Pilgrims Pride (PPC) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Pilgrims Pride (PPC) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 4.12% for Q3 2026, down 6.23 percentage points from 10.35% a year earlier but up 2.69 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Pilgrims Pride (PPC) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 27, 2026, Pilgrims Pride's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 3.40%, down 5.95 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 8.72%, up 0.30 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +6.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 8.42% in FY2024 (+5.42 pp), 3.01% in FY2023 (-3.73 pp), 6.74% in FY2022 (+5.31 pp) and 1.43% in FY2021 (-0.60 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] spans a low of -1.88% in Q4 2022 and a high of 11.09% in Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] has now declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.11 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q2 2022 (a gain of 14.46 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2026 (a drop of 9.34 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 1.43% (Q2 2026), 3.59% (Q1 2026) and 4.52% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 32.98 Bn | 29.75 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 4.19% |
| 2 | Tyson Foods | 21.20 Bn | 17.56 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 2.61% |
| 3 | Bunge Global | 19.10 Bn | 17.51 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 3.05% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.72 Bn | -1.87 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 2.27% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 7.99 Bn | 7.57 Bn | 477.54 Mn | 18.61% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.58 Bn | 2.40 Bn | 313.00 Mn | 3.70% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.72 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 333.67 Mn | 4.12% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 5.73 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 399.00 Mn | 11.22% |
| 9 | Scotts Miracle-Gro | 3.79 Bn | 3.79 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Seaboard | 3.62 Bn | -1.43 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 0.47% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 4.12% |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 1.43% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 3.59% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 4.52% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 10.35% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 10.77% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.06% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 7.01% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 11.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.67% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.07% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 4.73% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 2.33% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 0.75% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | -1.88% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 7.59% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 11.07% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 9.48% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 1.36% |
API Access
Pilgrims Pride Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=PPC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=PPC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();