Pilgrims Pride (PPC) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Pilgrims Pride (PPC) posted Gross Margin of 7.34% for Q2 2026, down 7.69 percentage points from 15.04% a year earlier and down 0.28 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Pilgrims Pride (PPC) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 28, 2026, Gross Margin at Pilgrims Pride was 9.62%, down 4.18 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 12.75%, down 0.19 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Gross Margin shows a five-year change of +5.82 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Pilgrims Pride's Gross Margin was 12.94% in FY2024 (+6.49 pp), 6.44% in FY2023 (-3.93 pp), 10.37% in FY2022 (+1.13 pp) and 9.24% in FY2021 (+2.31 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Gross Margin since Q4 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Margin has declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.09 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin in the past five years was Q2 2024, with a gain of 8.71 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2023, with a drop of 8.63 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin for the three prior quarters was 7.62% (Q1 2026), 9.49% (Q4 2025) and 13.85% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 38.74 Bn | 35.03 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 8.53% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 20.95 Bn | 18.46 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 6.99% |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 17.92 Bn | 14.28 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 6.64% |
| 4 | Jbs | 12.87 Bn | -20.24 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 10.83% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 9.56 Bn | 9.16 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 29.20% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.54 Bn | 2.49 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 12.92% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.69 Bn | 4.52 Bn | 339.75 Mn | 7.34% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 6.08 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 23.03% |
| 9 | Seaboard | 3.94 Bn | -881.67 Mn | 221.00 Mn | 7.56% |
| 10 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.16 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 34.07 Mn | 6.16% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 7.34% |
| 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% |
API Access
Pilgrims Pride Gross Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=PPC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-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=gross-margin&ticker=PPC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();