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
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |