Pilgrims Pride (PPC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Pilgrims Pride (PPC) reported Return on Capital Employed of 18.16% for Q1 2026, down 619.0% year-over-year from 3.5% in Q1 2025, and down 18.31% quarter-over-quarter from 22.23% in Q4 2025.
Pilgrims Pride (PPC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Pilgrims Pride (PPC) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 18.16% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 18.16%, down 619.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 18.16% (down 619.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 21.21%, up 160.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed retreated to 18.16% in Q1 2026 per PPC's latest filing, from 22.23% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 24.35% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 3.52% in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 15.25% and a median of 17.74% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed jumped 1661 bps in 2022, then slumped 1633 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 17.83% in 2022, then tumbled by 60 bps to 7.08% in 2023, then soared by 162 bps to 18.54% in 2024, then advanced by 20 bps to 22.23% in 2025, then slipped by 18 bps to 18.16% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PPC's Return on Capital Employed at 18.16% in Q1 2026, 22.23% in Q4 2025, and 23.36% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (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 | -6.47% |
| 3 | General Mills | 17.79 Bn | 17.02 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 14.64% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.93 Bn | 9.37 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 11.24% |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.00 Bn | 12.16 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 6.10% |
| 6 | Mccormick | 12.70 Bn | 13.10 Bn | 708.90 Mn | 9.47% |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.17 Bn | 11.70 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | J M Smucker | 11.05 Bn | 10.99 Bn | 827.80 Mn | -4.68% |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 10.57 Bn | 9.49 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 13.03% |
| 10 | Pilgrims Pride | 7.10 Bn | 6.57 Bn | 345.49 Mn | 18.16% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | 18.16% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 22.23% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 23.36% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 21.86% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 24.35% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 18.54% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 17.74% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.54% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.87% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.08% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 3.52% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 5.59% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 11.94% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 17.83% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 19.86% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 15.92% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 6.85% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 3.26% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 3.25% |
| Jun 27, 2021 | 3.15% |