Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (PPC) is a publicly traded company in the Consumer Defensive — Packaged Foods industry listed on NASDAQ. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (PPC) is a prominent entity in the agricultural and food processing sectors, specializing in the comprehensive lifecycle of poultry and pork products. The company handles everything from initial production and processing to marketing and global distribution. It offers a diverse range of fresh, frozen, and prepared chicken and pork offerings, serving a broad clientele that includes retail outlets, wholesale distributors, and food service providers.
Is Pilgrim's Pride Corporation stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (PPC) trades at 12.5× earnings (P/E), below the median of the 95 consumer staples companies over $2bn in Kaplio's universe. At its sector median (22.4×) $52 (+80 %).
Kaplio overview: Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
Market cap $7B · 52 weeks $25 – $44 (37 % below the high) · P/E 12.5× · 2027 expected P/E 10.9× · Dividend none · Next earnings February 10, 2027 · expected EPS $0.45 · Closing price, Oct 30 · accounts published Oct 28.
- Valuation: P/E 12.5× (cheap).
- Business: ROIC 9 % (fair).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 1.3× (solid).
- Earnings: 3 of 8 (disappointing).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
At its sector median (22.4×) $52 (+80 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.
What matters in consumer staples: 2 of 7 pass
- Gross margin (stable 5y) 12.7 %, fails.
- FCF / Net Income 61.0 %, fails.
- Payout Ratio 184.3 %, fails.
- Stable ROE / ROIC 14.9 %, borderline.
- 10y EPS growth 5.9 %, borderline.
- Net debt / EBITDA 1.3×, passes.
- P/E vs own 10y history 12.5×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Pilgrim's Pride Corporation: P/E 12.5×; EV/EBITDA 6.2×; ROIC 8.8 %; $6.8B. Smithfield Foods, Inc. (P/E 6.8×; EV/EBITDA 6.0×; ROIC 8.4 %; $7.2B), Hormel Foods Corporation (P/E 33.8×; EV/EBITDA 15.3×; ROIC 3.2 %; $11.7B), Jbs N.V. (P/E 17.0×; EV/EBITDA 5.3×; ROIC 36.6 %; $27.7B).
Dividend
fragile · Yield 0.00 % ($8.40 per share in 2025) · Free cash flow coverage 0.4×.
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 14.85% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 8.80% |
| Return on Assets | 5.44% |
| Gross Margin | 9.62% |
| Operating Margin | 5.03% |
| Net Margin | 2.96% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.81 |
| Current Ratio | 1.36 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 6 |
| Altman Z-Score | 3.62 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | +9.56% |
| 3 months | +0.91% |
| Year-to-date | -29.19% |
| 1 year | -27.53% |
| 3 years | +7.77% |
| 5 years | -3.22% |
| 10 years | +30.98% |
Dividend History
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2025-08-20 | $2.1000 |
| 2025-04-03 | $6.3000 |
| 2016-05-06 | $2.7500 |
| 2015-01-28 | $5.7700 |
| 2008-09-10 | $0.0225 |
| 2008-06-11 | $0.0225 |
| 2008-03-12 | $0.0225 |
| 2007-12-12 | $0.0225 |
| 2007-09-12 | $0.0225 |
| 2007-06-13 | $0.0225 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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Explore sector: Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
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