Seaboard (SEB) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Seaboard's (SEB) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 4.4% in Q2 2026, up 98.0% year-on-year from 2.22% in Q2 2025, and up 21.3% quarter-over-quarter from 3.63% in Q4 2025.
Seaboard (SEB) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Seaboard's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.4% for Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 98.0% year-over-year to 4.4% in Q2 2026; TTM through Apr 2026 was 4.4%, a 98.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 3.71%, up 120.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed climbed to 4.4% in Q2 2026 per SEB's latest filing, from 3.63% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 18.98% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 17.37% in Q3 2023.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 4.4% (2026), against an average of 4.16%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 11077 bps in 2022 and sank 2638 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.44% in 2022, then slumped by 124 bps to 2.53% in 2023, then jumped by 353 bps to 6.42% in 2024, then slumped by 43 bps to 3.63% in 2025, then gained by 21 bps to 4.4% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest SEB Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 4.4% (Q2 2026), 3.63% (Q4 2025), and 11.41% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3M | 88.13 Bn | 84.85 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 19.43% |
| 2 | Honeywell International | 78.15 Bn | 66.84 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 15.09% |
| 3 | Valmont Industries | 9.52 Bn | 9.36 Bn | 316.88 Mn | 16.67% |
| 4 | Brookfield Business | 6.56 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 1.31 Bn | - |
| 5 | Seaboard | 4.44 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 4.40% |
| 6 | Otter Tail | 3.87 Bn | 3.47 Bn | 239.49 Mn | 9.46% |
| 7 | Tetra Technologies | 1.18 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 38.23 Mn | -5.83% |
| 8 | Deluxe | 1.16 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 279.40 Mn | 10.82% |
| 9 | Matthews International | 843.71 Mn | 807.63 Mn | 101.98 Mn | 6.54% |
| 10 | Compass Diversified Holdings | 745.59 Mn | 813.24 Mn | 189.36 Mn | 0.22% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | 4.40% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.63% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 11.41% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 10.17% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.42% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.42% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 1.40% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | -1.06% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -0.77% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.53% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -14.12% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | -17.37% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 17.91% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.44% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 9.42% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 9.01% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 18.98% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.81% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 8.79% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 20.15% |