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
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% |