Pilgrims Pride (PPC) EBITDA Margin (2011 - 2026)
Pilgrims Pride's EBITDA Margin came in at 4.09% for Q2 2026, down 9.06 percentage points from 13.16% a year earlier and down 2.11 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Pilgrims Pride (PPC) EBITDA Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 28, 2026, Pilgrims Pride reported EBITDA Margin of 7.62%, down 4.33 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 11.19%, up 0.34 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBITDA Margin carries a five-year change of +6.37 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, EBITDA Margin was 10.85% in FY2024 (+5.42 pp), 5.43% in FY2023 (-3.62 pp), 9.04% in FY2022 (+5.04 pp) and 4.01% in FY2021 (-0.81 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly EBITDA Margin since Q1 2023.
- Year-over-year, EBITDA Margin has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.44 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBITDA Margin over five years came in Q2 2022 (a gain of 13.98 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a drop of 9.06 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows PPC's EBITDA Margin at 6.20% (Q1 2026), 7.21% (Q4 2025) and 12.80% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 38.74 Bn | 35.03 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 5.24% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 20.95 Bn | 18.46 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 5.54% |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 17.92 Bn | 14.28 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 4.98% |
| 4 | Jbs | 12.87 Bn | -20.24 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 5.17% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 9.56 Bn | 9.16 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 39.76% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.54 Bn | 2.49 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 10.14% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.69 Bn | 4.52 Bn | 339.75 Mn | 4.09% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 6.08 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 13.14% |
| 9 | Seaboard | 3.94 Bn | -881.67 Mn | 221.00 Mn | 6.26% |
| 10 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.16 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 34.07 Mn | -4.48% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 4.09% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 6.20% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 7.21% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 12.80% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 13.16% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 11.40% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 9.57% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 13.50% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.04% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.11% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.55% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 7.13% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 4.76% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 3.11% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 0.60% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 9.80% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 13.23% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 11.89% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 4.00% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 5.56% |
Pilgrims Pride EBITDA 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=ebitda-margin&ticker=PPC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-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=ebitda-margin&ticker=PPC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();