# Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (PPC) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Food & Staples Retailing. Price $30.48, market value $7.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 13.3×** (5-yr avg 44.1×, 3-yr avg 11.5×). Pilgrim's Pride Corporation trades at 13.3× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 44.1×: cheap by its own standards. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 10.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.4×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.9×**. The shares trade at 1.9× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 4.7×**. Enterprise value is 4.7× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.7%** (5-yr avg 5.7%). Free cash flow equals 3.7% of the market value, below its five-year average of 5.7%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 7.5%**. The inverse of the P/E: 7.5% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 9.6%**. Pilgrim's Pride Corporation keeps 9.6% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 5.0%**. 5.0% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 5.9%**. 5.9% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 29.4%**. 29.4% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 24.0%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 24.0%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 5.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 5.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 3.5%** (3-yr 1.9%/yr, 5-yr 8.9%/yr). Revenue grew 3.5% over the last year, against 8.9% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -0.7%** (3-yr 13.6%/yr, 5-yr 63.4%/yr). Earnings per share fell 0.7%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 52.9%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 52.9% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.00**. Debt is 0.00 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Pilgrim's Pride Corporation holds more cash than debt.
- **Altman Z-score: 3.46**. A Z-score of 3.46 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Pilgrim's Pride Corporation does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -31.2%** (YTD -21.8%, 3-mo 2.0%). The shares are down 31.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -32.1%** (17.7% above the low). Trading 32% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 53**. An RSI of 53 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.15** (volatility 33%). Beta of -0.15 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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