SEB vs SYY
Seaboard Corp. and Sysco Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | SEB | SYY |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $9.7B | $84.6B |
| Net income | $501.0M | $1.8B |
| Gross margin | 7.1% | 18.5% |
| Net margin | 5.1% | 2.1% |
| Return on equity | 10.1% | 78.2% |
| Diluted EPS | $514.46 | $3.66 |
| Dividend / share | $9.00 | $2.17 |
| Payout ratio | 1.8% | 59.0% |
| Free cash flow | $6.0M | $1.9B |
| Equity | $5.2B | $2.7B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.15× | 3.95× |
| Current ratio | 2.40× | 1.28× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 6.5% | · |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 12.1% | · |
SYY bills 8.7× the revenue of SEB, and SEB keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (5.1% against 2.1%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | SEB | SYY |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $9.7B | $84.6B |
| FY2024 | $9.1B | $81.4B |
| FY2023 | $9.6B | $78.8B |
| FY2022 | $11.2B | $76.3B |
| FY2020 | $7.1B | $51.3B |
| FY2019 | $6.8B | $52.9B |
| FY2018 | $6.6B | $60.1B |
| FY2017 | $5.8B | $58.7B |
| FY2016 | $5.4B | $55.4B |
| FY2015 | $5.6B | $50.4B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | SEB | SYY |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $501.0M | $1.8B |
| FY2024 | $90.0M | $1.8B |
| FY2023 | $227.0M | $2.0B |
| FY2022 | $582.0M | $1.8B |
| FY2020 | $283.0M | $524.2M |
| FY2019 | $287.0M | $215.5M |
| FY2018 | $3.0M | $1.7B |
| FY2017 | $246.0M | $1.4B |
| FY2016 | $314.0M | $1.1B |
| FY2015 | $172.0M | $949.6M |
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$74,807,000,000 | SYY |
| FY2024 | −$72,270,000,000 | SYY |
| FY2023 | −$69,282,000,000 | SYY |
| FY2022 | −$65,082,000,000 | SYY |
| FY2020 | −$44,171,843,000 | SYY |
| FY2019 | −$46,053,310,000 | SYY |
| FY2018 | −$53,530,922,000 | SYY |
| FY2017 | −$52,918,324,000 | SYY |
| FY2016 | −$49,992,139,000 | SYY |
| FY2015 | −$44,772,919,000 | SYY |
| FY2014 | −$42,207,752,000 | SYY |
| FY2013 | −$39,846,712,000 | SYY |
| FY2012 | −$38,222,100,000 | SYY |
| FY2011 | −$36,634,037,000 | SYY |
| FY2009 | −$33,642,187,000 | SYY |
SYY has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 15 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
15 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
8 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +3.1 pp | SEB |
| FY2024 | −1.3 pp | SYY |
| FY2023 | −0.1 pp | SYY |
| FY2022 | +2.9 pp | SEB |
| FY2020 | +2.9 pp | SEB |
| FY2019 | +3.8 pp | SEB |
| FY2011 | +3.3 pp | SEB |
| FY2009 | −0.6 pp | SYY |
The higher net margin has changed hands between SEB and SYY over this period.
8 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SEB's net margin has been more volatile than SYY's over the 8 comparable fiscal years — 1.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.8.
8 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between SEB and SYY over these 8 fiscal years — SEB led in 5 and SYY in 3.
8 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SYY's return on equity has been more volatile than SEB's over the 15 comparable fiscal years — 30.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.5.
15 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between SEB and SYY over these 15 fiscal years — SEB led in 1 and SYY in 14.
15 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.