Pilgrim's Pride (PPC)
Consumer Staples
Pilgrim's Pride is a vertically integrated poultry and pork producer that processes, markets, and distributes fresh, frozen, and prepared meat products to foodservice chains, retailers, and distributors globally.
What Pilgrim's Pride does
Pilgrim's Pride is a vertically integrated poultry and pork producer that processes, markets, and distributes fresh, frozen, and prepared meat products to foodservice chains, retailers, and distributors globally. The company operates through three segments—U.S., Europe, and Mexico—leveraging a network of hatcheries, feed mills, processing plants, and distribution centers. Its product portfolio includes fresh chicken and pork, prepared/value-added meat products, and exports, with major customers including Chick-fil-A, McDonald's, Kroger, Costco, and other foodservice and retail chains.
Themes: ["Poultry production and processing","Vertical integration / supply chain control","Foodservice industry supply","Retail meat distribution","Pork and specialty proteins (U.K./Europe)","Food safety and quality management"]
Fundamentals
- Price$27.41 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$6.5B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return-39.5% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E7.27 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+4.8% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+11.6% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+24.2% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.83 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+3.3% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+1.9% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.28 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +30.9%; 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Margin compression from input cost volatility (feed, labor, transportation) visible in Q1 2026 gross profit decline to $345M from $555M year-over-year","High leverage with $3.1B long-term debt against $3.7B stockholders' equity, limiting financial flexibility","Exposure to commodity chicken and pork prices, competition from other processors, and customer concentration (major chains like Chick-fil-A and McDonald's)"]
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.