Pilgrims Pride Corp (PPC) stock
PPCNasdaqPoultry Slaughtering and ProcessingFiscal year ends December 27
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 27, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 29, 2026Score 9/3017% below fair value
$28.21+0.00 (0.00%)
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $6.72BP/E 20.9Yield –
Pilgrims Pride statistics
106 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 11, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Aug 20, 2025
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 27, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 11, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 3.80
- 3.65
- P/OCF Ratio
- 6.89
- 10.50
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.50
- 1.06
- EV / EBIT
- 14.74
- 17.35
- EV / FCF
- 19.74
- 19.54
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 0.17%
- 0.58%
- Float
- 42M
- 46M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 82.3%
- 10.2%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 20.6%
- 57.3%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 6M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -4.26%
- 1.45%
- Short % of Float
- 13.8%
- 6.50%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 2.44%
- 4.93%
- Days to Cover
- 5.60
- 4.50
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $44.84
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $25.00
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $28.21
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $28.60
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $31.91
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.15
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -2.76%
- -1.35%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -2.01%
- 4.28%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 2.21%
- -6.15%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 1.26%
- -4.18%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -27.6%
- -14.3%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -24.8%
- -14.4%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 7.96%
- -32.2%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -2.46%
- -41.5%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 50.2%
- -7.73%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.49
- 0.80
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 49.2
- 49.6
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 37.1%
- 45.7%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.35
- 0.46
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 2.67%
- 4.13%
- EBITDA Margin
- 6.06%
- 5.70%
- FCF Margin
- 2.54%
- 6.11%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 8.64%
- 5.06%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 3.07%
- 1.47%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 6.59%
- 5.12%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 7.76%
- 5.34%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.55
- 1.39
- Quick Ratio
- 0.32
- 0.56
- Debt / Equity
- 0.88
- 0.60
- Debt / EBITDA
- 3.07
- 3.17
- Debt / FCF
- 7.31
- 4.95
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 2.22
- 2.76
- Interest Coverage
- 3.94
- 1.36
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- -0.12%
- 2.72%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -74.0%
- -12.4%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -73.8%
- -12.0%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -43.1%
- -0.54%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 1.93%
- 1.93%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 8.87%
- 6.06%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 13.6%
- 1.12%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 63.4%
- 2.91%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 1.75
- 0.91
- Inventory Turnover
- 8.35
- 5.29
- Revenue Per Employee
- $290.95K
- $664.16K
- Profits Per Employee
- $5.09K
- $16.51K
- Employee Count
- 63,000
- 600
- WACC
- 5.97%
- 7.26%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $488.64M
- $11.82M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$2.47B
- -$484.86K
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$10.37
- -$0.04
- Equity (Book Value)
- $3.88B
- $143.59M
- Book Value Per Share
- $16.28
- $5.66
- Tangible Book Value
- $1.77B
- $4.47M
- Working Capital
- $1.58B
- $25.54M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$509.30M
- -$60.96M
- FCF Per Share
- $1.96
- $1.41
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 4.77%
- 2.59%
- FCF Yield
- 6.94%
- 4.74%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $158.51M
- $13.84M
- Income Tax
- $169.72M
- $11.70M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 34.7%
- 23.6%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $22.23
- $22.77
- Graham Upside
- -21.2%
- -32.7%
- Altman Z-Score
- 2.93
- 2.52
- Piotroski F-Score
- 4
- 4
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.43
- -2.62
- Lynch Fair Value
- $33.75
- –
- Lynch Upside
- 19.6%
- -29.8%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | PPC | S&P 500 | Difference | PPC per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -1.5% | -2.4% | +0.9 pts | ||
| 3 months | +5.0% | -1.2% | +6.2 pts | ||
| Year to date | -27.6% | +12.3% | −39.9 pts | ||
| 1 year | -25.4% | +12.4% | −37.8 pts | ||
| 3 years | +28.4% | +78.8% | −50.4 pts | +8.7% | +21.4% |
| 5 years | +14.6% | +75.2% | −60.6 pts | +2.8% | +11.9% |
| 10 years | +77.3% | +311.1% | −233.8 pts | +5.9% | +15.2% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
6M PPC shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 4.3% from the previous report, or 13.78% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 5.6 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 58.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 5,806,616 | -4.3% | 1,036,440 | 5.6 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 6,065,072 | -0.4% | 1,334,581 | 4.5 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6,088,156 | -4.7% | 1,460,075 | 4.2 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 6,385,512 | -11.0% | 1,276,955 | 5.0 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 7,176,146 | -6.5% | 1,745,429 | 4.1 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 7,675,560 | +2.2% | 1,376,235 | 5.6 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 7,506,699 | -3.1% | 1,621,687 | 4.6 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 7,747,771 | +17.4% | 1,565,821 | 5.0 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6,600,379 | +7.9% | 1,732,265 | 3.8 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6,118,558 | +14.2% | 1,518,477 | 4.0 |
| May 29, 2026 | 5,357,536 | -1.3% | 1,335,061 | 4.0 |
| May 15, 2026 | 5,427,144 | -3.0% | 1,509,462 | 3.6 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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