SuperworthSeaboard profit margin SEB
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 6.2%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 3.4%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +4.7 pts
- Peer median
- 2.1%
Over the twelve months to Jul 4, 2026, Seaboard kept 6.2% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 3.4% and a gross margin of 8.1%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 9.5%.
The median for 10 food Distribution stocks of a similar size is 2.1%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 5.1% | 2.5% | 7.1% |
| FY2024 | 1.0% | 1.7% | 6.3% |
| FY2023 | 2.4% | n/a | 3.3% |
| FY2022 | 5.2% | 5.8% | 9.2% |
| FY2021 | 6.2% | 5.0% | 8.9% |
| FY2020 | 4.0% | 3.4% | 8.1% |
| FY2019 | 4.2% | 1.6% | 6.5% |
| FY2018 | 0.0% | 3.2% | 7.9% |
| FY2016 | 5.8% | 4.1% | 9.2% |
| FY2015 | 3.1% | 2.2% | 7.1% |
| FY2014 | 5.7% | 6.5% | 10.5% |
| FY2013 | 3.1% | 3.1% | 7.0% |
| FY2012 | 4.6% | 5.0% | 9.1% |
| FY2011 | 6.0% | 7.1% | 10.9% |
| FY2010 | 6.5% | 7.3% | 12.0% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 6.2% | +4.7 pts | 3.4% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 5.9% | +4.9 pts | 3.0% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 5.1% | +4.1 pts | 2.5% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 4.0% | +4.1 pts | 2.9% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 1.5% | −1.5 pts | 2.5% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 1.1% | −1.8 pts | 2.3% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 1.0% | −1.4 pts | 1.7% | |
| Q3 FY24 | −0.0% | −3.9 pts | n/a | |
| Q2 FY24 | 3.0% | −0.9 pts | n/a | |
| Q1 FY24 | 2.9% | −1.3 pts | n/a | |
| Q4 FY23 | 2.4% | −2.8 pts | n/a | |
| Q3 FY23 | 3.9% | −0.5 pts | 1.6% |
Against its peers
Companies in Food Distribution nearest Seaboard's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| SEBSeaboard | 6.2% |
| ASHAshland | 2.8% |
| CHEFChefs' Warehouse | 2.1% |
| CENTCentral Garden & Pet | 5.4% |
| UNFIUnited Natural Foods | 0.3% |
| HWKNHawkins | 7.3% |
| ANDEAndersons | 1.6% |
| DPZDominos Pizza | 12.0% |
| UVVUniversal | n/m |
| PFGCPerformance Food | 0.5% |
| CAPLCrossAmerica Partners | 1.4% |
| Peer median | 2.1% |
Where Seaboard ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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