PPC
Pilgrims Pride Corp
$28.56
▼ 2.1%Updated Today 3:42 PM ET
PPC at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Unrated · 0/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
Market Cap
$0.00
P/E
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Forward P/E (est.)
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ROE
—
Revenue Growth
—
EPS Growth
—
Profit Margin
—
FCF Yield
—
Debt / Equity
—
ROIC
21.0%
Interest Coverage
10x
Current Ratio
1.48x
Dividend Yield
—
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
—
Rating Score
0/100
Pilgrims Pride Corp (PPC) is a small-cap company in the Food Products industry, part of the Consumer Staples sector of the S&P 500.
In its latest reported year it generated about $18.50B in revenue and $1.08B in net profit.
Our model rates PPC Unrated (0/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).
Some durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.
10.7% average over the last 3 years
±2.4 pts around 10.1% across 10 years
grew in 8 of the last 9 year-over-year periods
positive in 9 of 10 years
21.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
4Y CAGR
5.8%
Revenue moved from $9.88B in 2016 to $18.50B in 2025, a 7.2% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year was roughly steady year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.
Gross Margin
12.7%
Operating Margin
8.7%
Net Margin
5.9%
ROE
—
Total Debt
$2.35B
Net Debt
$1.81B
Net Debt / EBITDA
1.12x
Debt / Equity
—
Leverage: debt-to-equity is n/a, and operating profit covers interest about 10.0x, with a current ratio of 1.5x. Detailed balance-sheet leverage is limited for this name. It carries roughly $2.35B of total debt against $542.41M of cash.
Operating CF
$1.37B
Free Cash Flow
$653.15M
FCF Margin
3.5%
In the latest year Pilgrims Pride Corp produced about $1.37B of operating cash flow and $653.15M of free cash flow after capital spending. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
Coverage is weak, the payout was cut recently, or it's being financed rather than earned — treat the current yield as fragile.
Total paid (latest FY)
$1.99B
History on record
2 years
dividend uses 305% of free cash flow
184% of net income paid out
total dividends increased 1 year in a row
no cuts in the last 2 years on record
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
P/E
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P/S
—
P/B
—
EV / EBITDA
—
PPC trades at n/a trailing earnings. With no positive trailing earnings, value it on sales, cash flow, or growth rather than P/E.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$47.13
Current price
$28.56
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$653.15M
Growth, years 1–5
4.0%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where PPC sits versus its Consumer Staples sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 48 Consumer Staples companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How PPC stacks up against its Consumer Staples peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Consumer Staples sector (74 S&P 500 companies), PPC ranks #67 of 74 by our overall rating.
P/E vs sector
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median 22.2x
ROE vs sector
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median 18.1%
Growth vs sector
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median 3.4%
Sector rank
#67
of 74 by rating
Peers are the closest Consumer Staples companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 74 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $28.56 today · expected CAGR 24% – 37%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $19.98B | $21.58B | $23.30B | $25.17B | $27.18B |
| Net income | $1.20B | $1.29B | $1.40B | $1.51B | $1.63B |
| EPS | $5.04 | $5.44 | $5.88 | $6.35 | $6.85 |
| Share price (low) | $60.46 | $65.29 | $70.52 | $76.16 | $82.25 |
| Share price (high) | $100.76 | $108.82 | $117.53 | $126.93 | $137.08 |
| CAGR (low–high) | 112% / 253% | 51% / 95% | 35% / 60% | 28% / 45% | 24% / 37% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for PPC:
- As an established S&P 500 member in Consumer Staples, it brings scale and a long operating history.
The case against PPC:
- Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the picture is mixed: Pilgrims Pride Corp is a small-cap consumer staples business growing at a mature pace, with modest profitability, and a heavier debt load to watch. It trades at n/a earnings, which our model scores Unrated (0/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 13 Wall Street analysts covering PPC recommend (July 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Analysts have turned more positive over the last three months (+4 pts of buy ratings).
Latest SEC Filings
PPC's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
PPC — frequently asked questions
Is PPC a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Review Pilgrims Pride Corp's fundamentals, valuation, and 5-year financials on this page, then make your own decision — and consider a licensed professional.
Where does PPC's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Pilgrims Pride Corp's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for PPC calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this PPC analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell PPC. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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