Pilgrims Pride (PPC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Pilgrims Pride's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 8.22% for Q3 2026, down 15.14 percentage points from 23.36% a year earlier and down 4.33 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Pilgrims Pride (PPC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Pilgrims Pride's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 21.21%, up 1.60 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of +16.62 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 19.61% in FY2024 (+12.19 pp), 7.42% in FY2023 (-10.64 pp), 18.06% in FY2022 (+14.42 pp) and 3.64% in FY2021 (-0.95 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2023.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.49 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q3 2022 (a gain of 16.61 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a drop of 16.33 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows PPC's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 12.55% (Q2 2026), 18.16% (Q1 2026) and 22.23% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 32.98 Bn | 29.75 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 6.91% |
| 2 | Tyson Foods | 21.20 Bn | 17.56 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 4.37% |
| 3 | Bunge Global | 19.10 Bn | 17.51 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 8.38% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.72 Bn | -1.87 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 7.39% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 7.99 Bn | 7.57 Bn | 477.54 Mn | 12.49% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.58 Bn | 2.40 Bn | 313.00 Mn | 11.56% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.72 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 333.67 Mn | 8.22% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 5.73 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 399.00 Mn | 12.84% |
| 9 | Scotts Miracle-Gro | 3.79 Bn | 3.79 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Seaboard | 3.62 Bn | -1.43 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 3.94% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 8.22% |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 12.55% |
| 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% |
API Access
Pilgrims Pride Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PPC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "PPC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PPC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();