Pilgrim's Pride Corporation

PPC

Packaged Foods · Consumer Defensive

Price

$32.25

+1.01 (+3.23%)

Market Cap

$7.67B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 28, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

Growth

Weak

Cash Flow

Strong

Stability

Good

Valuation

Good

Dividends

Good

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Share count falling — buybacks

−2.3% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 244.1M (2021) → 238.4M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Pilgrim's Pride is one of the largest chicken producers in the United States. The company raises, processes, and sells chicken products — including fresh, frozen, and prepared items — to grocery stores, restaurants, fast food chains, and food service companies. It is among the top two or three chicken producers in the US and also has significant operations in Europe and Mexico.

The company makes money by selling chicken by the pound, both as raw cuts and as value-added prepared foods like marinated or breaded products. Pilgrim's Pride operates across the US, UK, Europe, and Mexico, generating roughly $17 billion in annual revenue. JBS, the world's largest meat company, owns a majority stake in Pilgrim's Pride, which gives it access to large-scale resources and distribution. The biggest risk the business faces is the volatile cost of feed ingredients like corn and soy, which can squeeze profit margins quickly when commodity prices rise.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-2.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-96.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (2%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

82.2%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$399M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

7.3%

Thin — 7.3% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

1.4%

Thin — 1.4% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

14.0%

Good — 14.0% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+1.4%

Nearly flat sales (+1.4% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-55.9%

Earnings shrinking (-55.9% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

224%

Turns 224% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

1.6%

Thin free cash flow (1.6%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.76

Moderate — manageable debt (0.76)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

5.63x

Adequate interest coverage (5.6x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

14.0x

Attractive valuation — P/E 14.0

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+1.0

GROWING

Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

0.28%

Small dividend — 0.28% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+18700.0%

Dividend growing fast (18700.0% YoY)

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