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PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP PPC

Nasdaq · stock · Poultry Slaughtering and Processing · website · IPO 1986-11-14

PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$6.8B
P / E6.3×
P / S0.4×
P / B1.8×
P / FCF6.1×
Dividend yield29.30%
Net margin5.9%
Return on equity29.3%
FCF margin6.0%
Return on capital21.6%
Graham number +48.1%$39.78

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($39.78); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
4.50% 6.50% 2.30% 4.00% 0.80% 0.20% 4.30% 1.90% 6.10% 5.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
11.20% 13.70% 7.70% 9.40% 6.90% 9.20% 10.40% 6.40% 12.90% 12.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
8.00% 10.00% 4.50% 6.10% 2.00% 1.40% 6.70% 3.00% 8.40% 8.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
21.10% 37.40% 12.30% 18.00% 3.70% 1.20% 26.10% 9.60% 25.50% 29.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
254.1M 249.0M 249.1M 249.7M 246.1M 244.1M 240.4M 237.3M 237.8M 238.4M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$1.14B $2.13B $2.01B $2.64B $1.17B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
8.80% 11.10% 4.20% 6.40% 1.30% 0.30% 8.10% 3.30% 10.20% 10.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
4.60% 4.30% 1.30% 2.80% 3.10% -0.40% 1.00% 0.70% 8.60% 6.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.69× 1.46× 1.16× 1.00× 0.75× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.73 $2.79 $1.00 $1.83 $0.39 $0.13 $3.10 $1.36 $4.57 $4.54 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP trades at about 5.9× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.8×–215.2×, median 14.2×).

5.9× 215.2×

Shaded band = 10-year range (7.8×–215.2×); dot = today's 5.9×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin12.7%12.9%6.4%10.4%9.2%6.9%9.4%7.7%13.7%11.2%
Operating margin8.7%8.4%3.0%6.7%1.4%2.0%6.1%4.5%10.0%8.0%
Net margin5.9%6.1%1.9%4.3%0.2%0.8%4.0%2.3%6.5%4.5%
FCF margin6.0%8.6%0.7%1.0%-0.4%3.1%2.8%1.3%4.3%4.6%
Return on assets10.5%10.2%3.3%8.1%0.3%1.3%6.4%4.2%11.1%8.8%
Return on equity29.3%25.5%9.6%26.1%1.2%3.7%18.0%12.3%37.4%21.1%
Debt / equity—0.75×1.00×————1.16×1.46×0.69×
Current ratio1.472.011.681.511.381.501.581.721.731.53

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-28. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.