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

Pilgrims Pride's (PPC) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 2.73% in Q1 2026, down 191.0% year-on-year from 3.0% in Q1 2025, and down 17.22% on a QoQ basis from 3.3% in Q4 2025.

Pilgrims Pride (PPC) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Pilgrims Pride (PPC) has 16 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 2.73% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital fell 191.0% year-over-year to 2.73% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 2.73%, a 191.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 13.06%, down 208.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 stood at 2.73%, down from 3.3% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Invested Capital for PPC reached as high as 4.64% in Q1 2025 and fell as low as 0.02% in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 1.84% across 5 years, with a median of 0.38% in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital surged 444 bps in 2024 and slumped 191 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.07% in 2022, then soared by 48 bps to 0.11% in 2023, then soared by 4021 bps to 4.55% in 2024, then retreated by 28 bps to 3.3% in 2025, then declined by 17 bps to 2.73% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Invested Capital figures were 2.73% in Q1 2026, 3.3% in Q4 2025, and 3.97% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.05 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.22 Bn -0.01%
2 General Mills 19.11 Bn 18.67 Bn 1.60 Bn 0.00%
3 Hormel Foods 13.78 Bn 12.93 Bn 518.51 Mn 0.02%
4 Mccormick 13.51 Bn 13.76 Bn 778.20 Mn 0.00%
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.87 Bn 10.35 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 511.00 Mn 0.03%
7 Darling Ingredients 10.06 Bn 10.02 Bn 404.92 Mn 0.00%
8 Conagra Brands 6.88 Bn 6.66 Bn 704.10 Mn -0.01%
9 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.84 Bn 6.78 Bn 361.40 Mn 0.00%
10 Pilgrims Pride 6.64 Bn 6.11 Bn 345.49 Mn 2.73%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 2.73%
Dec 28, 2025 3.30%
Sep 28, 2025 3.97%
Jun 29, 2025 4.41%
Mar 30, 2025 4.64%
Dec 29, 2024 4.55%
Sep 29, 2024 3.98%
Jun 30, 2024 2.75%
Mar 31, 2024 0.38%
Dec 31, 2023 0.11%
Sep 24, 2023 0.02%
Jun 25, 2023 0.03%
Mar 26, 2023 0.05%
Dec 25, 2022 0.07%
Sep 25, 2022 0.09%
Jun 26, 2022 0.08%
Mar 27, 2022 0.03%
Dec 26, 2021 0.01%
Sep 26, 2021 0.00%
Jun 27, 2021 -0.02%