Pilgrims Pride (PPC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Pilgrims Pride's (PPC) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 1.43% in 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.
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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.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 934.0% year-over-year to 1.43% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 5.02%, a 451.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 8.72%, up 30.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 1.43% for Q2 2026 at Pilgrims Pride, down from 3.59% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 11.09% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 1.88% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 6.19% and a median of 6.38% in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin soared 1446 bps in 2022 and tumbled 934 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 1.88% in 2022, then soared by 317 bps to 4.07% in 2023, then soared 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.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 1.43% (Q2 2026), 3.59% (Q1 2026), and 4.52% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyson Foods | 18.41 Bn | 17.67 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 2.61% |
| 2 | Jbs | 13.50 Bn | 10.03 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 2.38% |
| 3 | Smithfield Foods | 8.11 Bn | 6.76 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 7.84% |
| 4 | Pilgrims Pride | 7.10 Bn | 6.71 Bn | 339.75 Mn | 1.43% |
| 5 | Seaboard | 4.14 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 221.00 Mn | 3.42% |
| 6 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.51 Bn | 3.40 Bn | 34.07 Mn | -10.64% |
| 7 | Beyond Meat | 174.79 Mn | -2.10 Mn | 5.87 Mn | -44.76% |
| 8 | Wing Yip Food Holdings | 56.99 Mn | -28.39 Mn | 10.36 Mn | 51.75% |
| 9 | Aquabounty Technologies | 5.46 Mn | 3.56 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Nocera | 2.92 Mn | -1.88 Mn | 17,998.00 | -54.90% |
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Historic 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% |