Seaboard (SEB) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Seaboard (SEB) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 6.39% for Q3 2026, up 1.52 percentage points from 4.88% a year earlier but down 1.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Seaboard (SEB) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Seaboard's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 6.30%, up 5.12 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of +1.86 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Seaboard's Return on Assets [ROA] was 1.18% in FY2024 (-1.75 pp), 2.94% in FY2023 (-4.62 pp), 7.56% in FY2022 (-0.66 pp) and 8.21% in FY2021 (+3.77 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has run from a low of -0.01% in Q3 2024 to a high of 7.74% in Q4 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.12 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was Q1 2026, with a gain of 5.76 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2022, with a drop of 5.63 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior quarters was 7.47% (Q2 2026), 7.06% (Q1 2026) and 6.08% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 32.98 Bn | 29.75 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 4.58% |
| 2 | Tyson Foods | 21.20 Bn | 17.56 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 1.69% |
| 3 | Bunge Global | 19.10 Bn | 17.51 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 2.52% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.72 Bn | -1.87 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 1.66% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 7.99 Bn | 7.57 Bn | 477.54 Mn | 7.88% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.58 Bn | 2.40 Bn | 313.00 Mn | 7.53% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.72 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 333.67 Mn | 3.04% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 5.73 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 399.00 Mn | 7.03% |
| 9 | Scotts Miracle-Gro | 3.79 Bn | 3.79 Bn | - | 3.52% |
| 10 | Seaboard | 3.62 Bn | -1.43 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 6.39% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 6.39% |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 7.47% |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 7.06% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.08% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 4.88% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 1.80% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.31% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.17% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -0.01% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 3.60% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 3.50% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.99% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.01% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 5.21% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 5.89% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.44% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 6.17% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 5.53% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 6.54% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.74% |
API Access
Seaboard Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=SEB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=SEB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();