Pilgrims Pride (PPC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Pilgrims Pride's (PPC) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 4.3 in Q1 2026, down 55.68% year-on-year from 9.69 in Q1 2025, and down 17.89% on a QoQ basis from 5.23 in Q4 2025.

Pilgrims Pride (PPC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Pilgrims Pride (PPC) has 17 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 4.3 in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 55.68% year-over-year to 4.3 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 8.71, a 15.2% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 10.0, up 20.85% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 4.3, down from 5.23 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Interest Coverage Ratio for PPC reached as high as 14.13 in Q2 2024 and fell as low as 1.72 in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Interest Coverage Ratio has averaged 7.37 across 5 years, with a median of 6.51 in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Coverage Ratio sank 209.47% in 2022 and jumped 725.97% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 1.72 in 2022, then jumped by 260.08% to 2.76 in 2023, then jumped by 135.86% to 6.51 in 2024, then fell by 19.59% to 5.23 in 2025, then decreased by 17.89% to 4.3 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Interest Coverage Ratio figures were 4.3 in Q1 2026, 5.23 in Q4 2025, and 12.91 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.05 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.22 Bn 4.85
2 General Mills 19.11 Bn 18.67 Bn 1.60 Bn 8.92
3 Hormel Foods 13.78 Bn 12.93 Bn 518.51 Mn 10.95
4 Mccormick 13.51 Bn 13.76 Bn 778.20 Mn 4.41
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.87 Bn 10.35 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 511.00 Mn 41.63
7 Darling Ingredients 10.06 Bn 10.02 Bn 404.92 Mn 4.19
8 Conagra Brands 6.88 Bn 6.66 Bn 704.10 Mn -4.79
9 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.84 Bn 6.78 Bn 361.40 Mn -1.24
10 Pilgrims Pride 6.64 Bn 6.11 Bn 345.49 Mn 4.30

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 4.30
Dec 28, 2025 5.23
Sep 28, 2025 12.91
Jun 29, 2025 12.06
Mar 30, 2025 9.69
Dec 29, 2024 6.51
Sep 29, 2024 12.22
Jun 30, 2024 14.13
Mar 31, 2024 6.07
Dec 31, 2023 2.76
Sep 24, 2023 4.52
Jun 25, 2023 2.13
Mar 26, 2023 0.73
Dec 25, 2022 -1.72
Sep 25, 2022 9.19
Jun 26, 2022 13.46
Mar 27, 2022 11.08
Dec 26, 2021 1.57
Sep 26, 2021 4.05
Jun 27, 2021 -2.43