Pilgrims Pride (PPC) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Pilgrims Pride (PPC) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $273.8 million for 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.
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.
- In Q2 2026, Operating Expenses rose 34.91% year-over-year to $273.8 million; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $848.0 million (up 9.34% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $744.6 million, down 7.7% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses advanced to $273.8 million in Q2 2026 per PPC's latest filing, from $182.9 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $273.8 million in Q2 2026 and bottomed at $133.6 million in Q1 2024.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $180.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $170.0 million in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses slumped 67.45% — and 2024, when it surged 80.34%.
- Pilgrims Pride's Operating Expenses stood at $173.3 million in 2022, then declined by 21.09% to $136.7 million in 2023, then soared by 80.34% to $246.6 million in 2024, then slipped by 8.97% to $224.5 million in 2025, then increased by 21.97% to $273.8 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PPC's Operating Expenses at $273.8 million in Q2 2026, $182.9 million in Q1 2026, and $224.5 million in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
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| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.33 Bn | 27.65 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 8.46 Bn |
| 2 | General Mills | 21.38 Bn | 20.93 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 3.70 Bn |
| 3 | Mccormick | 14.99 Bn | 14.66 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 441.80 Mn |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.77 Bn | 11.30 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 3.83 Bn |
| 5 | J M Smucker | 13.24 Bn | 13.18 Bn | 862.10 Mn | 362.30 Mn |
| 6 | Hormel Foods | 13.09 Bn | 12.23 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 318.62 Mn |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.15 Bn | 11.44 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Darling Ingredients | 9.99 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 1.52 Bn |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.76 Bn | 7.41 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 191.00 Mn |
| 10 | Pilgrims Pride | 7.61 Bn | 7.22 Bn | 339.75 Mn | 273.80 Mn |
Historic Data
Download 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 |