Last 48 quarters of trend data · Consumer Defensive · Meat & Protein Producers
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 21.28 | 14.19 | 119.21 | 21.35 | 26.91 | 7.04 | 7.48 | 10.76 | 11.60 | 7.49 | 7.02 | 11.75 | 12.13 | 11.18 | 20.85 | 251.03 | — | 5.57 | 5.18 | 5.19 | 45.92 |
| — | +101.7% | +1494.4% | +98.3% | +132.0% | -6.1% | +6.4% | -8.4% | -4.4% | -33.0% | -66.3% | -95.3% | — | +100.8% | +302.6% | +4733.5% | — | -80.5% | — | -65.2% | -98.7% | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.48 | 0.53 | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.71 | 0.63 | 0.57 | 0.50 | 0.47 | 0.36 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.40 | 0.34 | 0.42 |
| — | -29.6% | -33.8% | -32.2% | -15.9% | -11.1% | +11.2% | +52.5% | +72.4% | +84.1% | +74.8% | +49.3% | +6.4% | -3.6% | -29.0% | -9.0% | -18.2% | -29.2% | +4.3% | -24.6% | +10.1% | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.84 | 1.71 | 1.82 | 2.34 | 2.57 | 2.72 | 2.83 | 4.04 | 2.57 | 2.48 | 2.44 | 2.33 | 1.96 | 1.75 | 1.61 | 1.79 | 1.97 | 2.10 | 2.61 | 2.09 | 2.60 |
| — | -37.1% | -35.8% | -42.0% | +0.0% | +9.4% | +15.8% | +73.3% | +30.9% | +41.9% | +51.8% | +30.0% | -0.4% | -16.6% | -38.3% | -14.1% | -24.1% | -21.0% | +20.0% | -4.4% | +41.9% | |
| P/FCF | 290.02 | — | 16.98 | — | 111.50 | 8.74 | 7.94 | 111.14 | 14.37 | 4.79 | 3.73 | 12.53 | 9.84 | 8.23 | 12.86 | — | — | 6.45 | 23.52 | 10.03 | — |
| — | — | +113.8% | — | +675.7% | +82.6% | +113.1% | +786.8% | +46.0% | -41.8% | -71.0% | — | — | +27.5% | -45.3% | — | — | -57.2% | +195.3% | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.53 | 7.45 | 12.53 | 10.19 | 9.37 | 5.09 | 5.25 | 6.93 | 7.38 | 4.87 | 5.14 | 7.71 | 7.99 | 6.83 | 10.00 | 16.56 | 88.90 | 4.91 | 4.29 | 4.40 | 15.28 |
| — | +46.3% | +138.9% | +47.1% | +26.9% | +4.5% | +2.0% | -10.1% | -7.6% | -28.7% | -48.5% | -53.4% | -91.0% | +39.1% | +132.9% | +276.5% | +481.6% | -58.0% | — | -47.9% | +16.0% | |
| EV / EBIT | 5.89 | 12.20 | 33.10 | 17.04 | 14.28 | 6.21 | 6.34 | 8.16 | 9.55 | 5.76 | 6.16 | 10.17 | 10.61 | 10.02 | 22.09 | 54.38 | — | 5.95 | 5.13 | 5.65 | 32.22 |
| — | +96.7% | +422.3% | +108.8% | +49.6% | +7.7% | +2.9% | -19.7% | -10.0% | -42.5% | -72.1% | -81.3% | — | +68.4% | +330.8% | +861.9% | — | -71.1% | — | -54.5% | -24.1% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 12.7% | 7.2% | 7.3% | 7.6% | 9.5% | 13.9% | 15.0% | 12.4% | 12.7% | 14.9% | 15.2% | 8.8% | 7.1% | 7.9% | 6.5% | 4.2% | 2.3% | 11.1% | 14.6% | 12.8% | 8.7% |
| — | -48.2% | -51.2% | -38.7% | -25.0% | -7.1% | -0.9% | +41.3% | +78.5% | +88.1% | +134.7% | +111.9% | +205.5% | -28.7% | -55.8% | -67.5% | -73.4% | +14.5% | +39.8% | +60.2% | +19.7% | |
| Operating Margin | 8.7% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 3.6% | 4.5% | 10.4% | 10.8% | 9.1% | 7.0% | 11.1% | 9.7% | 5.7% | 4.1% | 4.7% | 2.3% | 0.8% | -1.9% | 7.6% | 11.1% | 9.5% | 1.4% |
| — | -60.2% | -86.8% | -59.8% | -35.6% | -6.6% | +11.4% | +58.0% | +72.3% | +134.3% | +315.4% | +662.6% | +316.7% | -37.6% | -79.0% | -92.1% | -237.8% | +140.5% | +427.2% | +95.8% | +7.6% | |
| Net Margin | 5.9% | 2.5% | 0.3% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 7.2% | 7.5% | 6.6% | 5.4% | 7.6% | 7.2% | 4.0% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 1.4% | 0.1% | -3.8% | 5.8% | 7.8% | 6.6% | 0.9% |
| — | -64.9% | -96.1% | -66.3% | -63.9% | -5.6% | +4.4% | +65.9% | +81.4% | +174.3% | +410.0% | +3111.8% | +179.2% | -51.9% | -82.1% | -98.1% | -512.6% | +264.4% | +270.6% | +116.0% | +36300.0% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 27.2% | 3.1% | 0.4% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 9.4% | 10.3% | 8.0% | 5.6% | 8.8% | 9.0% | 5.1% | 4.2% | 3.9% | 2.0% | 0.2% | -5.5% | 9.2% | 12.8% | 10.4% | 1.4% |
| — | -67.2% | -96.5% | -65.9% | -56.4% | +6.8% | +14.3% | +56.8% | +33.1% | +123.3% | +345.8% | +2732.2% | +175.5% | -57.3% | -84.2% | -98.3% | -492.4% | +295.0% | +304.4% | +176.1% | +44031.2% | |
| ROA | 10.3% | 1.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.1% | -1.7% | 2.8% | 3.9% | 3.1% | 0.4% |
| — | -67.2% | -96.1% | -64.0% | -60.8% | +1.4% | +2.6% | +53.7% | +61.9% | +175.6% | +420.8% | +3075.9% | +180.7% | -56.5% | -83.7% | -98.2% | -508.1% | +283.4% | +277.5% | +129.6% | +37554.5% | |
| ROIC | 20.0% | 2.2% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 5.9% | 7.1% | 5.9% | 4.0% | 6.5% | 5.4% | 3.0% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 1.2% | 0.4% | -1.0% | 4.4% | 6.6% | 5.2% | 0.7% |
| — | -62.5% | -89.3% | -67.8% | -39.8% | -9.8% | +30.6% | +98.0% | +80.1% | +163.4% | +356.5% | +682.2% | +321.5% | -44.0% | -81.8% | -92.6% | -238.1% | +154.4% | +448.7% | +111.2% | +12.7% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.91 | 0.94 | 0.81 | 0.90 | 0.91 | 0.94 | 0.90 | 1.10 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.92 | 1.04 | 1.08 | 1.28 | 1.30 | 1.21 | 1.24 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.34 | 1.38 |
| — | +0.1% | -9.6% | -18.3% | +11.4% | +14.8% | -2.9% | +5.6% | -24.6% | -36.2% | -28.8% | -14.2% | -12.7% | +0.4% | +0.3% | -10.0% | -10.4% | -4.8% | +29.5% | +38.5% | +38.2% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.62 | 11.64 | 16.13 | 11.80 | 10.29 | 5.49 | 5.38 | 6.78 | 8.28 | 5.58 | 6.30 | 10.26 | 12.17 | 12.78 | 19.44 | 27.14 | 143.31 | 8.00 | 6.06 | 7.45 | 22.11 |
| — | +111.9% | +199.9% | +74.0% | +24.3% | -1.7% | -14.7% | -33.9% | -32.0% | -56.3% | -67.6% | -62.2% | -91.5% | +59.8% | +220.7% | +264.4% | +548.2% | -51.5% | — | -31.3% | +10.1% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.47 | 1.55 | 1.36 | 1.48 | 1.47 | 1.51 | 1.63 | 1.35 | 2.01 | 1.95 | 1.82 | 1.83 | 1.68 | 1.75 | 1.72 | 1.53 | 1.51 | 1.55 | 1.62 | 1.53 | 1.38 |
| — | +2.2% | -16.6% | +10.0% | -26.9% | -22.6% | -10.5% | -26.5% | +19.1% | +11.7% | +5.8% | +19.4% | +11.3% | +13.1% | +6.1% | +0.1% | +9.5% | +8.3% | +16.1% | -8.8% | -7.7% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.76 | 0.83 | 0.62 | 0.73 | 0.76 | 0.78 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 1.31 | 1.27 | 1.09 | 1.01 | 0.89 | 0.96 | 0.91 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.80 | 0.87 | 0.84 | 0.72 |
| — | +6.1% | -30.2% | -16.6% | -41.6% | -38.4% | -18.8% | -13.2% | +47.0% | +31.7% | +19.5% | +40.3% | +20.2% | +19.4% | +4.3% | -14.2% | +2.2% | +8.4% | +22.6% | +0.3% | -9.2% | |
| Interest Coverage | 10.31 | 6.04 | 1.44 | 4.48 | 5.48 | 13.09 | 12.20 | 10.35 | 6.87 | 12.58 | 14.69 | 6.50 | 3.34 | 4.64 | 1.97 | 0.92 | -2.14 | 9.80 | 13.46 | 10.80 | 2.19 |
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Pilgrim's Pride Corporation's current P/E is 21.3x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 45.4x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation's current operating margin is 8.7%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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