Seaboard (SEB) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026)
Seaboard (SEB) reported EBITDA Margin of 3.43% for Q3 2026, down 2.95 percentage points from 6.38% a year earlier and down 2.83 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Seaboard (SEB) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Oct 3, 2026, Seaboard's EBITDA Margin came in at 5.75%, down 0.56 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 5.72%, up 0.58 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBITDA Margin has a five-year change of -0.14 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, EBITDA Margin came in at 5.13% in FY2024 (+3.08 pp), 2.05% in FY2023 (-5.88 pp), 7.93% in FY2022 (+1.04 pp) and 6.89% in FY2021 (+1.04 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly EBITDA Margin since Q1 2024.
- Year over year, EBITDA Margin gained in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.55 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year EBITDA Margin in five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 9.25 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2023 (a drop of 9.64 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 6.26% (Q2 2026), 7.46% (Q1 2026) and 6.10% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 33.69 Bn | 30.17 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 5.51% |
| 2 | Tyson Foods | 21.12 Bn | 17.37 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 4.98% |
| 3 | Bunge Global | 18.99 Bn | 15.90 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 4.10% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.48 Bn | -1.41 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 5.17% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 8.10 Bn | 7.65 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 39.83% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.58 Bn | 2.13 Bn | 313.00 Mn | 6.20% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.86 Bn | 4.35 Bn | 333.67 Mn | 6.79% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 5.83 Bn | 2.00 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 13.14% |
| 9 | Scotts Miracle-Gro | 3.75 Bn | 3.67 Bn | 365.90 Mn | 15.89% |
| 10 | Seaboard | 3.67 Bn | -1.40 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 3.43% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 3.43% |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 6.26% |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 7.46% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.10% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 6.38% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 5.32% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.46% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 4.73% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 4.66% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 2.24% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.79% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.82% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 2.80% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 0.32% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.85% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 7.46% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 8.21% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 7.24% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.52% |
API Access
Seaboard EBITDA Margin 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=ebitda-margin&ticker=SEB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "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=ebitda-margin&ticker=SEB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();