Pilgrims Pride (PPC) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026)
Pilgrims Pride's (PPC) quarterly EBITDA Margin came in at 3.59% in Q1 2026, down 548.0% year-on-year from 0.8% in Q1 2025, and down 20.62% on a QoQ basis from 4.52% in Q4 2025.
Pilgrims Pride (PPC) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Pilgrims Pride (PPC) has 17 years of EBITDA Margin data on file, last reported at 3.59% in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, EBITDA Margin fell 548.0% year-over-year to 3.59% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 7.39%, a 185.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 8.72%, up 30.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 3.59%, down from 4.52% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, EBITDA Margin for PPC reached as high as 11.09% in Q3 2024 and fell as low as 1.88% in Q4 2022.
- Historically, EBITDA Margin has averaged 6.47% across 5 years, with a median of 7.01% in 2024.
- Across the five-year window, EBITDA Margin surged 1446 bps in 2022 and plunged 875 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, EBITDA Margin stood at 1.88% in 2022, then jumped by 317 bps to 4.07% in 2023, then jumped by 72 bps to 7.01% in 2024, then sank by 36 bps to 4.52% in 2025, then dropped by 21 bps to 3.59% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent EBITDA Margin figures were 3.59% in Q1 2026, 4.52% in Q4 2025, and 10.35% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.05 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 18.94% |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.11 Bn | 18.67 Bn | 1.60 Bn | -45.40% |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.78 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 7.30% |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.51 Bn | 13.76 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 14.27% |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.87 Bn | 10.35 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.26 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 8.76% |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 10.06 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 14.62% |
| 8 | Conagra Brands | 6.88 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 704.10 Mn | -57.54% |
| 9 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.84 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 361.40 Mn | 9.54% |
| 10 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.64 Bn | 6.11 Bn | 345.49 Mn | 3.59% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 27, 2021 | -3.38% |