PPC
Pilgrims Pride Corporation
Nasdaq · usd
Pilgrims Pride Corporation (PPC) trades at $28.13 (+0.14%) as of 4:25:30 PM EDT on Oct 23, 2026, +3.19% over the past month. Market cap is $6.69B, with 4.2 days to cover in short interest.
Stock performance
How Pilgrims Pride Corporation (PPC) stock has performed from one day to one year, with its 52-week range.
- 1D
- +0.14%
- 1W
- -4.42%
- 1M
- +3.19%
- YTD
- -27.85%
- 1Y
- -24.93%
- 52-wk range
- $25.00 – $44.84
Key statistics
Today's trading snapshot for PPC: day range, open, previous close, volume and market cap.
- Day range
- $27.42 – $28.19
- Open
- $27.96
- Prev close
- $28.09
- Volume
- 824.99K
- Market cap
- $6.69B
- Shares out
- 238.11M
Valuation and profitability ratios: P/E, P/S, ROE
Valuation and profitability ratios for Pilgrims Pride Corporation: P/E, P/S, P/B, ROE and more.
- P/E
- 12.26
- P/S
- 0.36
- P/B
- 1.78
- P/FCF
- 21.97
- ROE
- 14.5%
- ROA
- 5.4%
- Debt/Equity
- 0.76
- Div yield
- 7.46%
As of Oct 22, 2026
8-K filings
Material corporate events Pilgrims Pride Corporation has disclosed to the SEC on Form 8-K.
- Debt activitySep 23, 2026
On September 23, 2026, Pilgrim's Pride Corporation and Pilgrim's Europe Finance PLC completed a sale of €500 million aggregate principal amount of their 4.750% senior notes due 2034. The Notes are unsecured senior obligations, mature on January 23, 2034, and pay interest annually beginning January 23, 2027.
- Debt activitySep 9, 2026
On September 9, 2026, Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (the "Company") and Pilgrim's Europe Finance PLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, issued a press release announcing the pricing of the previously announced private offering of €500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.750% senior notes due 2034.
- Material agreementsAug 28, 2026
On August 4, 2026, Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (the "Company"), as nominal defendant, its directors and majority stockholders JBS Wisconsin Properties, LLC, JBS USA Food Company Holdings, and JBS, S.A. (the "JBS Defendants"), as additional defendants (with the Company and its directors, the "Defendants"), and the plaintiffs in the previously-disclosed putative stockholder derivative lawsuit, City of Miami Beach Fire and Police Pension Fund, et al. v. JBS Wisconsin Properties, LLC, et al., entered into a settlement agreement in principle, subject to final approval by the Delaware Court of Chancery, which releases all claims in the lawsuit against the Defendants, in exchange for a $31 million payment from the JBS Defendants to the Company.
- Deal agreementsAug 17, 2026
On August 14, 2026, Pilgrim's Pride Corporation ('Company'), through its subsidiary Onix Investments UK Limited, entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the 'Agreement') with Walker's Deli & Sausage Company ('Walker's') from Samworth Brothers Limited ('Seller'), pursuant to which the Company will acquire the entire issued share capital of Walker's from Seller... Under the terms of the Agreement, the total consideration is approximately £141.5 million, on a debt-free, cash-free basis, subject to certain routine closing adjustments.
- Investor communicationsJul 30, 2026
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is an overview of Pilgrim's Pride Corporation to be referenced during the Company's earnings conference call of July 30, 2026.
Dividend history and stock splits
Pilgrims Pride Corporation's recent dividend payments and stock splits.
Dividends
- $2.10ex-div Aug 20, 2025
- $6.30ex-div Apr 3, 2025
- $2.75ex-div May 6, 2016
- $5.77ex-div Jan 28, 2015
Splits
No recent splits.
PPC short interest
How heavily PPC is shorted: shares short, days to cover and average daily volume.
- Days to cover
- 4.2
- Short interest
- 6.09M
- Avg volume
- 1.46M
As of · reported to FINRA twice monthly.
PPC news
The latest news and headlines about Pilgrims Pride Corporation (PPC).
- Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) Stock Declines While Market Improves: Some Information for InvestorsnegativeZacks Investment Research· Oct 21, 2026
- Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) Rises As Market Takes a Dip: Key FactsnegativeZacks Investment Research· Oct 16, 2026
- Investors Heavily Search Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (PPC): Here is What You Need to KnownegativeZacks Investment Research· Oct 14, 2026
- Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) Outperforms Broader Market: What You Need to KnownegativeZacks Investment Research· Oct 5, 2026
- Here is What to Know Beyond Why Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (PPC) is a Trending StocknegativeZacks Investment Research· Oct 1, 2026
Frequently asked questions
What is the Pilgrims Pride Corporation (PPC) stock price today?
Pilgrims Pride Corporation (PPC) is trading at $28.13 (+0.14% on the day) as of 4:25:30 PM EDT on Oct 23, 2026. Prices are delayed at least 15 minutes; real-time quotes are available from the Massive API.
What is Pilgrims Pride Corporation?
Pilgrim's Pride is the second-largest poultry producer in the US (59% of 2024 sales), the UK (29% including other European sales), and Mexico (12%). Its UK and European arm also includes pork operations from the 2019 acquisition of Tulip.
What is the short interest in PPC?
As of Sep 30, 2026, PPC has 6.09M shares short and 4.2 days to cover.
Does Pilgrims Pride Corporation (PPC) pay a dividend?
Yes. Pilgrims Pride Corporation (PPC)'s most recent dividend was $2.10 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Aug 20, 2025. Full PPC dividend history is available from the Massive API.
What exchange is PPC listed on?
Pilgrims Pride Corporation (PPC) trades on Nasdaq in USD, in the POULTRY SLAUGHTERING AND PROCESSING industry.
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