Pilgrims Pride PPC
NASDAQ PPC
$32.25 +1.01 (+3.23%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Pilgrims Pride (PPC) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 7.34% for Q2 2026, down 769.0% year-over-year from 1.1% in Q2 2025, and down 3.65% quarter-over-quarter from 7.62% in Q1 2026.

Pilgrims Pride (PPC) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Pilgrims Pride (PPC) has reported Gross Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 7.34% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Gross Margin fell 769.0% year-over-year to 7.34%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 9.62% (down 418.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 12.75%, down 19.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin retreated to 7.34% in Q2 2026 per PPC's latest filing, from 7.62% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 15.17% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 2.32% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 10.21% across 5 years, with a median of 10.31% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Gross Margin plunged 863 bps — and 2024, when it surged 871 bps.
  • Pilgrims Pride's Gross Margin stood at 2.32% in 2022, then surged by 206 bps to 7.09% in 2023, then surged by 78 bps to 12.65% in 2024, then dropped by 25 bps to 9.49% in 2025, then dropped by 23 bps to 7.34% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PPC's Gross Margin at 7.34% in Q2 2026, 7.62% in Q1 2026, and 9.49% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.37 Bn 27.69 Bn 2.03 Bn 32.39%
2 General Mills 21.49 Bn 21.03 Bn 1.60 Bn 34.79%
3 Mccormick 14.93 Bn 14.60 Bn 778.20 Mn 40.18%
4 Jbs 14.80 Bn 11.34 Bn 4.91 Bn 10.79%
5 J M Smucker 13.21 Bn 13.15 Bn 862.10 Mn 38.01%
6 Hormel Foods 13.14 Bn 12.28 Bn 518.51 Mn 17.44%
7 Magnum Ice Cream 12.22 Bn 11.50 Bn - -
8 Darling Ingredients 10.40 Bn 10.24 Bn 503.37 Mn 29.20%
9 Smithfield Foods 8.75 Bn 7.40 Bn 478.00 Mn 12.92%
10 Pilgrims Pride 7.65 Bn 7.26 Bn 339.75 Mn 7.34%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%