Seaboard (SEB) Cash from Operations (2010 - 2026)
Seaboard (SEB) posted Cash from Operations of $266 million for Q3 2026, down 16.6% from $319 million a year earlier.
Seaboard (SEB) Cash from Operations (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Oct 3, 2026, Cash from Operations at Seaboard was $424 million, down 37.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $568 million, up 9.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash from Operations shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 14.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Seaboard's Cash from Operations was $519 million in FY2024 (-26.9%), $710 million in FY2023 (+5.0%), $676 million in FY2022 (+634.8%) and $92 million in FY2021 (-68.4%).
- Quarterly Cash from Operations has run from a low of -$54 million in Q1 2026 to a high of $377 million in Q3 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash from Operations increased in two of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 14.5%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cash from Operations in the past five years was Q2 2023, with growth of 909.1%; the weakest was Q2 2024, with a decline of 94.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash from Operations for the three prior quarters was $24 million (Q2 2026), -$54 million (Q1 2026) and $188 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 32.98 Bn | 29.75 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 489.00 Mn |
| 2 | Tyson Foods | 21.20 Bn | 17.56 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 640.00 Mn |
| 3 | Bunge Global | 19.10 Bn | 17.51 Bn | 1.33 Bn | -1.18 Bn |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.72 Bn | -1.87 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 507.35 Mn |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 7.99 Bn | 7.57 Bn | 477.54 Mn | 461.26 Mn |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.58 Bn | 2.40 Bn | 313.00 Mn | 161.00 Mn |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.72 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 333.67 Mn | 212.34 Mn |
| 8 | Ingredion | 5.73 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 399.00 Mn | 266.00 Mn |
| 9 | Scotts Miracle-Gro | 3.79 Bn | 3.79 Bn | - | 177.80 Mn |
| 10 | Seaboard | 3.62 Bn | -1.43 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 266.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 266.00 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 24.00 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2026 | -54.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 188.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 319.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 81.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | -20.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 300.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 194.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 6.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 19.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 129.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 377.00 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 111.00 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 93.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 299.00 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 260.00 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 11.00 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 106.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -4.00 Mn |
Seaboard Cash from Operations API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=SEB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "ticker": "SEB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=SEB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();