Pilgrims Pride (PPC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Pilgrims Pride (PPC) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 1.43% for Q2 2026, down 934.0% year-over-year from 0.17% in Q2 2025, and down 60.25% quarter-over-quarter from 3.59% in Q1 2026.
Pilgrims Pride (PPC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Pilgrims Pride (PPC) has reported Operating Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 1.43% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Operating Margin fell 934.0% year-over-year to 1.43%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 5.02% (down 451.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 8.72%, up 30.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin fell to 1.43% in Q2 2026 per PPC's latest filing, from 3.59% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 11.09% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 1.88% in Q4 2022.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 6.19% across 5 years, with a median of 6.38% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin jumped 1446 bps — and 2026, when it slumped 934 bps.
- Pilgrims Pride's Operating Margin stood at 1.88% in 2022, then surged by 317 bps to 4.07% in 2023, then surged by 72 bps to 7.01% in 2024, then sank by 36 bps to 4.52% in 2025, then plunged by 68 bps to 1.43% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PPC's Operating Margin at 1.43% in Q2 2026, 3.59% in Q1 2026, and 4.52% in Q4 2025.
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| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.37 Bn | 27.69 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -102.70% |
| 2 | General Mills | 21.49 Bn | 21.03 Bn | 1.60 Bn | -45.40% |
| 3 | Mccormick | 14.93 Bn | 14.60 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 14.27% |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.80 Bn | 11.34 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 2.38% |
| 5 | J M Smucker | 13.21 Bn | 13.15 Bn | 862.10 Mn | 19.60% |
| 6 | Hormel Foods | 13.14 Bn | 12.28 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 7.30% |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.22 Bn | 11.50 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Darling Ingredients | 10.40 Bn | 10.24 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 32.20% |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.75 Bn | 7.40 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 7.84% |
| 10 | Pilgrims Pride | 7.65 Bn | 7.26 Bn | 339.75 Mn | 1.43% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 3.16% |