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Seaboard Corporation (NYSE American: SEB) files a range of documents with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission that provide detail on its diversified operations in agricultural, energy, and ocean transport businesses. Public descriptions note that Seaboard is engaged in hog production, biofuel production, and pork processing in the United States; commodity trading and grain processing in Africa and South America; cargo shipping services in the U.S., Caribbean and Central and South America; sugar and alcohol production in Argentina; and electric power generation in the Dominican Republic, along with an equity method investment in Butterball, LLC, a producer and processor of turkey products.
Among the most frequently referenced filings are Quarterly Reports on Form 10‑Q and Annual Reports on Form 10‑K. Earnings press releases for periods in 2023, 2024, and 2025 state that Seaboard has filed its Form 10‑Q or Form 10‑K on the same day as the release, and that further details on financial results, including items such as valuation allowances on U.S. deferred tax assets, are included in those reports. These filings provide information on net sales, operating income or loss, net earnings attributable to Seaboard, earnings per common share, and segment performance across pork, commodity trading and milling, marine, liquid fuels, power, turkey, and other activities.
Seaboard also files Current Reports on Form 8‑K to disclose material events. For example, 8‑K filings dated July 29, 2025, and October 28, 2025, report that the company issued press releases announcing earnings for specified periods and the Board of Directors’ declaration of quarterly cash dividends of a stated amount per share of common stock, with corresponding record and payment dates. These 8‑K reports include the press releases as exhibits and clarify that the information furnished under Item 2.02 is not deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Investors reviewing Seaboard’s SEC filings can also find information on share repurchase activity. A press release dated May 21, 2025, explains that the Board approved a share repurchase program authorizing the company to repurchase up to a specified dollar amount of its outstanding common shares through a future date, and notes that information regarding share repurchases will be available in Seaboard’s periodic reports on Form 10‑Q and Form 10‑K filed with the SEC.
On this page, Seaboard’s SEC filings are updated as they become available from EDGAR. AI-powered summaries can help explain the key points in lengthy 10‑K and 10‑Q reports, highlight the implications of 8‑K disclosures about earnings and dividends, and make it easier to understand how Seaboard’s diversified operations and capital allocation decisions are reflected in its regulatory documents.
Seaboard Corporation reported 2025 net sales of $9.7 billion and net earnings of $496 million, a sharp rebound from $88 million in 2024. Operating income rose to $239 million from $156 million as CT&M and Marine improved and Pork returned to solid profitability.
Results were boosted by a $170 million U.S. income tax benefit from reversing a prior valuation allowance, lifting EPS to $514.46. Marine benefited from higher freight rates and volumes, while Liquid Fuels deepened its operating loss despite higher fuel and credit sales due to higher feedstock costs and less generous tax credits.
Cash from operations reached $568 million and Seaboard invested $562 million in capital spending, mainly new dual-fueled vessels and growth projects, while ending the year with $1.2 billion in cash and short‑term investments and $991 million of long‑term debt. Management plans about $625 million of 2026 capex, including construction of a new Dominican Republic power barge.
Seaboard Corporation reported strong 2025 results alongside a steady dividend. For the quarter ended December 31, 2025, net sales were $2,410 million versus $2,482 million a year earlier, with operating income of $65 million. Quarterly net earnings attributable to Seaboard rose to $253 million from $154 million, and earnings per common share increased to $264.13 from $158.58.
For the full year 2025, net sales reached $9,746 million compared with $9,100 million in 2024. Operating income was $239 million versus $156 million, while net earnings attributable to Seaboard climbed to $496 million from $88 million, with full-year earnings per common share rising to $514.46 from $90.62. Results were affected by reversing a valuation allowance on certain domestic deferred tax assets, producing a total income tax benefit of $170 million for 2025.
The Board of Directors authorized and declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $2.25 per share of common stock, payable on March 5, 2026 to shareholders of record on February 23, 2026. Total dividends declared were $9.00 per share for both 2025 and 2024.
Seaboard Corporation reported stronger Q3 results. Net sales rose to $2,540 million from $2,218 million a year ago, and operating income increased to $84 million from $32 million. Net earnings attributable to Seaboard were $109 million versus a loss of $149 million last year, equal to $113.71 per share. For the first nine months, net sales were $7,336 million and earnings per share were $251.47.
Cash from operating activities was $380 million year‑to‑date. The company ended the quarter with $205 million in cash and $1,039 million in short‑term investments. Seaboard repurchased 4,525 shares in the quarter and 13,104 year‑to‑date under a $100 million authorization, with $62 million remaining. A major Power segment project was approved: construction of a 150‑megawatt power‑generating barge in the Dominican Republic (estimated cost $315 million) and a related 10‑year natural gas supply commitment of about $1.3 billion beginning in 2028. Shares outstanding were 957,951 as of October 21, 2025.
Seaboard Corporation announced it issued a press release with earnings for the three and nine months ended September 27, 2025, and declared a quarterly cash dividend of $2.25 per share.
The dividend is payable on November 17, 2025 to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 7, 2025. The earnings release is furnished under Item 2.02 with Exhibit 99.1.
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