Seaboard (SEB) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Seaboard (SEB) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 4.4% in Q2 2026, up 21.3% quarter-over-quarter from 3.63% in Q4 2025, and up 266.0% on a YoY basis from 1.2% in Q2 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.
- In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 266.0% year-over-year to 4.4%; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at 4.4% (up 266.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 3.71%, up 289.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 4.4% for Q2 2026 at Seaboard, up from 3.63% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 16.51% in Q2 2022 to a low of 1.15% in Q4 2023.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 4.26% across 5 years, with a median of 2.84% in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed surged 454 bps in 2022, then plunged 1159 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 10.44% in 2022, then slumped by 111 bps to 1.15% in 2023, then soared by 171 bps to 0.81% in 2024, then soared by 345 bps to 3.63% in 2025, then gained 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 | Pampa Energy | 1,836.33 Bn | 900.18 Bn | 109.00 Mn | -0.04% |
| 2 | Honeywell International | 145.45 Bn | 134.13 Bn | 3.54 Bn | 13.94% |
| 3 | 3M | 85.14 Bn | 81.04 Bn | 2.46 Bn | 17.35% |
| 4 | Valmont Industries | 11.12 Bn | 10.97 Bn | 316.88 Mn | 16.67% |
| 5 | Seaboard | 4.59 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 4.40% |
| 6 | Otter Tail | 3.66 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 239.49 Mn | 9.46% |
| 7 | Tetra Technologies | 1.37 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 38.23 Mn | -9.76% |
| 8 | Deluxe | 1.04 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 279.40 Mn | 10.82% |
| 9 | Matthews International | 826.85 Mn | 790.76 Mn | 101.98 Mn | 6.54% |
| 10 | Compass Diversified Holdings | 760.64 Mn | 828.28 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 | 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% |