---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000088121-26-000010"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SEB"
cik: "0000088121"
company_name: "SEABOARD CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2026-02-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T03:10:39.378139+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Seaboard Q4 net earnings $253M on $2.41B sales; $170M tax benefit boosts FY EPS to $514.46

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $2,410M vs $2,482M YoY; operating income $65M vs $114M.
- Full-year net sales $9,746M (+7% YoY); operating income $239M from $156M.
- Net earnings attributable to Seaboard: Q4 $253M (EPS $264.13), FY $496M (EPS $514.46).
- Recorded $170M income tax benefit from reversal of deferred tax asset valuation allowance.
- Quarterly dividend unchanged at $2.25/share, payable March 5, 2026, record Feb 23, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000088121-26-000010
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SEB
- cik: 0000088121
- company_name: SEABOARD CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2026-02-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/88121/000008812126000010/0000088121-26-000010-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/88121/000008812126000010/seb-20260212x8k.htm

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