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 12,507.92 Bn 12,507.92 Bn - -
2 Kraft Heinz 27.05 Bn 22.98 Bn 2.22 Bn 36.70%
3 General Mills 17.93 Bn 17.16 Bn 1.37 Bn 30.81%
4 Jbs 13.56 Bn 8.99 Bn 2.32 Bn -
5 Hormel Foods 13.29 Bn 12.44 Bn 518.51 Mn 17.44%
6 Mccormick 12.45 Bn 12.85 Bn 708.90 Mn 37.83%
7 Magnum Ice Cream 11.94 Bn 11.47 Bn - -
8 J M Smucker 11.83 Bn 11.77 Bn 862.10 Mn 38.01%
9 Smithfield Foods 9.80 Bn 8.73 Bn 511.00 Mn 13.45%
10 Pilgrims Pride 6.51 Bn 5.98 Bn 345.49 Mn 7.62%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%