SEB vs TSN vs PPC Stock Comparison

Seaboard, Tyson Foods and Pilgrims Pride Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SEB Seaboard Corp /De/
$3,897.82 -1.8% 1M +17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.70B
P/E
5.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.27B
Div. yield
0.00%
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
5 wins
TSN Tyson Foods, Inc.
$56.70 +10.4% 1M +9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$19.86B
P/E
34.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.69B
Div. yield
0.04%
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
3 wins
PPC Pilgrims Pride Corp
$28.13 +1.8% 1M -25.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.50B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.44B
Div. yield
–
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Seaboard leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Seaboard 5, Pilgrims Pride 4, Tyson Foods 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSEBTSNPPCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.70B $19.86B $6.50B TSN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.8x 34.6x 11.9x SEB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.7x 12.9x PPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +2.9% +1.4% SEB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.2% 1.0% 3.0% SEB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.9% 3.5% 9.5% PPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 2.8x 1.8x SEB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% TSN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.6% +9.4% -25.2% SEB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.1%/yr -7.2%/yr -0.6%/yr PPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.0% 26.7% 35.2% TSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 54/100 68/100 PPC

Percentile Scorecard

SEBTSNPPC

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

AxisSEBTSNPPC
Valuation 91 #4 of 34 52 #17 of 34 73 #10 of 34
Growth 73 #9 of 31 57 #14 of 31 63 #12 of 31
Profitability 64 #11 of 29 46 #16 of 29 79 #7 of 29
Financial Health 81 #8 of 37 64 #14 of 37 58 #16 of 37
Shareholder Returns 29 #18 of 25 50 #13 of 25 –
Overall 68 54 68
  • SEB ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • TSN ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • PPC ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSEBTSNPPCSPY
1 month -1.8%+10.4%+1.8% -1.0%
3 months -17.3%-1.3%-1.9% +2.9%
6 months -33.2%-11.4%-16.4% +6.4%
Year to date -12.3%-3.3%-27.9% +11.4%
1 year +17.6%+9.4%-25.2% +13.1%
3 years +11.6%+24.7%+20.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +3.7%+7.6%+6.3% +21.5%
5 years -5.5%-31.3%-3.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year -1.1%-7.2%-0.6% +10.9%
10 years +10.3%-18.5%+36.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +1.0%-2.0%+3.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSEBTSNPPCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.0%26.7%35.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.6%25.7%35.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.15-0.06-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.470.35-0.72 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.4%-54.4%-55.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.6%-17.5%-35.7% -2.5%
52-week high $5,958.89$68.75$43.76 $779.14
52-week low $3,218.00$50.47$25.20 $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.

MultipleSEBTSNPPC
P/E now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 14.9x 34.8xmedian 14.9x 12.3xmedian 14.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 9.0x 10.6xmedian 9.0x 6.5xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -162.3xmedian 15.2x 17.2xmedian 15.2x 24.8xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.1x 1.1xmedian 1.1x 1.8xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 1.28 1.83median 1.28 0.26median 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 monthsSEBTSNPPC
Revenue $10.27B $55.69B $18.44B
Gross profit $827.00M $3.42B $1.77B
Operating income $345.00M $1.26B $925.22M
Net income $639.00M $598.00M $545.82M
Free cash flow -$23.00M $1.16B $270.19M
EPS (diluted) $661.94 $1.62 $2.28
Cash & equivalents $145.00M $740.00M $388.84M
Total debt $6.05B $8.01B $2.86B
Shares (diluted) 957.79K 355.00M 238.84M
Enterprise value -$1.14B $16.11B $4.31B

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
MetricSEBTSNPPC
P/E 5.9x 34.8x 12.3x
P/FCF -162.3x 17.2x 24.8x
P/Operating cash flow 7.8x 10.0x 5.5x
P/S 0.4x 0.4x 0.4x
P/B 0.7x 1.1x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 1.6x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 6.1x 10.6x 6.5x
EV/EBIT 11.9x 21.6x 9.9x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.5x 0.5x
EV/FCF -179.2x 23.4x 33.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.6x 13.6x 7.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 1.83 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSEBTSNPPC
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 2.9% 1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 1.5% 2.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.5% -12.3% -29.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.8% -0.6% 19.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 46.2% -14.2% -46.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 14.7% 33.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 346.9% -26.4% -55.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.3% 21.8% 47.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 361.7% -26.4% -56.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.8% 19.0% 47.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.1% -10.4% -24.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.5% -3.4% 53.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -209.5% -10.6% -35.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.4% 128.0% -6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSEBTSNPPC
Gross margin 8.1% 6.1% 9.6%
EBITDA margin 6.5% 4.6% 7.6%
Operating margin 3.4% 2.3% 5.0%
Pretax margin 5.9% 1.5% 4.3%
Net margin 6.2% 1.0% 3.0%
FCF margin -0.2% 2.1% 1.5%
Operating cash flow margin 4.6% 3.6% 6.6%
Return on equity 11.8% 3.3% 14.6%
Return on assets 7.5% 1.7% 5.4%
Return on invested capital 4.9% 3.5% 9.5%
Return on capital employed 5.0% 4.4% 12.6%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.6x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 3.4x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSEBTSNPPC
Debt / assets 18.4% 22.5% 28.5%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.4x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 2.8x 1.8x
Debt / FCF -69.3x 6.9x 10.6x
Liabilities / assets 36.5% 48.9% 62.5%
Equity / assets 63.5% 51.1% 37.5%
Interest coverage 4.8x 3.1x 5.6x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.4x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.29 3.20 3.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSEBTSNPPC
Dividend yield 0.2% 3.6% –
Net buyback yield – 1.3% –
Shareholder yield 0.2% 4.9% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 1.4% 117.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -39.1% 60.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.0% 1.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 1.8% –

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.

ConsensusSEBTSNPPC
Forward P/E – 16.7xFY2026 12.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $3.39FY2026 $2.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -17.7%FY2026 -57.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +16.5% +22.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $59.39BFY2026 $17.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +9.1%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -9.8% +10.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSEBTSNPPC
Held by institutions 26.1% 73.5% 20.6%
Institutions holding 213 877 339
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +3.8% +9.8%
Institutions buying 92 407 201
Institutions selling 73 353 106
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.15 1.90

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.

SEBTSNPPC
SEB 1.00 0.22 0.19
TSN 0.22 1.00 0.40
PPC 0.19 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SEB, TSN and PPC?

Tyson Foods (TSN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Seaboard (SEB) $3.70B, Tyson Foods (TSN) $19.86B, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) $6.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, SEB, TSN and PPC?

Seaboard (SEB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Seaboard (SEB) 5.8x, Tyson Foods (TSN) 34.6x, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 11.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) is cheapest (Tyson Foods (TSN) 16.7x, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 12.9x). 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%, Tyson Foods (TSN) +2.9%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) +1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Seaboard (SEB) has the highest net margin (Seaboard (SEB) 6.2%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 1.0%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) leads (Seaboard (SEB) 4.9%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 3.5%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 9.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Seaboard (SEB) returned the most: Seaboard (SEB) +17.6%, Tyson Foods (TSN) +9.4%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) -25.2%. Over five years, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) compounded fastest (Seaboard (SEB) -1.1%/yr, Tyson Foods (TSN) -7.2%/yr, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) -0.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Tyson Foods (TSN) has the highest dividend yield: Seaboard (SEB) 0.00%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 0.04%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 0.00%. Pilgrims Pride (PPC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tyson Foods (TSN) has been the steadiest (Seaboard (SEB) 37.0%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 26.7%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 35.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SEB, TSN and PPC?

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 5. 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.