Last 48 quarters of trend data · Consumer Defensive · Farm Products & Agribusiness
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 6.12 | 34.42 | 6.79 | 11.89 | 4.21 | 8.24 | 6.76 | 20.57 | 3.83 | — | 12.58 | 35.57 | 13.80 | 8.64 | 19.87 | — | 4.91 | 6.76 | 10.35 | 12.02 | 9.36 |
| — | +317.8% | +0.5% | -42.2% | +9.8% | — | -46.3% | -42.2% | -72.2% | — | -36.7% | — | +180.9% | +27.8% | +91.9% | — | -47.5% | -46.0% | +58.1% | +94.4% | +182.0% | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.59 | 0.44 | 0.35 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.41 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.46 | 0.46 |
| — | -1.6% | +27.9% | +107.4% | +87.1% | +2.5% | -20.0% | -21.9% | -38.6% | -24.3% | -19.6% | -16.8% | -5.8% | +33.7% | +14.8% | -4.2% | -11.3% | -34.5% | -20.7% | -14.9% | +4.9% | |
| P/B Ratio | 0.65 | 0.70 | 0.75 | 1.06 | 0.82 | 0.72 | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.50 | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.69 | 0.76 | 0.84 | 0.82 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.83 | 0.96 | 1.09 | 1.03 |
| — | -3.6% | +32.8% | +91.0% | +64.8% | +7.8% | -12.8% | -19.4% | -34.8% | -20.2% | -20.2% | -21.5% | -12.8% | +1.5% | -15.3% | -20.0% | -15.2% | -25.1% | -12.5% | -0.7% | +12.1% | |
| P/FCF | — | 5.84 | — | — | 20.21 | 5.91 | — | — | 3.64 | 13.20 | — | — | — | 4.32 | 344.43 | — | 5.71 | 5.95 | — | — | — |
| — | -1.2% | — | — | +455.2% | -55.2% | — | — | — | +205.3% | — | — | — | -27.3% | — | — | — | -68.4% | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.40 | 15.15 | 7.66 | 10.05 | 10.98 | 8.17 | 8.54 | 9.26 | 4.73 | 11.36 | 11.82 | 25.12 | — | 9.92 | 21.03 | 184.38 | 6.16 | 6.37 | 6.25 | 8.41 | 11.73 |
| — | +85.3% | -10.3% | +8.6% | +132.2% | -28.1% | -27.8% | -63.1% | — | +14.5% | -43.8% | -86.4% | — | +55.7% | +236.4% | +2092.0% | -47.5% | -37.4% | -14.8% | -22.6% | +87.0% | |
| EV / EBIT | 22.13 | 24.81 | — | 12.16 | 9.63 | 9.07 | 8.67 | 21.48 | 8.95 | 19.24 | 19.32 | 35.17 | — | 13.52 | 20.72 | — | 8.98 | 8.71 | 20.61 | 13.85 | 20.72 |
| — | +173.6% | — | -43.4% | +7.6% | -52.9% | -55.1% | -38.9% | — | +42.3% | -6.8% | — | — | +55.2% | +0.5% | — | -56.7% | -36.9% | +175.7% | -12.5% | +94.5% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 6.9% | 4.8% | 7.6% | 9.3% | 7.4% | 7.6% | 6.5% | 6.1% | 9.0% | 6.2% | 5.8% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 6.9% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 10.0% | 8.5% | 9.5% | 8.7% | 7.6% |
| — | -37.6% | +15.8% | +51.5% | -17.3% | +23.7% | +11.9% | +54.4% | +876.4% | -10.6% | +45.6% | +191.9% | -90.8% | -19.0% | -57.6% | -84.4% | +31.5% | -2.9% | -9.2% | +0.8% | -32.0% | |
| Operating Margin | 2.3% | 0.5% | 3.4% | 4.3% | 2.2% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 4.6% | 1.4% | 1.4% | -0.9% | -3.8% | 2.8% | -0.2% | -2.5% | 6.2% | 5.4% | 6.5% | 5.4% | 3.6% |
| — | -85.8% | +63.2% | +159.0% | -52.1% | +129.2% | +54.4% | +279.8% | +220.5% | -48.6% | +912.3% | +63.8% | -162.0% | -47.6% | -102.6% | -146.8% | +70.3% | +8.8% | -4.9% | +20.6% | -46.4% | |
| Net Margin | 5.1% | 1.0% | 5.2% | 5.0% | 10.5% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 6.2% | -6.7% | 2.8% | 1.0% | 2.8% | 5.3% | 2.2% | -0.6% | 8.4% | 5.0% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 4.9% |
| — | -76.7% | +27.3% | +258.9% | +68.5% | +164.5% | +48.9% | +37.6% | +121.2% | -227.3% | +27.1% | +256.8% | -66.5% | +4.6% | -40.2% | -116.8% | +70.3% | +22.1% | -49.8% | -56.3% | -63.1% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 9.9% | 0.5% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 4.9% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 0.7% | 3.3% | -3.2% | 1.3% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 2.5% | 1.0% | -0.3% | 4.6% | 3.1% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.8% |
| — | -77.4% | +32.8% | +233.9% | +49.4% | +169.7% | +62.8% | +42.0% | +153.6% | -230.6% | +26.1% | +248.4% | -71.4% | -20.7% | -56.1% | -113.9% | +64.3% | +39.9% | -45.1% | -49.6% | -61.4% | |
| ROA | 6.2% | 0.3% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 3.1% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.4% | 2.0% | -2.0% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 0.7% | -0.2% | 2.9% | 1.9% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% |
| — | -76.9% | +35.8% | +241.1% | +53.5% | +171.1% | +64.9% | +44.0% | +140.0% | -219.6% | +19.8% | +242.5% | -70.4% | -12.8% | -52.2% | -115.2% | +75.9% | +43.1% | -45.4% | -50.2% | -61.6% | |
| ROIC | 2.6% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | -0.2% | -1.0% | 0.8% | -0.0% | -0.7% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 1.1% |
| — | -85.7% | +77.8% | +144.9% | -56.7% | +152.8% | +71.5% | +287.7% | +230.6% | -51.8% | +861.6% | +67.4% | -153.8% | -57.8% | -102.0% | -141.3% | +75.2% | +27.8% | +4.4% | +36.4% | -44.5% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.24 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.43 |
| — | -3.0% | -24.8% | -3.8% | -3.3% | -3.5% | -3.4% | -5.6% | -0.2% | +63.6% | +28.5% | +21.2% | +10.9% | -28.7% | -16.5% | -16.2% | -23.6% | -12.4% | -5.6% | +4.6% | +8.7% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 3.34 | 21.68 | 8.72 | 10.24 | 13.50 | 11.78 | 14.16 | 15.09 | 8.15 | 17.30 | 18.24 | 36.96 | — | 9.07 | 23.45 | 201.00 | 6.92 | 7.53 | 7.07 | 8.86 | 13.90 |
| — | +84.1% | -38.4% | -32.2% | +65.7% | -31.9% | -22.4% | -59.2% | — | +90.8% | -22.2% | -81.6% | — | +20.4% | +231.9% | +2169.4% | -50.2% | -29.6% | -9.9% | -19.3% | +82.4% | |
| Current Ratio | 2.40 | 2.36 | 2.40 | 2.38 | 2.40 | 2.44 | 2.40 | 2.52 | 2.50 | 2.44 | 2.45 | 2.54 | 2.52 | 3.09 | 2.65 | 2.66 | 2.63 | 2.47 | 2.36 | 2.49 | 2.61 |
| — | -3.5% | -0.1% | -5.8% | -3.9% | -0.1% | -2.0% | -0.7% | -0.7% | -21.0% | -7.4% | -4.6% | -4.1% | +25.0% | +12.5% | +6.7% | +0.8% | -9.1% | -14.1% | -18.3% | -16.3% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.40 | 1.37 | 1.33 | 1.29 | 1.40 | 1.49 | 1.38 | 1.46 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.47 | 1.55 | 1.42 | 1.79 | 1.55 | 1.57 | 1.53 | 1.34 | 1.31 | 1.45 | 1.54 |
| — | -8.1% | -3.6% | -11.7% | -6.5% | -0.4% | -6.3% | -5.6% | +5.3% | -16.3% | -4.8% | -1.4% | -7.2% | +34.0% | +18.4% | +8.0% | -0.1% | -18.9% | -22.4% | -23.6% | -24.0% | |
| Interest Coverage | 4.13 | 2.76 | -1.30 | 15.30 | 7.33 | 6.95 | 7.22 | 5.00 | 5.05 | 2.95 | 3.71 | 2.92 | -4.71 | 11.33 | 3.40 | -0.08 | 9.53 | 12.15 | 6.17 | — | 12.83 |
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Seaboard Corporation's current P/E is 6.1x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 14.3x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Seaboard Corporation's current operating margin is 2.3%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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