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Seaboard Corp cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Seaboard Corp's operations generated $568m of cash; it spent $562m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $6.0m. It returned $9.0m in dividends and $39.0m through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Seaboard Corp: cash flow statement, annual
Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJul 2026
Cash from operations24634022026212537441642724523817129192676710519568477
Depreciation and amortisation92878190939291102118134138172178235283311318326
Capital spending54103184159150121139158173162349259460474506511562500
Free cash flow19223636103−252532772697276−17832−36820220486−23
Dividends paid411—14————771010101010999
Share buybacks33010272453———51713——600839—

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Seaboard Corp's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Seaboard Corp.