Seaboard (SEB) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Seaboard (SEB) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 3.83% for Q3 2026, down 0.55 percentage points from 4.37% a year earlier and down 1.11 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Seaboard (SEB) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Seaboard posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 3.76%, up 2.80 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -1.64 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 0.96% in FY2024 (+2.40 pp), -1.44% in FY2023 (-12.55 pp), 11.11% in FY2022 (+3.08 pp) and 8.02% in FY2021 (+2.63 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] spans a low of -1.46% in Q4 2023 and a high of 10.83% in Q4 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] gained in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.39 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was Q3 2025 (a gain of 4.37 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2023 (a drop of 12.28 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 4.93% (Q2 2026), 4.38% (Q1 2026) and 3.64% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 32.98 Bn | 29.75 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 6.19% |
| 2 | Tyson Foods | 21.20 Bn | 17.56 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 3.49% |
| 3 | Bunge Global | 19.10 Bn | 17.51 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 4.53% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.72 Bn | -1.87 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 8.12% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 7.99 Bn | 7.57 Bn | 477.54 Mn | 10.66% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.58 Bn | 2.40 Bn | 313.00 Mn | 10.02% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.72 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 333.67 Mn | 5.85% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 5.73 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 399.00 Mn | 9.50% |
| 9 | Scotts Miracle-Gro | 3.79 Bn | 3.79 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Seaboard | 3.62 Bn | -1.43 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 3.83% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 3.83% |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 4.93% |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 4.38% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.64% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 4.37% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 1.64% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.34% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.95% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | -0.16% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -0.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.46% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.68% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 3.82% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 7.26% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.83% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 9.81% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 9.24% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 7.99% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.71% |
API Access
Seaboard Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SEB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SEB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();