Pilgrims Pride (PPC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Pilgrims Pride's (PPC) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 18.16% in Q1 2026, down 619.0% year-on-year from 3.5% in Q1 2025, and down 18.31% on a QoQ basis 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 619.0% year-over-year to 18.16% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 18.16%, a 619.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 21.21%, up 160.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 18.16%, down from 22.23% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for PPC reached as high as 24.35% in Q1 2025 and fell as low as 3.52% in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 15.25% across 5 years, with a median of 17.74% in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 1661 bps in 2022 and plunged 1633 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 17.83% in 2022, then plunged by 60 bps to 7.08% in 2023, then soared by 162 bps to 18.54% in 2024, then increased by 20 bps to 22.23% in 2025, then fell by 18 bps to 18.16% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 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 Kraft Heinz 30.05 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.22 Bn -6.47%
2 General Mills 19.11 Bn 18.67 Bn 1.60 Bn 3.63%
3 Hormel Foods 13.78 Bn 12.93 Bn 518.51 Mn 6.10%
4 Mccormick 13.51 Bn 13.76 Bn 778.20 Mn 8.60%
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.87 Bn 10.35 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 511.00 Mn 13.03%
7 Darling Ingredients 10.06 Bn 10.02 Bn 404.92 Mn 5.84%
8 Conagra Brands 6.88 Bn 6.66 Bn 704.10 Mn -10.82%
9 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.84 Bn 6.78 Bn 361.40 Mn 9.90%
10 Pilgrims Pride 6.64 Bn 6.11 Bn 345.49 Mn 18.16%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%