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Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (PPC)

Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | Greeley, United States | NasdaqGS
30.01 USD +1.00 (3.447%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 10:16 a.m. EDT)

Short-term:★⯪☆☆☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 6:19 a.m. EDT

The poultry sector is under pressure, and Pilgrim's Pride reflects this struggle with deteriorating fundamentals. Revenue has contracted by nearly 3%, and earnings have collapsed by 96% year-over-year, signaling severe operational headwinds rather than a temporary blip. While the stock trades at a low multiple relative to book value, the market is rightly pricing in a difficult cycle; the recent price action shows resilience, bouncing off lows, but the underlying business quality is currently compromised. The options market confirms this pessimism, with traders stacking protection at lower levels while avoiding aggressive bets on a quick recovery. This is a defensive hold for income seekers who can stomach the volatility, but it lacks the explosive growth or stable profitability required for a strong buy recommendation.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.056286
AutoETS0.056361
MSTL0.057305
AutoARIMA0.058286

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 48%
H-stat 0.77
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.315
Excess Kurtosis -1.10
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2025-08-19
Last Dividend Date 2025-08-19
Debt to Equity Ratio 82.717
Revenue per Share 77.566
Market Cap 7,145,636,864
Trailing P/E 13.05
Forward P/E 11.12
Beta 0.33
Profit Margins 2.96%
Website https://www.pilgrims.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 6:19 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume and open interest concentrated at strikes below the current price (28.00), particularly for the December expiration where over-the-money puts dominate. Call activity is sparse and skewed toward higher strikes (35.00+), indicating a lack of immediate bullish conviction despite some volatility spikes at deep out-of-the-money levels.


Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2025-08-20 2.100 4.451039
2025-04-03 6.300 12.338425
2016-05-06 2.750 11.106623
2015-01-28 5.770 20.570411
2008-09-10 0.023 0.179828
2008-06-11 0.023 0.124729
2008-03-12 0.023 0.097872
2007-12-12 0.023 0.082883
2007-09-12 0.023 0.062483
2007-06-13 0.023 0.066551
2007-03-14 0.023 0.074651
2006-12-13 0.023 0.080167
2006-09-13 0.023 0.092555
2006-06-14 0.023 0.090480
2006-03-15 0.023 0.108798
2005-12-14 0.023 0.067350
2005-09-07 0.015 0.042931
2005-06-08 0.015 0.042943
2005-03-09 0.015 0.040032
2004-12-08 0.015 0.052356
2004-09-01 0.015 0.057230
2004-06-03 0.015 0.055208
2004-03-03 0.015 0.075188
2003-09-03 0.015 0.112024
2003-06-11 0.015 0.164114
2003-03-05 0.015 0.194049
2002-12-04 0.015 0.187500
2002-09-04 0.015 0.156087
2002-06-05 0.015 0.102041
2002-03-06 0.015 0.119048
2001-12-06 0.015 0.103235
2001-06-06 0.015 0.124172
2001-03-07 0.015 0.140845
2000-12-06 0.015 0.193548
2000-09-06 0.015 0.203390
2000-06-07 0.015 0.192000
2000-03-08 0.015 0.208696
1999-12-08 0.015 0.196721
1999-09-08 0.015 0.146341
1999-06-09 0.010 0.069565
1999-03-03 0.010 0.086331
1998-12-11 0.010 0.067606
1998-09-02 0.010 0.077922
1998-06-03 0.010 0.090566
1998-03-04 0.010 0.113744
1997-12-11 0.010 0.097561
1997-09-03 0.010 0.126984
1997-06-04 0.010 0.126316
1997-03-05 0.010 0.148148
1996-12-04 0.010 0.169014
1996-09-04 0.010 0.179104
1996-06-05 0.010 0.206897
1996-03-06 0.010 0.214286
1995-12-06 0.010 0.226415
1995-06-06 0.010 0.196721
1995-03-06 0.010 0.187500
1994-12-05 0.010 0.151899
1994-09-02 0.010 0.169014
1994-06-03 0.010 0.210526
1994-03-04 0.010 0.176471
1993-12-06 0.010 0.214286
1993-10-04 0.010 0.193548
1993-08-03 0.010 0.176471
1992-09-02 0.010 0.222222
1992-06-03 0.010 0.235294
1992-03-03 0.010 0.230769
1991-12-02 0.010 0.230769
1991-09-03 0.010 0.235294
1991-06-03 0.010 0.181818
1991-03-04 0.010 0.196721
1990-12-03 0.010 0.266667
1990-08-31 0.010 0.250000
1990-06-04 0.010 0.193548
1990-03-05 0.010 0.176471
1989-12-04 0.010 0.196721
1989-09-01 0.010 0.171429
1989-06-05 0.010 0.200000
1989-03-03 0.010 0.250000
1988-12-05 0.010 0.272727
1988-08-26 0.010 0.250000
1988-02-24 0.010 0.333333
Additional Data
dividendYield 0.0
exDividendDate 2025-08-20
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 2.1
lastDividendDate 2025-08-20
dividendDate 2025-09-03

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.22183478
Address1 1,770 Promontory Circle
All Time High 57.16
All Time Low 0.14
Ask 30.27
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 7
Average Analyst Rating 2.6 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,390,060
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,504,717
Average Volume 1,504,717
Average Volume10Days 1,390,060
Beta 0.329
Bid 27.2
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 10
Book Value 15.748
City Greeley
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 30.01
Current Ratio 1.355
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 30.28
Day Low 29.66
Debt To Equity 82.717
Display Name Pilgrim's Pride
Dividend Date 1,756,857,600
Dividend Yield 0.0
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,304,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,304,000
Earnings Growth -0.962
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.962
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,217,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,217,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,217,600
Ebitda 1,771,794,944
Ebitda Margins 0.096099995
Enterprise To Ebitda 5.444
Enterprise To Revenue 0.523
Enterprise Value 9,645,201,408
Eps Current Year 2.31333
Eps Forward 2.69833
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.3
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,755,648,000
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 29.116
Fifty Day Average Change 0.894001
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.030704802
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -22.183477
Fifty Two Week High 44.84
Fifty Two Week High Change -14.83
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.33073148
Fifty Two Week Low 25.0
Fifty Two Week Low Change 5.01
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.20040001
Fifty Two Week Range 25.0 - 44.84
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 567,873,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.4
Float Shares 42,414,271
Forward Eps 2.69833
Forward P E 11.121695
Free Cashflow 508,525,376
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 63,000
Fullday Change 1.0
Fullday Change Percent 3.4470873
Fullday Price 30.01
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.09739
Gross Profits 1,795,517,056
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.82171
Held Percent Institutions 0.21529
Implied Shares Outstanding 238,108,524
Industry Packaged Foods
Industry Disp Packaged Foods
Industry Key packaged-foods
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=68228&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,755,648,000
Last Dividend Value 2.1
Last Fiscal Year End 1,766,880,000
Last Split Date 933,552,000
Last Split Factor 3:2
Long Business Summary Pilgrim's Pride Corporation produces, processes, markets, and distributes fresh, frozen, and value-added chicken and pork products to retailers, distributors, and foodservice operators in the United States, Europe, and Mexico. The company offers fresh products, including refrigerated whole or cut-up chicken, selected chicken parts that are either marinated or non-marinated, primary pork cuts, added value pork, pork ribs, and lamb products; and prepared products, which include fully cooked, ready-to-cook and individually frozen chicken parts, strips, nuggets and patties, processed sausages, bacon, smoked meat, gammon joints, pre-packed meats, sandwich and deli counter meats, and meat balls and coated foods. It also provides plant-based protein, ready-to-eat meals, multi-protein frozen food, vegetarian food, and desserts. In addition, its exported products include whole chickens and chicken parts for distributors in the U.S. or frozen for distribution to export markets and primary pork cuts, hog heads, and trotters frozen for distribution. The company offers its products under the Pilgrim's, Just BARE, Gold'n Pump, Gold Kist, County Pride, Pierce Chicken, Pilgrim's Mexico, To-Ricos, Del Dia, Moy Park, Matteson's, Richmond, Fridge Raiders, and Denny brands. It serves chain restaurants, food processors, broad-line distributors, and other institutions; and retail market, such as grocery store chains, wholesale clubs, and other retail distributors. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Greeley, Colorado. Pilgrim's Pride Corporation operates as a subsidiary of JBS N.V.
Long Name Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 7,145,636,864
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_296917
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,604,800
Net Income To Common 545,606,016
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,416,000
Non Diluted Market Cap 6,578,938,518
Number Of Analyst Opinions 7
Open 29.66
Operating Cashflow 1,221,393,024
Operating Margins 0.01619
Overall Risk 7
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 0.61
Phone 970 506 8000
Previous Close 29.01
Price Eps Current Year 12.972642
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.9056388
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.3875906
Profit Margins 0.029590001
Quick Ratio 0.504
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.625
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.0
Regular Market Change Percent 3.4470873
Regular Market Day High 30.28
Regular Market Day Low 29.66
Regular Market Day Range 29.66 - 30.28
Regular Market Open 29.66
Regular Market Previous Close 29.01
Regular Market Price 30.01
Regular Market Time 1,792,073,780
Regular Market Volume 104,640
Return On Assets 0.08015
Return On Equity 0.1452
Revenue Growth -0.028
Revenue Per Share 77.566
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16440773
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 238,108,524
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0256
Shares Short 6,088,156
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 7,176,146
Short Name Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0256
Short Ratio 4.4
Source Interval 15
State CO
Symbol PPC
Target High Price 42.0
Target Low Price 28.0
Target Mean Price 33.0
Target Median Price 32.0
Total Cash 388,843,008
Total Cash Per Share 1.633
Total Debt 3,112,965,120
Total Revenue 18,436,042,752
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 2.3
Trailing P E 13.047827
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 33.1277
Two Hundred Day Average Change -3.1177006
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.09411159
Type Disp Equity
Volume 104,640
Website https://www.pilgrims.com
Zip 80,634-9038