SEB vs USFD
Seaboard Corp. and US Foods Holding Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | SEB | USFD |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $9.7B | $39.4B |
| Net income | $501.0M | $676.0M |
| Gross margin | 7.1% | 17.4% |
| Net margin | 5.1% | 1.7% |
| Return on equity | 10.1% | 15.3% |
| Diluted EPS | $514.46 | $2.94 |
| Dividend / share | $9.00 | · |
| Payout ratio | 1.8% | · |
| Free cash flow | $6.0M | $959.0M |
| Equity | $5.2B | $4.3B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.15× | 1.17× |
| Current ratio | 2.40× | 1.16× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 6.5% | 11.5% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 12.1% | · |
USFD bills 4.0× the revenue of SEB, and SEB keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (5.1% against 1.7%).
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 | USFD |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $9.7B | $39.4B |
| FY2024 | $9.1B | $37.9B |
| FY2023 | $9.6B | $35.6B |
| FY2022 | $11.2B | $34.1B |
| FY2021 | $9.2B | $29.5B |
| FY2020 | $7.1B | $22.9B |
| FY2019 | $6.8B | $25.9B |
| FY2018 | $6.6B | $24.2B |
| FY2017 | $5.8B | $24.1B |
| FY2016 | $5.4B | $22.9B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | SEB | USFD |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $501.0M | $676.0M |
| FY2024 | $90.0M | $494.0M |
| FY2023 | $227.0M | $506.0M |
| FY2022 | $582.0M | $265.0M |
| FY2021 | $571.0M | $164.0M |
| FY2020 | $283.0M | $-226.0M |
| FY2019 | $287.0M | $385.0M |
| FY2018 | $3.0M | $407.0M |
| FY2017 | $246.0M | $444.0M |
| FY2016 | $314.0M | $210.0M |
12 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$29,678,000,000 | USFD |
| FY2024 | −$28,777,000,000 | USFD |
| FY2023 | −$26,035,000,000 | USFD |
| FY2022 | −$22,814,000,000 | USFD |
| FY2021 | −$20,258,000,000 | USFD |
| FY2020 | −$15,759,000,000 | USFD |
| FY2019 | −$19,099,000,000 | USFD |
| FY2018 | −$17,592,000,000 | USFD |
| FY2017 | −$18,338,000,000 | USFD |
| FY2016 | −$17,540,000,000 | USFD |
| FY2015 | −$17,533,532,000 | USFD |
| FY2014 | −$16,546,801,000 | USFD |
USFD has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 12 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
12 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
12 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +3.4 pp | SEB |
| FY2024 | −0.3 pp | USFD |
| FY2023 | +1.0 pp | SEB |
| FY2022 | +4.4 pp | SEB |
| FY2021 | +5.6 pp | SEB |
| FY2020 | +5.0 pp | SEB |
| FY2019 | +2.7 pp | SEB |
| FY2018 | −1.6 pp | USFD |
| FY2017 | +2.4 pp | SEB |
| FY2016 | +4.9 pp | SEB |
| FY2015 | +2.4 pp | SEB |
| FY2014 | +6.0 pp | SEB |
The higher net margin has changed hands between SEB and USFD over this period.
12 of 17 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 USFD's over the 12 comparable fiscal years — 1.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.8.
12 of 17 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 USFD over these 12 fiscal years — SEB led in 10 and USFD in 2.
12 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
USFD's return on equity has been more volatile than SEB's over the 12 comparable fiscal years — 6.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.2.
12 of 17 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 USFD over these 12 fiscal years — SEB led in 5 and USFD in 7.
12 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.