Pilgrims Pride (PPC) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Pilgrims Pride (PPC) posted EBIT Margin of 4.12% for Q3 2026, down 6.23 percentage points from 10.35% a year earlier but up 2.69 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Pilgrims Pride (PPC) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 27, 2026, EBIT Margin at Pilgrims Pride was 3.40%, down 5.95 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 8.72%, up 0.30 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBIT Margin shows a five-year change of +6.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Pilgrims Pride's EBIT Margin was 8.42% in FY2024 (+5.42 pp), 3.01% in FY2023 (-3.73 pp), 6.74% in FY2022 (+5.31 pp) and 1.43% in FY2021 (-0.60 pp).
- Quarterly EBIT Margin has run from a low of -1.88% in Q4 2022 to a high of 11.09% in Q3 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBIT Margin has declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.11 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBIT Margin in the past five years was Q2 2022, with a gain of 14.46 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2026, with a drop of 9.34 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin for the three prior quarters was 1.43% (Q2 2026), 3.59% (Q1 2026) and 4.52% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 33.69 Bn | 30.17 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 4.19% |
| 2 | Tyson Foods | 21.12 Bn | 17.37 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 2.61% |
| 3 | Bunge Global | 18.99 Bn | 15.90 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 3.05% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.48 Bn | -1.41 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 2.50% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 8.10 Bn | 7.65 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 32.20% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.58 Bn | 2.13 Bn | 313.00 Mn | 3.70% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.86 Bn | 4.35 Bn | 333.67 Mn | 4.12% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 5.83 Bn | 2.00 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 10.16% |
| 9 | Scotts Miracle-Gro | 3.75 Bn | 3.67 Bn | 365.90 Mn | 14.47% |
| 10 | Seaboard | 3.67 Bn | -1.40 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 0.47% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 4.12% |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 1.43% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 3.59% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 4.52% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 10.35% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 10.77% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.06% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 7.01% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 11.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.67% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.07% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 4.73% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 2.33% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 0.75% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | -1.88% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 7.59% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 11.07% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 9.48% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 1.36% |
API Access
Pilgrims Pride EBIT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=PPC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "PPC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=PPC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();