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

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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

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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%