Pilgrims Pride (PPC) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Pilgrims Pride (PPC) recorded Operating Margin of 4.12% in Q3 2026, down 6.23 percentage points from 10.35% a year earlier but up 2.69 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Pilgrims Pride (PPC) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Pilgrims Pride's Operating Margin came in at 3.40% as of Sep 27, 2026, down 5.95 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 8.72%, up 0.30 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has a five-year change of +6.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Margin came in at 8.42% in FY2024 (+5.42 pp), 3.01% in FY2023 (-3.73 pp), 6.74% in FY2022 (+5.31 pp) and 1.43% in FY2021 (-0.60 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has ranged from -1.88% in Q4 2022 to 11.09% in Q3 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.11 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Margin in the last five years was a gain of 14.46 percentage points in Q2 2022, against a drop of 9.34 percentage points in Q2 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 1.43% (Q2 2026), 3.59% (Q1 2026) and 4.52% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 32.98 Bn | 29.75 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 4.19% |
| 2 | Tyson Foods | 21.20 Bn | 17.56 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 2.61% |
| 3 | Bunge Global | 19.10 Bn | 17.51 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 3.05% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.72 Bn | -1.87 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 2.27% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 7.99 Bn | 7.57 Bn | 477.54 Mn | 18.61% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.58 Bn | 2.40 Bn | 313.00 Mn | 3.70% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.72 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 333.67 Mn | 4.12% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 5.73 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 399.00 Mn | 11.22% |
| 9 | Scotts Miracle-Gro | 3.79 Bn | 3.79 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Seaboard | 3.62 Bn | -1.43 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 0.47% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 4.12% |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 1.43% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 3.59% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 4.52% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 10.35% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 10.77% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.06% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 7.01% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 11.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.67% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.07% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 4.73% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 2.33% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 0.75% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | -1.88% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 7.59% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 11.07% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 9.48% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 1.36% |
API Access
Pilgrims Pride Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=PPC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "PPC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=PPC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();