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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |