Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. SEB scored 58.2, GHC scored 53.3 — SEB leads.
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SEB
Seaboard Corporation
Conglomerates · Quality-Growth
58.2
$3,976.00 · $3.8B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
4.9
SEB leads
GHC
Graham Holdings Company
Conglomerates · Quality-Growth
53.3
$1,173.16 · $5.0B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthSEB+8.2%
Strongest balance sheetGHC0.30
Highest qualityGHC53 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueGHC-4%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
SEB
stronger →← stronger
GHC
46
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
53
60
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
54
71
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
52
SEB is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
SEB
GHC
-$23mF
FCF
$275mC
+8.2%B
Rev
+2.5%C
0.36B+
D/E
0.30A-
0.4xA
P/S
—
0.65A-
PEG
4.04D
—
P/E
9.5xA
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
SEB
GHC
—
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
4% below
—
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~2%/yr
—
1-yr DCF upside
+6%
—
5-yr DCF upside
+4%
—
10-yr DCF upside
+2%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
SEB
GHC
No notable signals flagged.
The companies
SEBSeaboard Corporation
Conglomerates · $3,976.00 · beta 0.21
Why now
Conglomerates · market cap $3.8b. Down 34% from 52-week high of $5989.37 — deep drawdown territory. PEG 0.65 — paying under fair value for the growth rate.
Moat
ROE 12% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere.
Risk
Free cash flow is negative (-$23m) — capital raises or debt issuance likely required; dilution / leverage risk. Down 34% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
GHCGraham Holdings Company
Conglomerates · $1,173.16 · beta 0.70
Why now
Conglomerates · market cap $5.0b. 7% off the 52-week high of $1262.35.
Moat
ROE 12% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere.
Risk
Value re-rating depends on a catalyst. Without one — analyst day, divestiture, margin recovery, capital return — the stock can stay cheap on these multiples for years.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where SEB and GHC diverge
On the headline score the gap is 4.9 points in favor of SEB. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
ValueSEB 71.3 · GHC 52.2SEB +19.1
QualitySEB 46.3 · GHC 53.4GHC +7.1
GrowthSEB 59.7 · GHC 54.3SEB +5.4
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is SEB or GHC the better stock?
SEB scores higher: SEB 58.2, GHC 53.3 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do SEB and GHC differ most?
The widest gap is value, where SEB leads by 19 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are SEB and GHC scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.