Seaboard (SEB) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Seaboard (SEB) posted Gross Margin of 7.56% for Q2 2026, up 1.03 percentage points from 6.53% a year earlier but down 1.48 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Seaboard (SEB) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 4, 2026, Gross Margin at Seaboard was 8.05%, up 1.06 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 7.11%, up 0.78 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Gross Margin shows a five-year change of -0.94 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Seaboard's Gross Margin was 6.33% in FY2024 (+3.02 pp), 3.30% in FY2023 (-5.86 pp), 9.16% in FY2022 (+0.30 pp) and 8.86% in FY2021 (+0.81 pp).
- Quarterly Gross Margin has run from a low of 0.92% in Q4 2023 to a high of 9.98% in Q4 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Margin increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.84 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin in the past five years was Q4 2024, with a gain of 8.06 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a drop of 9.06 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin for the three prior quarters was 9.04% (Q1 2026), 7.93% (Q4 2025) and 7.80% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 38.28 Bn | 34.57 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 8.53% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 20.79 Bn | 18.30 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 6.99% |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 17.93 Bn | 14.29 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 6.64% |
| 4 | Jbs | 12.60 Bn | -20.51 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 10.83% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 9.52 Bn | 9.12 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 29.20% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.49 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 12.92% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.49 Bn | 4.32 Bn | 339.75 Mn | 7.34% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 6.09 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 23.03% |
| 9 | Seaboard | 3.89 Bn | -931.52 Mn | 221.00 Mn | 7.56% |
| 10 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.22 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 34.07 Mn | 6.16% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 7.56% |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 9.04% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.93% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 7.80% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 6.53% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.13% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.98% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 6.18% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 5.84% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 3.97% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.92% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.91% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 4.01% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 1.36% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.98% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 8.53% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 9.45% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 8.71% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.59% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 8.79% |
API Access
Seaboard Gross Margin API
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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=gross-margin&ticker=SEB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-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=gross-margin&ticker=SEB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();