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

Pilgrims Pride (PPC) reported Operating Expenses of $182.9 million for Q1 2026, up 21.64% year-over-year from $150.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 18.51% quarter-over-quarter 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.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $182.9 million, up 21.64% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $777.1 million (down 5.62% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $744.6 million, down 7.7% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses eased to $182.9 million in Q1 2026 per PPC's latest filing, from $224.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $250.8 million in Q2 2024 and troughed at $133.6 million in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $174.4 million and a median of $166.8 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses slumped 67.45% in 2022, then surged 80.34% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $173.3 million in 2022, then dropped by 21.09% to $136.7 million in 2023, then surged by 80.34% to $246.6 million in 2024, then decreased by 8.97% to $224.5 million in 2025, then fell by 18.51% to $182.9 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PPC's Operating Expenses at $182.9 million in Q1 2026, $224.5 million in Q4 2025, and $166.8 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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1 Paranovus Entertainment Technology 75,216.52 Bn 75,216.52 Bn - -
2 Kraft Heinz 26.76 Bn 22.68 Bn 2.22 Bn 1.07 Bn
3 General Mills 17.79 Bn 17.02 Bn 1.37 Bn 837.30 Mn
4 Jbs 13.93 Bn 9.37 Bn 2.32 Bn -1.84 Bn
5 Hormel Foods 13.00 Bn 12.16 Bn 518.51 Mn 318.62 Mn
6 Mccormick 12.70 Bn 13.10 Bn 708.90 Mn 456.30 Mn
7 Magnum Ice Cream 12.17 Bn 11.70 Bn - -
8 J M Smucker 11.05 Bn 10.99 Bn 827.80 Mn 368.20 Mn
9 Smithfield Foods 10.57 Bn 9.49 Bn 511.00 Mn 180.00 Mn
10 Pilgrims Pride 7.10 Bn 6.57 Bn 345.49 Mn 182.93 Mn

Historic Data

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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