Pilgrims Pride (PPC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Pilgrims Pride's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 9.50% for Q2 2026, down 10.48 percentage points from 19.98% a year earlier and down 4.89 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Powered by 
Analysis
Pilgrims Pride (PPC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Pilgrims Pride's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 16.33%, down 0.06 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a five-year change of +13.36 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 16.39% in FY2024 (+9.15 pp), 7.24% in FY2023 (-7.21 pp), 14.45% in FY2022 (+13.11 pp) and 1.34% in FY2021 (-1.63 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q1 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.88 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q3 2022 (a gain of 16.79 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a drop of 15.18 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows PPC's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 14.39% (Q1 2026), 17.32% (Q4 2025) and 19.49% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 38.78 Bn | 35.07 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 4.16% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 20.50 Bn | 18.00 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 4.43% |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 18.25 Bn | 14.61 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 3.49% |
| 4 | Jbs | 12.94 Bn | -20.17 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 10.61% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 9.93 Bn | 9.53 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 7.98% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.43 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 11.73% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.55 Bn | 4.38 Bn | 339.75 Mn | 9.50% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 6.02 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 10.06% |
| 9 | Seaboard | 3.87 Bn | -946.73 Mn | 221.00 Mn | 4.93% |
| 10 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.11 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 403,000.00 | - |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 9.50% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 14.39% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 17.32% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 19.49% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 19.98% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 18.45% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 15.60% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 14.73% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.18% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.05% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.84% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 1.61% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 4.38% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 9.37% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 14.28% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 16.79% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 13.43% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 5.12% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 1.23% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 0.00% |
API Access
Pilgrims Pride Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=PPC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=PPC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();