Pilgrim's Pride/$PPC
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About Pilgrim's Pride
Pilgrim's Pride is the second-largest poultry producer in the US (59% of 2024 sales), the UK (29% including other European sales), and Mexico (12%). Its UK and European arm also includes pork operations from the 2019 acquisition of Tulip. Pilgrim's sells to chain restaurants, food processors, food distributors, and retail chains. Most of its US and Mexican sales come from fresh chicken, while prepared chicken and pork constitute most of its UK and European sales. JBS owns more than 80% of Pilgrim's Pride's outstanding shares, though it failed to acquire the remaining stake in 2021 after a special board committee deemed JBS's offer undervalued Pilgrim's Pride.
- Ticker
- $PPC
- Sector
- Consumer Essentials
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 63,000
- Headquarters
- Greeley, United States
- Website
- www.pilgrims.com
Pilgrim's Pride Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$6B
11.00
$2.29
0.30
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Price and volume
Market cap
$6B
Beta
0.3
52-week high
$44.84
52-week low
$25.13
Average daily volume
1.4M
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.355
Quick ratio
0.504
Long term debt to equity
0.811
Total debt to equity
0.811
Interest coverage (TTM)
7.84%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
1,592.202
Gross margin (TTM)
9.62%
Net profit margin (TTM)
2.96%
Operating margin (TTM)
6.03%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
30.90%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$290,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
6.90%
Return on equity (TTM)
14.52%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
11.005
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.325
Price to book
1.6
Price to tangible book (TTM)
3.67
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
19.675
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
5.08%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
1.281
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
1.42%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-55.88%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
2.60%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
7.33%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
47.78%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
2.20%
What the Analysts think about Pilgrim's Pride
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Pilgrim's Pride stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Pilgrim's Pride stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Chicken demand remains firm because it is a relatively affordable protein, with growth in both retail and foodservice. Prepared Foods volumes rose nearly 14% year on year in the US, while Just Bare retail sales grew by more than 30%, giving PPC a higher-value growth engine. (The Motley Fool, Yahoo Finance)
Margins improved sequentially as plant upgrades and better live operations began to help, while management expects US production growth to moderate in the second half. Fitch also expects margins to recover over the next three quarters, supporting a potential earnings rebound if supply and demand move back into balance. (Fitch Ratings, The Motley Fool)
PPC is using its financial capacity to shift towards less commoditised products. The planned Walkers acquisition would add premium sausages, cooked meats, bacon and snacking products in the UK, while Fitch describes liquidity as ample and leverage as steady. (Pilgrim's Pride, Fitch Ratings)
The core poultry cycle turned sharply against PPC in the second quarter: US ready-to-cook production rose about 4.5% year on year, supply grew faster than demand and jumbo cutout values fell more than 25%. Adjusted EBITDA fell 47.6% and the group margin dropped to 7.8% from 14.4%. (Pilgrim's Pride, MEAT+POULTRY)
The pressure is not limited to the US. Mexico's adjusted EBITDA margin fell to 3.9% from 16.3% as domestic supply and competing proteins increased, while European pork margins faced higher imports, geopolitical costs and weaker foodservice traffic. (The Motley Fool, MEAT+POULTRY)
Cash demands and exceptional costs could delay the recovery. PPC incurred $136 million of legal-settlement expenses and a $26 million impairment in the quarter, while it still expects about $900 million of 2026 capital spending and is raising up to €500 million of new senior notes partly to fund the Walkers deal. (Yahoo Finance, Pilgrim's Pride)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 15 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing Pilgrim's Pride
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Fund name | Fund size | $PPC weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares Agribusiness€ISAE | €512M | 0.42% |
iShares Agribusiness£SPAG | £439M | 0.42% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap ESG Enhanced CTB€SXRG | €2.8B | 0.04% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG£CUS1 | £2.4B | 0.04% |
SPDR S&P 400 US Mid Cap$SPY4 | $6.3B | 0.03% |
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