Pilgrims Pride (PPC) EBITDA Margin (2011 - 2026)
Pilgrims Pride's EBITDA Margin came in at 6.79% for Q3 2026, down 6.03 percentage points from 12.82% a year earlier but up 2.67 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Pilgrims Pride (PPC) EBITDA Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 27, 2026, Pilgrims Pride reported EBITDA Margin of 6.09%, down 5.72 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 11.22%, up 0.34 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBITDA Margin carries a five-year change of +6.36 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, EBITDA Margin was 10.88% in FY2024 (+5.41 pp), 5.47% in FY2023 (-3.60 pp), 9.07% in FY2022 (+5.03 pp) and 4.04% in FY2021 (-0.82 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly EBITDA Margin is 0.61% (Q4 2022) to 13.52% (Q3 2024).
- Year-over-year, EBITDA Margin has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.99 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 13.99 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a drop of 9.06 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows PPC's EBITDA Margin at 4.12% (Q2 2026), 6.23% (Q1 2026) and 7.24% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 33.91 Bn | 30.39 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 5.51% |
| 2 | Tyson Foods | 21.18 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 4.98% |
| 3 | Bunge Global | 19.48 Bn | 16.39 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 4.10% |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.11 Bn | -19.16 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 5.17% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 8.35 Bn | 7.89 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 39.83% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.70 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 313.00 Mn | 6.20% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 7.12 Bn | 4.61 Bn | 333.67 Mn | 6.79% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 5.77 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 13.14% |
| 9 | Scotts Miracle-Gro | 3.86 Bn | 3.79 Bn | 365.90 Mn | 15.89% |
| 10 | Seaboard | 3.56 Bn | -1.51 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 3.43% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 6.79% |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 4.12% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 6.23% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 7.24% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 12.82% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 13.18% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 11.43% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 9.60% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 13.52% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.06% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.14% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.58% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 7.16% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 4.84% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 3.14% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 0.61% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 9.84% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 13.26% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 11.92% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 4.03% |
API Access
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_KEYimport 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();