Pilgrims Pride (PPC) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Pilgrims Pride's (PPC) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $182.9 million in Q1 2026, up 21.64% year-on-year from $150.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 18.51% on a QoQ basis from $224.5 million in Q4 2025.

Pilgrims Pride (PPC) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Pilgrims Pride (PPC) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $182.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 21.64% year-over-year to $182.9 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $777.1 million, a 5.62% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $744.6 million, down 7.7% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $182.9 million, down from $224.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for PPC reached as high as $250.8 million in Q2 2024 and fell as low as $133.6 million in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $174.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $166.8 million in 2025.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses plunged 67.45% in 2022 and soared 80.34% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $173.3 million in 2022, then retreated by 21.09% to $136.7 million in 2023, then surged by 80.34% to $246.6 million in 2024, then declined by 8.97% to $224.5 million in 2025, then slipped by 18.51% to $182.9 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were $182.9 million in Q1 2026, $224.5 million in Q4 2025, and $166.8 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.05 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.22 Bn 1.07 Bn
2 General Mills 19.11 Bn 18.67 Bn 1.60 Bn 3.70 Bn
3 Hormel Foods 13.78 Bn 12.93 Bn 518.51 Mn 318.62 Mn
4 Mccormick 13.51 Bn 13.76 Bn 778.20 Mn 441.80 Mn
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.87 Bn 10.35 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 511.00 Mn 180.00 Mn
7 Darling Ingredients 10.06 Bn 10.02 Bn 404.92 Mn 1.43 Bn
8 Conagra Brands 6.88 Bn 6.66 Bn 704.10 Mn 401.10 Mn
9 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.84 Bn 6.78 Bn 361.40 Mn 192.60 Mn
10 Pilgrims Pride 6.64 Bn 6.11 Bn 345.49 Mn 182.93 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 182.93 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 224.48 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 166.78 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 202.96 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 150.39 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 246.61 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 175.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 250.84 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 133.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 136.75 Mn
Sep 24, 2023 139.51 Mn
Jun 25, 2023 178.15 Mn
Mar 26, 2023 141.70 Mn
Dec 25, 2022 173.31 Mn
Sep 25, 2022 158.07 Mn
Jun 26, 2022 163.87 Mn
Mar 27, 2022 139.97 Mn
Dec 26, 2021 291.64 Mn
Sep 26, 2021 251.07 Mn
Jun 27, 2021 503.37 Mn