CAG vs KHC vs SEB Stock Comparison

Conagra Brands, Kraft Heinz and Seaboard Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAG Conagra Brands Inc.
$14.23 -0.6% 1M -23.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.79B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.24B
Div. yield
8.57%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
2 wins
KHC Kraft Heinz Co
$24.09 +1.9% 1M -5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$28.57B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$24.90B
Div. yield
6.64%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins
SEB Seaboard Corp /De/
$3,888.90 -2.0% 1M +17.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.72B
P/E
5.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.27B
Div. yield
0.23%
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Seaboard leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Seaboard 6, Kraft Heinz 3, Conagra Brands 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAGKHCSEBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.79B $28.57B $3.72B KHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.6x -8.4x 5.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.5x 11.5x — CAG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.8% -1.6% +8.2% SEB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -17.0% -13.6% 6.2% SEB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -12.3% -5.0% 4.9% SEB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.9x -7.5x 0.6x KHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 8.57% 6.64% 0.23% CAG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.1% -5.9% +17.1% SEB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.4%/yr -8.0%/yr -0.2%/yr SEB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.0% 27.9% 37.0% KHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 53/100 70/100 SEB

Percentile Scorecard

CAGKHCSEB

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

AxisCAGKHCSEB
Valuation 81 #9 of 44 61 #18 of 44 97 #2 of 34
Growth 5 #38 of 40 46 #22 of 40 73 #9 of 31
Profitability 38 #24 of 38 41 #23 of 38 68 #10 of 29
Financial Health 40 #28 of 46 58 #20 of 46 83 #7 of 36
Shareholder Returns 83 #6 of 30 59 #13 of 30 29 #18 of 25
Overall 49 53 70
  • CAG ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • KHC ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • SEB ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCAGKHCSEBSPY
1 month -0.6%+1.9%-2.0% -0.2%
3 months -7.8%-11.8%-14.4% +3.9%
6 months -0.3%+7.2%-33.3% +8.2%
Year to date -17.8%-0.7%-12.5% +12.9%
1 year -23.1%-5.9%+17.1% +12.3%
3 years -47.7%-23.4%+10.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -19.4%-8.5%+3.3% +23.3%
5 years -56.6%-34.0%-1.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -15.4%-8.0%-0.2% +10.9%
10 years -61.5%-72.5%+14.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year -9.1%-12.1%+1.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCAGKHCSEBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.0%27.9%37.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.9%28.7%42.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.32-0.11-0.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.72-0.210.46 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.3%-52.1%-44.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.9%-12.8%-34.7% -1.2%
52-week high $20.02$27.62$5,958.89 $779.14
52-week low $12.58$21.21$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.

MultipleCAGKHCSEB
P/E now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 22.3x -8.4xmedian 22.3x 5.9xmedian 14.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.7x 1.1xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 12.3x -20.6xmedian 12.3x 6.1xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 13.8x 7.5xmedian 13.8x -161.9xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.5x 0.8xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.06median 0.57 0.18median 0.57 0.25median 1.28

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 monthsCAGKHCSEB
Revenue $11.24B $24.90B $10.27B
Gross profit $2.68B $8.31B $827.00M
Operating income -$1.71B -$3.18B $345.00M
Net income -$1.91B -$3.40B $639.00M
Free cash flow $1.15B $3.82B -$23.00M
EPS (diluted) $-3.97 $-2.86 $661.94
Cash & equivalents $371.60M $2.42B $145.00M
Total debt $7.76B $19.00B $1.60B
Shares (diluted) 480.00M 1.19B 957.79K
Enterprise value $6.10B $15.10B -$1.09B

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
MetricCAGKHCSEB
P/E -3.6x -8.4x 5.9x
P/FCF 5.9x 7.5x -161.9x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 6.2x 7.8x
P/S 0.6x 1.1x 0.4x
P/B 1.1x 0.8x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 7.6x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x -20.6x 6.1x
EV/EBIT -8.3x -14.1x 11.9x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.8x 0.4x
EV/FCF 12.3x 11.8x -178.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x 9.7x 8.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.06 0.18 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAGKHCSEB
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.8% -1.6% 8.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% -2.8% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -7.9% -4.3% 24.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.4% -1.1% 8.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -230.3% 54.1% 46.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.7% -39.1% 11.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -324.3% 35.5% 346.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -55.6% -45.4% 16.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -324.1% 35.6% 361.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -55.5% -46.1% 23.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -17.3% 5.0% -14.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 12.3% -14.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.4% 9.2% -209.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 18.8% -27.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAGKHCSEB
Gross margin 23.8% 33.4% 8.1%
EBITDA margin 16.8% -8.7% 6.5%
Operating margin -15.2% -12.8% 3.4%
Pretax margin -16.7% -14.7% 5.9%
Net margin -17.0% -13.6% 6.2%
FCF margin 10.3% 15.3% -0.2%
Operating cash flow margin 11.4% 18.6% 4.6%
Return on equity -29.9% -8.7% 11.8%
Return on assets -10.9% -4.4% 7.5%
Return on invested capital -12.3% -5.0% 4.9%
Return on capital employed -11.8% -4.6% 5.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x -1.4x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAGKHCSEB
Debt / assets 43.8% 26.0% 18.4%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.5x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.9x -7.5x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 6.7x 5.0x -69.3x
Liabilities / assets 63.8% 50.6% 36.5%
Equity / assets 36.2% 49.4% 63.5%
Interest coverage – -4.7x 4.8x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 1.03 0.49 3.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAGKHCSEB
Dividend yield 8.6% 6.6% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 0.9% 0.1% –
Shareholder yield 9.4% 6.7% 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.

ConsensusCAGKHCSEB
Forward P/E 9.5xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.50FY2026 $2.10FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -12.8%FY2026 -19.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -2.7% -7.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.36BFY2026 $23.68BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -8.2%FY2026 -5.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +1.9% -1.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAGKHCSEB
Held by institutions 88.4% 90.1% 26.1%
Institutions holding 785 1,114 213
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% +7.1% +2.8%
Institutions buying 486 624 92
Institutions selling 207 312 73
Buyers to sellers 2.35 2.00 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.

CAGKHCSEB
CAG 1.00 0.72 0.13
KHC 0.72 1.00 0.02
SEB 0.13 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAG, KHC and SEB?

Kraft Heinz (KHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Conagra Brands (CAG) $6.79B, Kraft Heinz (KHC) $28.57B, Seaboard (SEB) $3.72B.

Which company is growing faster?

Seaboard (SEB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Conagra Brands (CAG) -1.8%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -1.6%, Seaboard (SEB) +8.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Seaboard (SEB) has the highest net margin (Conagra Brands (CAG) -17.0%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -13.6%, Seaboard (SEB) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, Seaboard (SEB) leads (Conagra Brands (CAG) -12.3%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -5.0%, Seaboard (SEB) 4.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Seaboard (SEB) returned the most: Conagra Brands (CAG) -23.1%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -5.9%, Seaboard (SEB) +17.1%. Over five years, Seaboard (SEB) compounded fastest (Conagra Brands (CAG) -15.4%/yr, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -8.0%/yr, Seaboard (SEB) -0.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Conagra Brands (CAG) has the highest dividend yield: Conagra Brands (CAG) 8.57%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) 6.64%, Seaboard (SEB) 0.23%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kraft Heinz (KHC) has been the steadiest (Conagra Brands (CAG) 32.0%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) 27.9%, Seaboard (SEB) 37.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAG, KHC 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, Seaboard (SEB) leads on 6. 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.