Pilgrims Pride (PPC) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)

Pilgrims Pride's (PPC) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 7.62% in Q1 2026, down 481.0% year-on-year from 2.0% in Q1 2025, and down 19.65% on a QoQ basis 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 481.0% year-over-year to 7.62% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 11.57%, a 224.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 12.75%, down 19.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 7.62%, down from 9.49% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Gross Margin for PPC reached as high as 15.17% in Q2 2024 and fell as low as 2.32% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 10.38% across 5 years, with a median of 11.13% in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin slumped 863 bps in 2023 and soared 871 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin 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 fell by 25 bps to 9.49% in 2025, then slipped by 20 bps to 7.62% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Gross Margin figures were 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 Kraft Heinz 30.05 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.22 Bn 36.70%
2 General Mills 19.11 Bn 18.67 Bn 1.60 Bn 34.79%
3 Hormel Foods 13.78 Bn 12.93 Bn 518.51 Mn 17.44%
4 Mccormick 13.51 Bn 13.76 Bn 778.20 Mn 40.18%
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.87 Bn 10.35 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 511.00 Mn 13.45%
7 Darling Ingredients 10.06 Bn 10.02 Bn 404.92 Mn 26.11%
8 Conagra Brands 6.88 Bn 6.66 Bn 704.10 Mn 24.43%
9 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.84 Bn 6.78 Bn 361.40 Mn 20.42%
10 Pilgrims Pride 6.64 Bn 6.11 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%