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

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

Pilgrims Pride (PPC) posted quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio of 1.32 for Q2 2026, down 89.03% year-over-year from 12.06 in Q2 2025, and down 69.2% quarter-over-quarter from 4.3 in Q1 2026.

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

Pilgrims Pride (PPC) has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 17 consecutive years, with 1.32 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 89.03% year-over-year to 1.32; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 5.82 (down 41.87% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 10.0, up 20.85% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio fell to 1.32 in Q2 2026 per PPC's latest filing, from 4.3 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Coverage Ratio topped out at 14.13 in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 1.72 in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Interest Coverage Ratio has averaged 7.08 across 5 years, with a median of 6.34 in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Interest Coverage Ratio tumbled 209.47% — and 2024, when it soared 725.97%.
  • Pilgrims Pride's Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 1.72 in 2022, then surged by 260.08% to 2.76 in 2023, then surged by 135.86% to 6.51 in 2024, then dropped by 5.2% to 6.17 in 2025, then slumped by 78.56% to 1.32 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PPC's Interest Coverage Ratio at 1.32 in Q2 2026, 4.3 in Q1 2026, and 6.17 in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.37 Bn 27.69 Bn 2.03 Bn 207.45
2 General Mills 21.49 Bn 21.03 Bn 1.60 Bn -
3 Mccormick 14.93 Bn 14.60 Bn 778.20 Mn 4.41
4 Jbs 14.80 Bn 11.34 Bn 4.91 Bn 0.82
5 J M Smucker 13.21 Bn 13.15 Bn 862.10 Mn -
6 Hormel Foods 13.14 Bn 12.28 Bn 518.51 Mn 10.95
7 Magnum Ice Cream 12.22 Bn 11.50 Bn - -
8 Darling Ingredients 10.40 Bn 10.24 Bn 503.37 Mn 10.00
9 Smithfield Foods 8.75 Bn 7.40 Bn 478.00 Mn 36.25
10 Pilgrims Pride 7.65 Bn 7.26 Bn 339.75 Mn 1.32

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 28, 2026 1.32
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 4.51
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