Pilgrim's Pride Corporation

NasdaqGS:PPC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$11.5b

Pilgrim's Pride Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Pilgrim's Pride has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 36.4%, while the Food industry saw earnings growing at 12.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 9.4% per year. Pilgrim's Pride's return on equity is 38.4%, and it has net margins of 6.7%.

Key information

36.40%

Earnings growth rate

37.35%

EPS growth rate

Food Industry Growth15.98%
Revenue growth rate9.38%
Return on equity38.40%
Net Margin6.72%
Last Earnings Update30 Mar 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Pilgrim's Pride: Consider Adding This Chicken Company To Your Flock

May 26

Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) Could Become A Multi-Bagger

May 15
Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) Could Become A Multi-Bagger

Is Now The Time To Put Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) On Your Watchlist?

Apr 29
Is Now The Time To Put Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) On Your Watchlist?

Pilgrim's Pride: Prepares Its Wings To Take Flight This Year

Apr 19

Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Apr 15
Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Pilgrim's Pride Path: Cash, Chicken And Resilience

Apr 07

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation's (NASDAQ:PPC) Business And Shares Still Trailing The Market

Apr 01
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation's (NASDAQ:PPC) Business And Shares Still Trailing The Market

Should You Investigate Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (NASDAQ:PPC) At US$53.11?

Feb 20
Should You Investigate Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (NASDAQ:PPC) At US$53.11?

An Intrinsic Calculation For Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (NASDAQ:PPC) Suggests It's 28% Undervalued

Feb 08
An Intrinsic Calculation For Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (NASDAQ:PPC) Suggests It's 28% Undervalued

Returns At Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) Are On The Way Up

Jan 14
Returns At Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) Are On The Way Up

Does Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Jan 02
Does Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation's (NASDAQ:PPC) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit

Dec 21
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation's (NASDAQ:PPC) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit

Here's Why Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Dec 09
Here's Why Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (NASDAQ:PPC) After Its Third-Quarter Report

Nov 03
Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (NASDAQ:PPC) After Its Third-Quarter Report

What Is Pilgrim's Pride Corporation's (NASDAQ:PPC) Share Price Doing?

Oct 26
What Is Pilgrim's Pride Corporation's (NASDAQ:PPC) Share Price Doing?

Pilgrim's Pride: Windfall Profits From Soybean Slump Will Not Likely Last

Oct 15

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (NASDAQ:PPC) Shares Could Be 49% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Oct 14
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (NASDAQ:PPC) Shares Could Be 49% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

We Think Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Sep 30
We Think Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Pilgrim's Pride: A Free Cash Flow Machine Breaking Out

Sep 15

At High Prices, Pilgrim's Pride Offers Little To New Investors

Sep 09

Improved Earnings Required Before Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (NASDAQ:PPC) Shares Find Their Feet

Sep 05
Improved Earnings Required Before Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (NASDAQ:PPC) Shares Find Their Feet

Investors Will Want Pilgrim's Pride's (NASDAQ:PPC) Growth In ROCE To Persist

Aug 24
Investors Will Want Pilgrim's Pride's (NASDAQ:PPC) Growth In ROCE To Persist
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Calculated Partnerships And Innovations Poised To Transform Retail And Food Service Revenue Growth

Strategic growth in customer partnerships and diversification in Prepared Foods aim to drive revenue growth through innovation and branding.

With EPS Growth And More, Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) Makes An Interesting Case

Jul 11
With EPS Growth And More, Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) Makes An Interesting Case

Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Jun 24
Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Pilgrim's Pride: Soft Top-Line Growth Continues To Pressurise Earnings

Apr 16

Pilgrim's Pride: Decent Intrinsic Value At Almost The Right Price

Oct 11

Pilgrim's Pride Non-GAAP EPS of $1.54 beats by $0.38, revenue of $4.63B beats by $240M

Jul 28

Pilgrim's Pride: Growing Sales At A Sizzling Price

May 10

How To Play A Developing Chicken Shortage: Pilgrim's Pride

Jul 06

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Pilgrim's Pride makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:PPC Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Mar 2517,9791,2085830
29 Dec 2417,8781,0865690
29 Sep 2418,0359855810
30 Jun 2417,8107575640
31 Mar 2417,5594914980
31 Dec 2317,3623225130
24 Sep 2316,961325310
25 Jun 2317,0701695500
26 Mar 2317,3944715660
25 Dec 2217,4687466050
25 Sep 2217,3809382010
26 Jun 2216,7387403230
27 Mar 2215,7442115130
26 Dec 2114,777311,1490
26 Sep 2113,857-68500
27 Jun 2113,104-337910
28 Mar 2112,2901284180
27 Dec 2012,092955930
27 Sep 2012,0381874100
28 Jun 2011,7402632830
29 Mar 2011,7594393910
29 Dec 1911,4094563800
29 Sep 1911,0033573510
30 Jun 1910,9222763420
31 Mar 1910,9162133410
30 Dec 1810,9382483430
30 Sep 1811,0233903640
01 Jul 1811,1205933810
01 Apr 1811,0357203850
31 Dec 1710,7686953900
24 Sep 1710,3966313650
25 Jun 1710,0984973390
26 Mar 1710,3954163520
25 Dec 169,8794413110
25 Sep 169,4684332830
26 Jun 169,0864712590
27 Mar 168,0905602030
27 Dec 158,7536462320
27 Sep 158,3307502010
28 Jun 158,4858691930
29 Mar 158,6188181930
28 Dec 148,5837121890
28 Sep 148,5206881870
29 Jun 148,3955931870

Quality Earnings: PPC has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: PPC's current net profit margins (6.7%) are higher than last year (2.8%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: PPC's earnings have grown significantly by 36.4% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: PPC's earnings growth over the past year (147.1%) exceeds its 5-year average (36.4% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: PPC earnings growth over the past year (147.1%) exceeded the Food industry -5.7%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst PPC's Return on Equity (38.4%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/29 04:56
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/29 00:00
Earnings2025/03/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/29

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Analyst Sources

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation is covered by 21 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Benjamin TheurerBarclays
Andrew StrelzikBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Kenneth ZaslowBMO Capital Markets U.S. (Historical)