PPCNasdaqPoultry Slaughtering and ProcessingFiscal year ends December 27
PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 28, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Jul 30, 2026
$28.53−0.90 (-3.06%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $6.81B
- P/E (TTM)
- 12.4
- Dividend yield
- –
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025
Gross margin
12.7%+5.8 pts over 5 years
Operating margin
8.7%+6.7 pts over 5 years
Net margin
5.9%+5.1 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +3.5% | +1.9% | +8.9% | +7.8% | |
| Gross profit | +2.0% | +9.2% | +23.0% | +6.1% | |
| Operating income | +7.1% | +11.1% | +45.7% | +4.3% | |
| Net income | -0.4% | +13.2% | +62.8% | +5.3% | |
| EPS, diluted | -0.7% | +13.6% | +63.4% | +6.1% | |
| Free cash flow | -27.1% | +82.8% | +24.8% | +3.0% |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 26.4% | 3.7% | 27.3% | |
| Return on assets | 10.6% | 1.3% | 10.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.53 | 1.50 | 1.47 | |
| Debt to equity | 0.69 | 0.89 | 0.84 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 1.11× | 2.97× | 1.19× | |
| Interest coverage | 10.5× | 1.9× | 10.0× | |
| Inventory turnover | 9.9× | 8.2× | 8.5× | |
| Capex to revenue | 3.5% | 2.9% | 1.4% | |
| Diluted shares | 254M | 246M | 238M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Pilgrims Pride generated $5.04B from operations and spent $4.13B on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 52% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$5.04B
Used
$4.13B
Capital expenditure$2.14B52%Dividends$1.99B48%Share buybacks$00%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin5.9%
×Asset turnover1.76×
×Equity multiplier2.65×
=Return on equity, FY202527.3%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 5.9% | 1.76× | 2.65× | 27.3% |
| FY2024 | 6.1% | 1.75× | 2.70× | 28.7% |
| FY2023 | 1.9% | 1.82× | 3.09× | 10.4% |
| FY2022 | 4.3% | 1.92× | 3.35× | 27.5% |
| FY2021 | 0.2% | 1.80× | 3.19× | 1.2% |
| FY2020 | 0.8% | 1.66× | 2.86× | 3.7% |
| FY2019 | 4.0% | 1.75× | 2.87× | 20.1% |
| FY2018 | 2.3% | 1.80× | 3.16× | 12.9% |
| FY2017 | 6.5% | 1.91× | 2.87× | 35.4% |
| FY2016 | 4.5% | 2.37× | 2.50× | 26.4% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
4of 9 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Scores of 7 to 9 are usually read as strong.
- ProfitableNet income above zero$1.08B
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$1.37B
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year11.1% → 10.2%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$1.37B vs $1.08B
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell30.1% → 29.9%
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose2.01 → 1.47
- No dilutionShare count did not rise238M → 238M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year12.94% → 12.75%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose1.82 → 1.74