SEABOARD CORP
Seaboard Corporation operates as a diversified agribusiness and transportation company with significant operations across multiple segments serving global markets. The company, listed on NASDAQ under ticker symbol SEB, maintains its corporate presence at www.seaboardcorp.com. From the company’s description.
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What SEABOARD CORP does
In the company’s own words
Seaboard Corporation operates as a diversified agribusiness and transportation company with significant operations across multiple segments serving global markets. The company, listed on NASDAQ under ticker symbol SEB, maintains its corporate presence at www.seaboardcorp.com.
The company's business portfolio encompasses several core divisions. Seaboard Foods represents a major segment focused on pork production and processing, operating facilities across the United States with integrated operations from animal genetics through meat processing and distribution. The Seaboard Marine division provides ocean transportation and logistics services, operating a fleet of vessels and port facilities that support international trade and commerce. Seaboard Triumph Foods contributes to the company's agricultural operations through beef production and processing activities. Additionally, Seaboard International operates commodity trading and agricultural services, facilitating the movement and distribution of grains and other agricultural products across multiple continents.
The company maintains a substantial workforce distributed across its various operating facilities in the United States and internationally, with operations spanning North America, South America, Africa, and Asia. This geographic diversification provides exposure to multiple markets and supply chains within the agricultural and transportation sectors.
Seaboard's business model reflects vertical integration in certain segments, particularly in pork production where the company controls breeding, raising, processing, and distribution functions. The marine transportation division leverages owned and operated vessels to provide services for both company-generated cargo and third-party customers. The commodity trading operations capitalize on the company's agricultural expertise and market relationships to facilitate global trade flows.
The company's competitive positioning derives from its integrated operations, established market relationships, operational expertise in complex agricultural and logistics processes, and diversified revenue streams that provide stability across commodity price cycles. The pension plan document reflects the company's long operational history, with predecessor plans dating to 1969, indicating sustained business operations and employee relationships spanning decades. This historical continuity underscores the company's establishment as a significant participant in the agribusiness and transportation industries.
Company details
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Industry
- Wholesale
- Headquarters
- SHAWNEE MISSION, KS
- Fiscal year end
- December
- CIK
- 88121
- SIC
- 5150
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2013–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns SEABOARD CORP — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · SEABOARD CORP’s weight in each
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Recent filings
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