Pilgrim's Pride stock
PPCNASDAQPilgrim's Pride Corporation, Consumer DefensiveISIN US72147K1088
52Score 52 out of 100, Neutral
Price and trend
43 / 100
Price history
−28% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 20 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Below the 200-day line: the price is 14% below it.
Since June 2025 the 50-day line has been below the 200-day line; the trend has turned down.
Normal: the price is neither overheated nor sold off (RSI 46).
The price is 38% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 20 years: 100% (August 2007 to December 2008).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$28.52
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$31.83
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)46
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDabove the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$25.20
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$43.76
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- Pilgrim's Pride Corporation belongs to the Packaged Foods industry (United States) and, with a market value of $6.49B, is number 36 of 76 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $18.5B (up 3.5% year on year) and earnings of $1.08B (down 0.4%).
- For fiscal 2026, analysts expect on average revenue of $18.51B (up 0%) and adjusted earnings per share of $2.19 (down 58%).
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- MEQIRI Score 52 out of 100 (Neutral): rank 229 of 296 in Consumer Defensive, median 62.
- The P/E is 20.3 (Packaged Foods median 18.5, own median of recent years 11.1).
- Our model puts fair value at $27.15, with the price 0% above it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- Earnings per share growingUp 63.5% a year since 2020.Growth 60
- Consistently profitableProfit in all 10 fiscal years from 2016 to 2025.Fundamentals 61
- High return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.3% in fiscal 2025, Packaged Foods median 7.3%.
Weaknesses
None of our weakness checks flags anything. Crash risk is measured separately.
The score is held back by momentum and profitability.
Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
The fundamentals are in the middle range.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk high
How well MEQIRI warnsOne of the 30% with the highest crash risk among smaller stocks.
From 2016 to 2025, 36 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 23 in 100.
What drives the risk
- price far below its 52-week high
Valuation
Valuation signal
Fairly valuedIn our model the price counts as cheap below $20.88 and expensive above $38.78 (uncertainty medium, based on the price swings of the past year).
The two parts of the fair value come to $29.53 (cash-flow model) and $24.77 (industry comparison), and the gap between them shows how uncertain the estimate is.
Calculated with a cost of equity of 8.8%. At 9.8% the fair value would be $24.59, at 7.8% it would be $30.99.
Valuation metrics
Half from the cash-flow model, half from earnings times the industry P/E (18.5).
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 27 Sep 2026, revenue fell 0.1% on the twelve months before. Revenue has grown solidly since 2005, at about 7% per year.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 13%, operating 9%, net 6%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterThe balance sheet is solid, with moderate debt and comfortable interest coverage.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 10 Feb 2027in 89 days
- Last reported
- 28 Oct 2026EPS reported $0.49 (expected $0.56)below expectations
Analyst estimates
Analysts have cut their 2027 earnings estimate by 7.1% since 15 Oct 2026. Falling estimates often precede bad news.
- Earnings per share
- $2.19−5.3%
- Revenue
- $18.51B−0.3%
- Earnings per share
- $2.54−7.1%
- Revenue
- $18.9B−0.4%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 15 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
Company outlook confirmed
Share price after the results: +8.9%Pilgrim's Pride mainly cites market and cost assumptions like a roughly 26% tax rate and about $130 million in net interest expense, but no change to its actual sales or profit outlook.
“When excluding the year to date $16.3 million loss, on early extinguishment of debt, we anticipate our full year net interest expense to be approximately $130 million.”The outlook is not part of the score and not a recommendation to buy or sell.
From the earnings call on 29 Oct 2026 (fiscal Q3 2026), read by AI.
Insiders
Open-market purchases and sales by executives, board members and major holders
No open-market purchases or sales in the last 6 months.
- Galvanoni Matthew RSale
18 Feb 2026, Chief Financial Officer
- Shares
- 6,963
- Price
- $43.52
- Value
- $303,016
Source: Form 4 filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholdings are hidden. Not a recommendation to buy.
What happened at Pilgrim's Pride
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
296 rated companies in Consumer Defensive
- This company
- 52
- Sector median
- 62
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
Competitors in Packaged Foods
The next larger and next smaller companies by market value
- Meiji Holdings2269.T $7.27B55
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- Conagra BrandsCAG $6.95B44
- Campbell SoupCPB $6.58B54
- EmmiEMMN.SW $6.25B69
- Toyo Suisan Kaisha2875.T $6.23B74
- IngredionINGR $5.78B61
- GlanbiaGL9.IR $5.24B68
ETFs that hold Pilgrim's Pride
Held by 11 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Street SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted UCITS ETFZPRV | 0.05% | 0.30% | €944.34M |
| iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG UCITS ETFSXRG | 0.04% | 0.43% | €2.5B |
| State Street SPDR S&P 400 U.S. Mid Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)SPY4 | 0.04% | 0.30% | €5.36B |
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| Invesco Global Buyback Achievers UCITS ETFBBCK | 0.02% | 0.39% | €188.08M |
| iShares MSCI World Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG UCITS ETFCBUG | 0.02% | 0.10% | €395.74M |
| Avantis Global Small Cap Value UCITS ETFAVWS | 0.01% | 0.39% | €1.47B |
| State Street SPDR MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)ZPRS | 0.01% | 0.45% | €1.53B |
| Invesco RAFI US Fundamental Value UCITS ETF6PSA | 0.00% | 0.39% | €1.23B |
Holdings as reported by the funds via FMP, excluding swap ETFs (their holdings are only collateral).
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 28 Dec 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 6 Mar 2026)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.