SEB vs KHC vs POST Stock Comparison

Seaboard, Kraft Heinz and Post Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SEB Seaboard Corp /De/
$3,867.72 -2.6% 1M +15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.72B
P/E
5.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.27B
Div. yield
0.00%
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
4 wins
KHC Kraft Heinz Co
$24.73 +4.7% 1M -2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$28.78B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$24.90B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins
POST Post Holdings, Inc.
$80.48 +10.0% 1M -26.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.56B
P/E
12.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.41B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionSEBKHCPOSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.72B $28.78B $3.56B KHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.9x -8.5x 12.2x SEB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.8x 10.9x POST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% -1.6% +6.2% SEB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.2% -13.6% 3.5% SEB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.9% -5.0% 5.6% POST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -7.5x 5.3x KHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.8% -2.1% -26.4% SEB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.1%/yr -7.4%/yr +3.9%/yr POST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.1% 27.8% 32.1% KHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 52/100 71/100 POST

Percentile Scorecard

SEBKHCPOST

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

AxisSEBKHCPOST
Valuation 91 #4 of 34 59 #19 of 45 80 #10 of 45
Growth 70 #10 of 31 46 #23 of 42 76 #11 of 42
Profitability 64 #11 of 29 41 #24 of 40 69 #13 of 40
Financial Health 81 #8 of 37 57 #21 of 47 33 #32 of 47
Shareholder Returns 29 #18 of 25 57 #14 of 31 100 #1 of 31
Overall 67 52 71
  • SEB ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • KHC ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • POST ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSEBKHCPOSTSPY
1 month -2.6%+4.7%+10.0% -0.8%
3 months -16.3%-5.7%-11.8% +3.5%
6 months -34.1%+12.8%-22.5% +7.0%
Year to date -13.0%+2.0%-18.7% +12.2%
1 year +15.8%-2.1%-26.4% +13.0%
3 years +9.7%-21.3%-0.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +3.1%-7.7%-0.1% +23.1%
5 years -0.4%-32.1%+20.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.1%-7.4%+3.9% +11.0%
10 years +11.0%-71.9%+57.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +1.0%-11.9%+4.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSEBKHCPOSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.1%27.8%32.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.6%28.6%33.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.15-0.11-0.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.43-0.07-0.82 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.4%-52.1%-39.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.1%-10.5%-29.8% -1.8%
52-week high $5,958.89$27.62$114.61 $779.14
52-week low $3,218.00$21.21$72.50 $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.

MultipleSEBKHCPOST
P/E now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 15.2x -8.6xmedian 20.5x 12.4xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.5x 1.2xmedian 0.8x 0.4xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 9.0x -21.0xmedian 12.3x 7.9xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -161.1xmedian 15.1x 7.7xmedian 14.0x 6.4xmedian 14.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.4x 1.1xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 1.27 0.19median 0.42 1.77median 0.42

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 monthsSEBKHCPOST
Revenue $10.27B $24.90B $8.41B
Gross profit $827.00M $8.31B $2.42B
Operating income $345.00M -$3.18B $808.00M
Net income $639.00M -$3.40B $293.10M
Free cash flow -$23.00M $3.82B $553.10M
EPS (diluted) $661.94 $-2.86 $5.71
Cash & equivalents $145.00M $2.42B $265.60M
Total debt $1.60B $19.00B $7.63B
Shares (diluted) 957.79K 1.19B 51.30M
Enterprise value -$1.12B $15.20B $2.57B

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
MetricSEBKHCPOST
P/E 5.8x -8.6x 12.4x
P/FCF -161.1x 7.7x 6.4x
P/Operating cash flow 7.8x 6.3x 3.6x
P/S 0.4x 1.2x 0.4x
P/B 0.7x 0.8x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 7.8x 11.8x
EV/EBITDA 6.1x -21.0x 7.9x
EV/EBIT 11.9x -14.4x 13.5x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 1.8x 1.3x
EV/FCF -177.9x 12.0x 19.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.6x 9.9x 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 0.19 1.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSEBKHCPOST
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% -1.6% 6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.6% -2.8% 8.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.5% -4.3% 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.8% -1.1% 12.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 46.2% 54.1% -1.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.0% -39.1% 11.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 346.9% 35.5% -20.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.3% -45.4% -2.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 361.7% 35.6% -2.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.8% -46.1% 7.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.1% 5.0% 6.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.5% 12.3% 15.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -209.5% 9.2% 27.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.4% 18.8% 15.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSEBKHCPOST
Gross margin 8.1% 33.4% 28.8%
EBITDA margin 6.5% -8.7% 16.4%
Operating margin 3.4% -12.8% 9.6%
Pretax margin 5.9% -14.7% 4.7%
Net margin 6.2% -13.6% 3.5%
FCF margin -0.2% 15.3% 6.6%
Operating cash flow margin 4.6% 18.6% 11.8%
Return on equity 11.8% -8.7% 9.3%
Return on assets 7.5% -4.4% 2.3%
Return on invested capital 4.9% -5.0% 5.6%
Return on capital employed 5.0% -4.6% 6.8%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x -1.4x 3.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSEBKHCPOST
Debt / assets 18.4% 26.0% 59.4%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.5x 2.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -7.5x 5.3x
Debt / FCF -69.3x 5.0x 13.8x
Liabilities / assets 36.5% 50.6% 76.0%
Equity / assets 63.5% 49.4% 24.0%
Interest coverage 4.8x -4.7x 1.9x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.1x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.28 0.50 1.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSEBKHCPOST
Dividend yield 0.2% 6.5% –
Net buyback yield – 0.1% 33.7%
Shareholder yield 0.2% 6.6% 33.7%
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.

ConsensusSEBKHCPOST
Forward P/E – 11.8xFY2026 10.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.10FY2026 $7.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -19.2%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -7.1% -6.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $23.68BFY2026 $7.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -5.1%FY2026 -5.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -1.2% +8.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSEBKHCPOST
Held by institutions 26.1% 90.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 213 1,114 418
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +7.1% -0.3%
Institutions buying 92 624 177
Institutions selling 73 312 178
Buyers to sellers 1.26 2.00 0.99

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.

SEBKHCPOST
SEB 1.00 0.02 0.13
KHC 0.02 1.00 0.34
POST 0.13 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SEB, KHC and POST?

Kraft Heinz (KHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Seaboard (SEB) $3.72B, Kraft Heinz (KHC) $28.78B, Post Holdings (POST) $3.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, SEB, KHC and POST?

Seaboard (SEB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Seaboard (SEB) 5.9x, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -8.5x, Post Holdings (POST) 12.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Post Holdings (POST) is cheapest (Kraft Heinz (KHC) 11.8x, Post Holdings (POST) 10.9x). 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: Seaboard (SEB) +8.2%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -1.6%, Post Holdings (POST) +6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Seaboard (SEB) has the highest net margin (Seaboard (SEB) 6.2%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -13.6%, Post Holdings (POST) 3.5%). On return on invested capital, Post Holdings (POST) leads (Seaboard (SEB) 4.9%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -5.0%, Post Holdings (POST) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Seaboard (SEB) returned the most: Seaboard (SEB) +15.8%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -2.1%, Post Holdings (POST) -26.4%. Over five years, Post Holdings (POST) compounded fastest (Seaboard (SEB) -0.1%/yr, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -7.4%/yr, Post Holdings (POST) +3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Seaboard (SEB) 0.00%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) 0.00%, Post Holdings (POST) 0.00%. Kraft Heinz (KHC) and Post Holdings (POST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kraft Heinz (KHC) has been the steadiest (Seaboard (SEB) 37.1%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) 27.8%, Post Holdings (POST) 32.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SEB, KHC and POST?

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 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.