What is Seaboard's R&D?

Seaboard (SEB) reported R&D of $16M in Q4 2025.

How has Seaboard's R&D changed year-over-year?

Seaboard's R&D decreased by 43.4% year-over-year, from $28.25M to $16M.

What is the long-term trend for Seaboard's R&D?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Seaboard's R&D has grown at a -23.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $191M to $64M.

Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.

Seaboard SEB R&D

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$27.05M+245%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.4B+3.6%

Gross profit$217.0M+52.8%

Operating income$96.0M+153%

Net income$120.0M+275%

EPS (diluted)$124.24+277%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$111.0M+27.6%

Total debt$1.3B-1.2%

Total equity$5.3B+12.5%

Total assets$8.4B+10.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$54.0M-170%

CapEx$96.0M-11.9%

Free cash flow-$150.0M-16.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$4.59B+107%

Profitability

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Gross margin7.8%+1.0pp

Operating margin3%+0.7pp

Net margin6%+4.9pp

FCF margin-0.2%-0.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity11.7%+9.6pp

Debt / equity0.3×0.0×

Current ratio2.4×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Seaboard in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense.

The official record: Seaboard’s 10-K, filed February 12, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Seaboard's R&D?: Seaboard (SEB) reported R&D of $16M in Q4 2025.
How has Seaboard's R&D changed year-over-year?: Seaboard's R&D decreased by 43.4% year-over-year, from $28.25M to $16M.
What is the long-term trend for Seaboard's R&D?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Seaboard's R&D has grown at a -23.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $191M to $64M.
What does R&D mean?: Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.