Seaboard (SEB) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Seaboard (SEB) recorded quarterly Operating Margin of 4.0% in Q2 2026, up 48.31% quarter-over-quarter from 2.7% in Q4 2025, and up 236.0% on a YoY basis from 1.19% in Q2 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.
- In Q2 2026, Operating Margin rose 236.0% year-over-year to 4.0%; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at 3.02% (up 184.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 2.45%, up 189.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 4.0% for Q2 2026 at Seaboard, up from 2.7% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 6.46% in Q3 2022 to a low of 3.16% in Q4 2023.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 2.14% across 5 years, with a median of 2.1% in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Margin sank 931 bps in 2023, then surged 352 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 6.15% in 2022, then slumped by 151 bps to 3.16% in 2023, then jumped by 111 bps to 0.36% in 2024, then soared by 644 bps to 2.7% in 2025, then soared by 48 bps to 4.0% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 4.0% (Q2 2026), 2.7% (Q4 2025), and 3.31% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pampa Energy | 1,836.33 Bn | 900.18 Bn | 109.00 Mn | 41.94% |
| 2 | Honeywell International | 145.45 Bn | 134.13 Bn | 3.54 Bn | 19.00% |
| 3 | 3M | 85.14 Bn | 81.04 Bn | 2.46 Bn | 23.17% |
| 4 | Valmont Industries | 11.12 Bn | 10.97 Bn | 316.88 Mn | 15.12% |
| 5 | Seaboard | 4.59 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 4.00% |
| 6 | Otter Tail | 3.66 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 239.49 Mn | 24.56% |
| 7 | Tetra Technologies | 1.37 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 38.23 Mn | 8.20% |
| 8 | Deluxe | 1.04 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 279.40 Mn | 13.34% |
| 9 | Matthews International | 826.85 Mn | 790.76 Mn | 101.98 Mn | -1.23% |
| 10 | Compass Diversified Holdings | 760.64 Mn | 828.28 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 | 0.36% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 1.44% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 1.36% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -0.91% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.16% |
| 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% |