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Campbell's vs Seaboard

Campbell's and Seaboard are similar in size: $9.74bn and $9.75bn of revenue in their latest fiscal years. Seaboard grew faster (7.1% against -5.0%). Seaboard kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of 5.1% against 4.1%. Seaboard carries less debt relative to equity (27.5% against 185.4%).

Latest fiscal yearCampbell'sCPB, 2026SeaboardSEB, 2025
Revenue $9.74bn $9.75bn
Revenue growth -5.0% 7.1%
Net income $403m $496m
Operating margin 8.7% 2.5%
Net margin 4.1% 5.1%
Return on equity 10.4% 10.0%
Free cash flow $678m $6.0m
Cash $394m $178m
Total debt $7.14bn $1.44bn
Debt to equity 185.4% 27.5%
Dividend per share $1.56 $9.00
Dividend yield 7.0% 0.3%
Share buybacks $26.0m $39.0m
Employees 13,500 14,000
Market value $6.64bn $3.30bn
Price vs our value range Within our value range Above our value range
Moat score 62 (Moderate) 41 (Weak)
Insider trades, 12 months 1 buys, 2 sales 0 buys, 0 sales

Each figure is from the company's latest annual report and links to the page it comes from. Fiscal years can end on different dates. Market value and the value verdict use the delayed price shown on the stock pages. Not a recommendation.

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Figures from each company's latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K or 20-F), as reported, with the fiscal year shown. Not investment advice. How we read filings: methodology.