Growth Metrics

Pilgrims Pride (PPC) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Pilgrims Pride has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 16 years, most recently at 18.16% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 619.0% to 18.16% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 18.16% through Mar 2026, down 619.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 21.21% for FY2025, 160.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 18.16% for Q1 2026 at Pilgrims Pride, down 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.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 17.74% (2024), against an average of 15.25%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed skyrocketed 1661bps in 2022 and then plummeted -1633bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 17.83% in 2022, then tumbled by -60bps to 7.08% in 2023, then soared by 162bps to 18.54% in 2024, then increased by 20bps to 22.23% in 2025, then fell by -18bps to 18.16% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for PPC's Return on Capital Employed are 18.16% (Q1 2026), 22.23% (Q4 2025), and 23.36% (Q3 2025).