Seaboard (SEB) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Seaboard's quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 4.4% in Q2 2026, up 266.0% year-on-year from 1.2% in Q2 2025, and up 21.3% quarter-over-quarter from 3.63% in Q4 2025.
Seaboard has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 4.4% in Q2 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 266.0% year-over-year to 4.4%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 4.4% (up 266.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 3.71%, up 289.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 stood at 4.4%, up from 3.63% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 16.51% in Q2 2022, with the low at 1.15% in Q4 2023.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 4.26%, with a median of 2.84% recorded in 2025.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed jumped 454 bps in 2022 and plunged 1159 bps in 2023.
- Tracing SEB's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 10.44% in 2022, then sank by 111 bps to 1.15% in 2023, then jumped by 171 bps to 0.81% in 2024, then jumped by 345 bps to 3.63% in 2025, then advanced by 21 bps to 4.4% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 4.4% (Q2 2026), 3.63% (Q4 2025), and 2.84% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honeywell International | 149.73 Bn | 138.42 Bn | 3.54 Bn | 13.94% |
| 2 | 3M | 79.89 Bn | 75.79 Bn | 2.46 Bn | 17.35% |
| 3 | Valmont Industries | 10.28 Bn | 10.12 Bn | 316.88 Mn | 16.67% |
| 4 | Seaboard | 5.00 Bn | 3.86 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 4.40% |
| 5 | Otter Tail | 3.50 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 239.49 Mn | 9.46% |
| 6 | Tetra Technologies | 1.39 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 38.23 Mn | -9.76% |
| 7 | Deluxe | 1.11 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 279.40 Mn | 10.82% |
| 8 | Matthews International | 838.50 Mn | 802.41 Mn | 101.98 Mn | 6.54% |
| 9 | Compass Diversified Holdings | 825.34 Mn | 892.99 Mn | 189.36 Mn | 0.22% |
| 10 | Falcon's Beyond Global | 575.98 Mn | 586.01 Mn | - | -35.07% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | 4.40% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.63% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 2.84% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 2.10% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.74% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.81% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -0.48% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 0.08% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -0.46% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.15% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.51% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 3.97% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 7.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.44% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 9.42% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 9.01% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 16.51% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.39% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 8.79% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 7.86% |
| Apr 3, 2021 | 11.97% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 12.02% |
| Sep 26, 2020 | 4.07% |
| Jun 27, 2020 | 3.06% |
| Mar 28, 2020 | 8.91% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 4.78% |
| Sep 28, 2019 | 1.29% |
| Jun 29, 2019 | 2.17% |
| Mar 30, 2019 | 3.76% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 10.16% |
| Sep 29, 2018 | 4.63% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 5.50% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 6.08% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 5.64% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 4.24% |
| Jul 1, 2017 | 3.54% |
| Apr 1, 2017 | 4.12% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 3.42% |
| Oct 1, 2016 | 4.14% |
| Jul 2, 2016 | 3.62% |
| Apr 2, 2016 | 2.49% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 2.51% |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 6.91% |
| Jul 4, 2015 | 9.22% |
| Apr 4, 2015 | 12.67% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 14.39% |
| Sep 27, 2014 | 7.90% |
| Jun 28, 2014 | 6.03% |
| Mar 29, 2014 | 2.97% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 3.01% |
| Sep 28, 2013 | 8.04% |
| Jun 29, 2013 | 9.98% |
| Mar 30, 2013 | 10.36% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 11.57% |
| Sep 29, 2012 | 2.40% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 1.65% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 4.79% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 6.42% |
| Oct 1, 2011 | 10.80% |