Pilgrims Pride (PPC) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Pilgrims Pride's (PPC) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $273.8 million in Q2 2026, up 34.91% year-over-year from $203.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 49.67% quarter-over-quarter from $182.9 million in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Pilgrims Pride (PPC) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Pilgrims Pride (PPC) has reported Operating Expenses for 17 consecutive years, with $273.8 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 34.91% year-over-year to $273.8 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $848.0 million, a 9.34% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $744.6 million, down 7.7% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $273.8 million for Q2 2026 at Pilgrims Pride, up from $182.9 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $273.8 million in Q2 2026 and troughed at $133.6 million in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of $180.0 million and a median of $170.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses tumbled 67.45% in 2022 and jumped 80.34% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $173.3 million in 2022, then slipped by 21.09% to $136.7 million in 2023, then jumped by 80.34% to $246.6 million in 2024, then retreated by 8.97% to $224.5 million in 2025, then climbed by 21.97% to $273.8 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $273.8 million (Q2 2026), $182.9 million (Q1 2026), and $224.5 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyson Foods | 18.41 Bn | 17.67 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 559.00 Mn |
| 2 | Jbs | 13.50 Bn | 10.03 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 3.83 Bn |
| 3 | Smithfield Foods | 8.11 Bn | 6.76 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 191.00 Mn |
| 4 | Pilgrims Pride | 7.10 Bn | 6.71 Bn | 339.75 Mn | 273.80 Mn |
| 5 | Seaboard | 4.14 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 221.00 Mn | 121.00 Mn |
| 6 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.51 Bn | 3.40 Bn | 34.07 Mn | 93.59 Mn |
| 7 | Beyond Meat | 174.79 Mn | -2.10 Mn | 5.87 Mn | 36.68 Mn |
| 8 | Wing Yip Food Holdings | 56.99 Mn | -28.39 Mn | 10.36 Mn | -6.70 Mn |
| 9 | Aquabounty Technologies | 5.46 Mn | 3.56 Mn | - | 799,258.00 |
| 10 | Nocera | 2.92 Mn | -1.88 Mn | 17,998.00 | 1.19 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 273.80 Mn |
| 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 |