYND) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.