The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

PPC

Concerning the House

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.

United States · www.pilgrims.com

The Long Run

FY 2011–2025 · 15 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$18.50B+7.3%
Gross profit$2.31B+33.9%
Operating income$1.61B+15.4%
Net income$321.57M+4.8%
Cash from ops$677.88M+34.3%
Quotation

$27.60

+0.74 (+2.8%)

52w hi$47.45
52w lo$26.51
Vol1.39M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Sell

Our score -0.60

Short-0.43
Medium-0.73
Long-0.68

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation

Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods

Market cap$6.57B
Enterprise value$9.13B
Trailing P/E12.05x
Forward P/E9.10x
EV / EBITDA5.16x
P / S (ttm)0.36x
Profit margin3.0%
Return on equity14.5%
Revenue growth-2.8%
Earnings growth-96.2%
Debt / equity82.72
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.12
Corr SPX0.06
Annual vol33.7%
Annual ret-18.0%
Sharpe-0.53
Max DD-52.9%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.06
Sector+0.02
Technical-0.28
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$26.95$27.79$26.74$27.601.39M
Aug 12$26.47$27.27$26.47$26.861.56M
Aug 11$26.07$26.97$25.90$26.861.42M
Aug 10$27.20$27.42$26.23$26.511.30M
Aug 7$27.30$27.59$27.10$27.451.07M