SFD vs SEB vs JBS Stock Comparison

Smithfield Foods, Seaboard and Jbs Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SFD Smithfield Foods Inc
$18.31 -3.8% 1M -14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.24B
P/E
6.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.47B
Div. yield
–
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
4 wins
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
3 wins
JBS Jbs N.V.
$12.38 +7.0% 1M -2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$13.00B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.87B
Div. yield
–
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Smithfield Foods leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Smithfield Foods 4, Seaboard 3, Jbs 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSFDSEBJBSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.24B $3.72B $13.00B JBS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.8x 5.9x 11.7x SEB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.8x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.3% +8.2% -89.0% SEB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.8% 6.2% 12.6% JBS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.7% 4.9% 10.2% SFD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 0.6x 3.3x SFD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.9% +15.8% -2.4% SEB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -0.1%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.0% 37.1% 34.4% SFD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 91/100 67/100 56/100 SFD

Percentile Scorecard

SFDSEBJBS

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

AxisSFDSEBJBS
Valuation 100 #1 of 34 91 #4 of 34 46 #19 of 34
Growth 73 #9 of 31 70 #10 of 31 40 #19 of 31
Profitability 96 #2 of 29 64 #11 of 29 89 #4 of 29
Financial Health 89 #5 of 37 81 #8 of 37 22 #29 of 37
Shareholder Returns 96 #2 of 25 29 #18 of 25 83 #5 of 25
Overall 91 67 56
  • SFD ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • SEB ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • JBS ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSFDSEBJBSSPY
1 month -3.8%-2.6%+7.0% -0.8%
3 months -31.1%-16.3%-8.9% +3.5%
6 months -36.3%-34.1%-24.0% +7.0%
Year to date -18.0%-13.0%-14.1% +12.2%
1 year -14.9%+15.8%-2.4% +13.0%
3 years —+9.7%— +86.3%
3 years, per year —+3.1%— +23.1%
5 years —-0.4%— +68.6%
5 years, per year —-0.1%— +11.0%
10 years —+11.0%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+1.0%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSFDSEBJBSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.0%37.1%34.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%42.6%34.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.16-0.150.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.570.43-0.07 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.4%-44.4%-41.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.1%-35.1%-32.8% -1.8%
52-week high $29.59$5,958.89$18.42 $779.14
52-week low $18.22$3,218.00$10.86 $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.

MultipleSFDSEBJBS
P/E now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 15.2x 5.8xmedian 15.2x 11.9xmedian 15.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x 1.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 9.0x 6.1xmedian 9.0x 5.7xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 15.1x -161.1xmedian 15.1x 29.0xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.1x 0.7xmedian 1.1x 1.7xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.27 0.25median 1.27 —median 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 monthsSFDSEBJBS
Revenue $15.47B $10.27B $8.87B
Gross profit $2.07B $827.00M $10.75B
Operating income $1.33B $345.00M $3.25B
Net income $1.07B $639.00M $1.82B
Free cash flow $807.00M -$23.00M $473.81M
EPS (diluted) $2.68 $661.94 $589,689.42
Cash & equivalents $1.35B $145.00M $3.47B
Total debt $2.00B $1.60B $22.65B
Shares (diluted) 395.77M 957.79K 1.89K
Enterprise value $2.19B -$1.12B -$20.27B

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
MetricSFDSEBJBS
P/E 6.8x 5.8x 11.9x
P/FCF 8.9x -161.1x 29.0x
P/Operating cash flow 6.2x 7.8x 4.5x
P/S 0.5x 0.4x 1.5x
P/B 1.0x 0.7x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 0.7x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 4.7x 6.1x 5.7x
EV/EBIT 5.9x 11.9x 10.1x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.4x 3.7x
EV/FCF 9.7x -177.9x 69.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.8x 8.6x 10.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.25 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSFDSEBJBS
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.3% 8.2% -89.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -0.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.6% 24.5% -8.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.0% 46.2% -27.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 11.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 15.8% 346.9% -23.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 16.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 16.2% 361.7% -54.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 23.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.8% -14.1% 4.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -14.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5% -209.5% 421.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -27.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSFDSEBJBS
Gross margin 13.4% 8.1% 121.2%
EBITDA margin 10.8% 6.5% 64.6%
Operating margin 8.6% 3.4% 36.7%
Pretax margin 8.6% 5.9% 14.4%
Net margin 6.8% 6.2% 12.6%
FCF margin 5.2% -0.2% 5.3%
Operating cash flow margin 7.5% 4.6% 34.2%
Return on equity 15.4% 11.8% 21.0%
Return on assets 8.9% 7.5% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 11.7% 4.9% 10.2%
Return on capital employed 13.3% 5.0% 9.6%
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.7x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSFDSEBJBS
Debt / assets 16.7% 18.4% 49.4%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.3x 2.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 0.6x 3.3x
Debt / FCF 2.5x -69.3x 47.8x
Liabilities / assets 41.7% 36.5% 82.1%
Equity / assets 58.3% 63.5% 17.9%
Interest coverage 38.1x 4.8x 1.3x
Current ratio 2.6x 2.4x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.7x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.29 3.28 0.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSFDSEBJBS
Dividend yield 6.4% 0.2% 8.1%
Net buyback yield – – -1.7%
Shareholder yield 6.4% 0.2% 6.4%
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.

ConsensusSFDSEBJBS
Forward P/E 8.8xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.08FY2026 – –
EPS growth, next FY -18.4%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +6.3% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.87BFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY -4.3%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +8.8% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSFDSEBJBS
Held by institutions 13.6% 26.1% 39.2%
Institutions holding 281 213 267
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.1% +2.8% +11.5%
Institutions buying 188 92 159
Institutions selling 70 73 83
Buyers to sellers 2.69 1.26 1.92

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.

SFDSEBJBS
SFD 1.00 0.23 0.42
SEB 0.23 1.00 0.17
JBS 0.42 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SFD, SEB and JBS?

Jbs (JBS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Smithfield Foods (SFD) $7.24B, Seaboard (SEB) $3.72B, Jbs (JBS) $13.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, SFD, SEB and JBS?

Seaboard (SEB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Smithfield Foods (SFD) 6.8x, Seaboard (SEB) 5.9x, Jbs (JBS) 11.7x). 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: Smithfield Foods (SFD) +4.3%, Seaboard (SEB) +8.2%, Jbs (JBS) -89.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Jbs (JBS) has the highest net margin (Smithfield Foods (SFD) 6.8%, Seaboard (SEB) 6.2%, Jbs (JBS) 12.6%). On return on invested capital, Smithfield Foods (SFD) leads (Smithfield Foods (SFD) 11.7%, Seaboard (SEB) 4.9%, Jbs (JBS) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Seaboard (SEB) returned the most: Smithfield Foods (SFD) -14.9%, Seaboard (SEB) +15.8%, Jbs (JBS) -2.4%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Smithfield Foods (SFD) 0.00%, Seaboard (SEB) 0.00%, Jbs (JBS) 0.00%. Smithfield Foods (SFD) and Jbs (JBS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Smithfield Foods (SFD) has been the steadiest (Smithfield Foods (SFD) 26.0%, Seaboard (SEB) 37.1%, Jbs (JBS) 34.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Smithfield Foods (SFD) 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.