Pilgrims Pride (PPC) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Pilgrims Pride (PPC) reported Gross Margin of 7.62% for Q1 2026, down 481.0% year-over-year from 2.0% in Q1 2025, and down 19.65% quarter-over-quarter from 9.49% in Q4 2025.
Pilgrims Pride (PPC) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Pilgrims Pride (PPC) has 17 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 7.62% in Q1 2026.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 7.62%, down 481.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.57% (down 224.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 12.75%, down 19.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin slipped to 7.62% in Q1 2026 per PPC's latest filing, from 9.49% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 15.17% in Q2 2024 and troughed at 2.32% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 10.38% and a median of 11.13% in 2022 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Gross Margin plunged 863 bps in 2023, then surged 871 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 2.32% in 2022, then jumped by 206 bps to 7.09% in 2023, then jumped by 78 bps to 12.65% in 2024, then slipped by 25 bps to 9.49% in 2025, then fell by 20 bps to 7.62% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PPC's Gross Margin at 7.62% in Q1 2026, 9.49% in Q4 2025, and 13.85% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paranovus Entertainment Technology | 75,216.52 Bn | 75,216.52 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Kraft Heinz | 26.76 Bn | 22.68 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 36.70% |
| 3 | General Mills | 17.79 Bn | 17.02 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 30.81% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.93 Bn | 9.37 Bn | 2.32 Bn | - |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.00 Bn | 12.16 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 17.44% |
| 6 | Mccormick | 12.70 Bn | 13.10 Bn | 708.90 Mn | 37.83% |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.17 Bn | 11.70 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | J M Smucker | 11.05 Bn | 10.99 Bn | 827.80 Mn | 35.39% |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 10.57 Bn | 9.49 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 13.45% |
| 10 | Pilgrims Pride | 7.10 Bn | 6.57 Bn | 345.49 Mn | 7.62% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | 7.62% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 9.49% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 13.85% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 15.04% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 12.43% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 12.65% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 14.92% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.17% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.80% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.09% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 7.93% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 6.46% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 4.15% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 2.32% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 11.13% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 14.61% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 12.78% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 8.73% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 9.71% |
| Jun 27, 2021 | 10.45% |