Seaboard (SEB) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Seaboard's (SEB) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 4.0% in Q2 2026, up 236.0% year-on-year from 1.19% in Q2 2025, and up 48.31% quarter-over-quarter from 2.7% in Q4 2025.
Seaboard (SEB) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Seaboard's Operating Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.0% for Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 236.0% year-over-year to 4.0% in Q2 2026; TTM through Apr 2026 was 3.02%, a 70.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 2.45%, up 74.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin grew to 4.0% in Q2 2026 per SEB's latest filing, from 2.7% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 6.46% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 2.72% in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 2.7% (2025), against an average of 2.41%.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin plunged 887 bps in 2023 and surged 731 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 6.15% in 2022, then plunged by 144 bps to 2.72% in 2023, then soared by 269 bps to 4.59% in 2024, then plunged by 41 bps to 2.7% in 2025, then soared by 48 bps to 4.0% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest SEB Operating Margin figures stand at 4.0% (Q2 2026), 2.7% (Q4 2025), and 3.31% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3M | 88.13 Bn | 84.85 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 15.14% |
| 2 | Honeywell International | 78.15 Bn | 66.84 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 18.37% |
| 3 | Valmont Industries | 9.52 Bn | 9.36 Bn | 316.88 Mn | 15.12% |
| 4 | Brookfield Business | 6.56 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 24.95% |
| 5 | Seaboard | 4.44 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 4.00% |
| 6 | Otter Tail | 3.87 Bn | 3.47 Bn | 239.49 Mn | 24.56% |
| 7 | Tetra Technologies | 1.18 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 38.23 Mn | 8.20% |
| 8 | Deluxe | 1.16 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 279.40 Mn | 13.34% |
| 9 | Matthews International | 843.71 Mn | 807.63 Mn | 101.98 Mn | -1.23% |
| 10 | Compass Diversified Holdings | 745.59 Mn | 813.24 Mn | 189.36 Mn | -0.45% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | 4.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.70% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 3.31% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 2.10% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.64% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.59% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 1.44% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 1.36% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -0.91% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.72% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.81% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | -0.17% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | -2.52% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.15% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 5.35% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 6.46% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 5.39% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.61% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 4.92% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 6.79% |