Seaboard (SEB) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Seaboard's EBT Margin was 1.34% in Q3 2026, down 3.59 percentage points from 4.92% a year earlier and down 5.71 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Seaboard (SEB) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Seaboard's EBT Margin was 4.94% through Oct 3, 2026, up 0.73 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 4.21%, up 1.50 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin shows a five-year change of +0.19 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBT Margin was 2.70% in FY2024 (+1.58 pp), 1.12% in FY2023 (-4.03 pp), 5.15% in FY2022 (-1.74 pp) and 6.89% in FY2021 (+2.88 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly EBT Margin since Q1 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT Margin was higher in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.98 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin over five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 6.40 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2023 (a drop of 10.41 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SEB's EBT Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 7.05% (Q2 2026), 5.96% (Q1 2026) and 5.52% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 33.91 Bn | 30.39 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 4.46% |
| 2 | Tyson Foods | 21.18 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 1.92% |
| 3 | Bunge Global | 19.48 Bn | 16.39 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 2.16% |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.11 Bn | -19.16 Bn | 2.59 Bn | -0.93% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 8.35 Bn | 7.89 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 29.00% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.70 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 313.00 Mn | 3.49% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 7.12 Bn | 4.61 Bn | 333.67 Mn | 3.44% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 5.77 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 9.46% |
| 9 | Scotts Miracle-Gro | 3.86 Bn | 3.79 Bn | 365.90 Mn | 13.24% |
| 10 | Seaboard | 3.56 Bn | -1.51 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 1.34% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.34% |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 7.05% |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 5.96% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.52% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 4.92% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 4.52% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.73% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.48% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 1.85% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 2.08% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 1.05% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.92% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.89% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 2.01% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | -0.52% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.49% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 5.01% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 2.09% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 4.39% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.40% |
API Access
Seaboard EBT 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=ebt-margin&ticker=SEB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=SEB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();