Pilgrims Pride (PPC) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Pilgrims Pride (PPC) posted EBIT Margin of 1.43% for Q2 2026, down 9.34 percentage points from 10.77% a year earlier and down 2.16 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Pilgrims Pride (PPC) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 28, 2026, EBIT Margin at Pilgrims Pride was 5.02%, down 4.51 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).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly EBIT Margin since Q1 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBIT Margin has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.54 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 3.59% (Q1 2026), 4.52% (Q4 2025) and 10.35% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 38.74 Bn | 35.03 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 3.95% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 20.95 Bn | 18.46 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 4.47% |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 17.92 Bn | 14.28 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 2.61% |
| 4 | Jbs | 12.87 Bn | -20.24 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 2.50% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 9.56 Bn | 9.16 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 32.20% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.54 Bn | 2.49 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 7.84% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.69 Bn | 4.52 Bn | 339.75 Mn | 1.43% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 6.08 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 10.16% |
| 9 | Seaboard | 3.94 Bn | -881.67 Mn | 221.00 Mn | 3.42% |
| 10 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.16 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 34.07 Mn | -10.64% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 3.16% |
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_KEY
import 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();