Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (PPC) Valuation

Valuation

Model-based estimates, not advice. The DCF is the discounted-cash-flow value per share; compare it with the price, not as a target.

DCF fair value

+492.1%

$171.20

vs $28.92 price

Levered DCF

$199.37

After debt service

Piotroski score

6 / 9

Average

Altman Z-score

2.94

Grey zone

Rating

Overall 3 / 5

Ratios by fiscal year

Margins and yields are shares of revenue, equity or price; multiples are ×.

Metric	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019	FY2018
P/E	8.72×	9.91×	20.34×	7.65×	213.77×	50.67×	17.92×	15.51×
P/B	2.57×	2.54×	1.97×	2.01×	2.63×	1.9×	3.24×	1.92×
P/S	0.51×	0.6×	0.38×	0.33×	0.46×	0.4×	0.72×	0.35×
EV / EBITDA	5.74×	6.07×	9.58×	5.59×	16.02×	11.01×	10.14×	7.6×
Gross margin	12.7%	12.9%	6.4%	10.4%	9.2%	6.9%	9.4%	7.7%
Operating margin	8.7%	8.4%	3.0%	6.7%	1.4%	2.0%	6.1%	4.5%
Net margin	5.9%	6.1%	1.9%	4.3%	0.2%	0.8%	4.0%	2.3%
Current ratio	1.47×	2.01×	1.68×	1.51×	1.38×	1.5×	1.58×	1.72×
Debt / equity	0.91×	0.82×	1.08×	1.24×	1.39×	1×	1.03×	1.16×
Interest coverage	10×	9.34×	2.58×	7.71×	1.45×	1.95×	5.21×	3.04×
Dividend yield	21.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Payout ratio	184.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Key metrics by fiscal year

Metric	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019	FY2018
Return on equity	29.4%	25.6%	9.7%	26.3%	1.2%	3.7%	18.1%	12.3%
Return on invested capital	15.5%	14.2%	6.2%	12.6%	1.1%	2.6%	9.2%	7.9%
Return on assets	10.5%	10.2%	3.3%	8.1%	0.3%	1.3%	6.4%	4.2%
Free cash flow yield	7.0%	14.1%	2.0%	3.2%	-0.8%	7.6%	3.9%	3.7%
Earnings yield	11.5%	10.1%	4.9%	13.1%	0.5%	1.9%	5.6%	6.4%
Enterprise value	$12.2B	$12.2B	$9.5B	$8.8B	$9.9B	$6.9B	$10.5B	$5.8B
Net debt / EBITDA	1.28×	0.71×	2.95×	1.98×	5.08×	3.24×	2.26×	2.58×
Cash conversion cycle (days)	40	34	43	38	34	39	44	35