Seaboard (SEB) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026)
Seaboard's Times Interest Earned was 0.62 in Q3 2026, down 84.5% from 4.00 a year earlier and down 87.6% from the prior quarter.
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Seaboard (SEB) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Seaboard's Times Interest Earned was 3.81 through Oct 3, 2026, down 6.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 3.41, up 57.6% from FY2024.
- In earlier years, Times Interest Earned was 2.17 in FY2024, -1.50 in FY2023, 16.43 in FY2022 (-53.4%) and 35.23 in FY2021 (+173.2%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Times Interest Earned since Q1 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Times Interest Earned was higher in four of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 54.5%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Times Interest Earned over five years was Q3 2025 (growth of 162.5%); the worst was Q3 2026 (a decline of 84.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, SEB's Times Interest Earned in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 5.00 (Q2 2026), 9.60 (Q1 2026) and 3.10 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 34.69 Bn | 31.46 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 5.67 |
| 2 | Tyson Foods | 20.70 Bn | 17.06 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 3.69 |
| 3 | Bunge Global | 19.53 Bn | 17.95 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 3.50 |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.49 Bn | -2.10 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 1.09 |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 8.67 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 477.54 Mn | 6.48 |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.56 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 313.00 Mn | 21.17 |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.70 Bn | 4.20 Bn | 333.67 Mn | 6.03 |
| 8 | Ingredion | 5.86 Bn | 1.97 Bn | 399.00 Mn | 40.20 |
| 9 | Scotts Miracle-Gro | 3.71 Bn | 3.71 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Seaboard | 3.59 Bn | -1.46 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 0.62 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.62 |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 5.00 |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 9.60 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.10 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 4.00 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 2.89 |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.80 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.18 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 1.52 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 1.76 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -1.67 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -5.12 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.44 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | -0.20 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | -5.25 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.65 |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 11.92 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 16.00 |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 73.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.83 |
API Access
Seaboard Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=SEB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=SEB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();