Recent News
Jan. 26, 2026 — company investor-day presentation reiterated longer-term prepared-food expansion goals and updated investor materials; Jan. 15, 2026 — a Pilgrim’s Pride executive participated in discussions tied to the U.S.–Mexico trade framework review; Mar. 7, 2026 — a federal judge raised doubts about proposed Illinois River pollution settlements that name Pilgrim’s Pride among defendants.
Technical Analysis
ADX at 31.77 indicates a strong trend environment supporting directional conviction; given other signals, that strength currently favors a move away from recent lows and toward overhead resistance.
Directional indicators show a constructive shift: DI+ registered a dip-and-reversal while DI- shows a peak-and-reversal, a combination that signals directional control moving from sellers to buyers despite DI- remaining above DI+ in absolute terms; the cross-pressure supports near-term bullish momentum that aligns with valuation-driven mean-reversion potential.
MACD experienced a dip-and-reversal and now sits at -1.13 above its signal line (-1.28), signaling bullish momentum emergence even though the oscillator remains negative; that crossing amplifies the case for price recovery toward moving-average resistance.
MRO at -39.61 (dip-and-reversal) places price below modeled target levels and implies upside potential; the magnitude of the negative reading indicates a material gap between current price and WMDST’s internal target that could compress as cash-flow and margin signals firm.
RSI at 45.55 with a dip-and-reversal shows the market moved out of oversold territory into a recovering cadence, supporting a short-term constructive tilt while remaining below overbought thresholds.
Price sits above the 20-day average ($36.26) but below the 50-day ($40.50) and 200-day ($41.16), creating a laddered technical structure: near-term support at the 20-day average and layered resistance around the 50/200-day averages and Ichimoku Kijun-sen ($38.98). Bollinger bands compress modestly, matching low 42-day volatility and suggesting breakouts may follow improved fundamental signals.
Fundamental Analysis
Profitability: EBIT of $499,537,000 yields an EBIT margin of 10.50%, slightly below the industry peer mean of 10.66% and beneath the industry peer median of 13.55%; the EBIT margin contracted QoQ by 3.62% and YoY by 8.02%, evidence of margin pressure but not a structural collapse. Operating margin (10.39%) and return on equity (9.68%) remain positive and compare favorably to many food-product peers on absolute terms.
Earnings and estimates: Reported EPS of $0.68 missed the $0.76 estimate, producing an EPS surprise of -10.53%, reflecting short-term profit cadence that pressured near-term sentiment but sits alongside continued positive operating cash generation ($458,337,000 operating cash flow).
Cash generation and valuation: Free cash flow reached $276,474,000 for a free-cash-flow yield of 2.83%, above the industry peer mean of 1.81%, supporting WMDST’s view that the stock appears under-valued. WMDST values the stock as under-valued on the basis of superior cash conversion relative to peers and a restrained enterprise multiple (enterprise multiple 20.32) versus several sector comparables.
Balance sheet and leverage: Total debt equals $3,344,083,000 with net debt of $2,479,993,000 and debt-to-EBITDA of 5.43x, a material leverage read that coexists with a healthy interest-coverage ratio of 13.09x. Liquidity measures show $612,582,000 in cash and a current ratio of 1.51 (quick ratio 0.78), enough to meet near-term obligations but implying less short-term cushion than higher-rated consumer-staples peers.
Revenue and working capital: Reported revenue totaled $4,759,342,000 with essentially flat revenue growth (0.04%) over the most recent period but a marked negative year-over-year change in the provided series; inventory and receivables turnover remain serviceable (inventory turnover 2.10x, receivables turnover 4.32x) while the cash conversion cycle at 34.77 days sits above the industry peer mean of 12.04 days, indicating capital tied up in working capital relative to peers.
Multiples and market context: Trailing PE stands at 27.10, well below the industry peer mean of 77.41 and the industry peer median—a valuation discount consistent with WMDST’s under-valued designation. Price-to-book at 2.76 trends below the industry peer mean of 3.36. Analysts’ price-target mean ($30.51) lies below the current market price ($37.76), a divergence explained by conservative consensus forecasts and the company’s recent EPS miss.
MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
| REPORT PERIOD ENDING: | 2025-09-30 |
| REPORT DATE: | 2026-02-11 |
| NEXT REPORT DATE: | 2026-05-13 |
| CASH FLOW | Begin Period Cash Flow | $ 858.3 M |
| Operating Cash Flow | $ 458.3 M | |
| Capital Expenditures | $ -181.86 M | |
| Change In Working Capital | $ 6.2 M | |
| Dividends Paid | $ -498.85 M | |
| Cash Flow Delta | $ -242.98 M | |
| End Period Cash Flow | $ 615.3 M | |
| INCOME STATEMENT | REVENUE | |
| Total Revenue | $ 4.8 B | |
| Forward Revenue | $ 867.1 M | |
| COSTS | ||
| Cost Of Revenue | $ 4.1 B | |
| Depreciation | $ 116.4 M | |
| Depreciation and Amortization | $ 116.4 M | |
| Research and Development | — | |
| Total Operating Expenses | $ 4.3 B | |
| PROFITABILITY | ||
| Gross Profit | $ 659.4 M | |
| EBITDA | $ 616.0 M | |
| EBIT | $ 499.5 M | |
| Operating Income | $ 494.4 M | |
| Interest Income | $ 9.2 M | |
| Interest Expense | $ 38.2 M | |
| Net Interest Income | $ -28.99 M | |
| Income Before Tax | $ 461.4 M | |
| Tax Provision | $ 118.3 M | |
| Tax Rate | 25.6 % | |
| Net Income | $ 342.8 M | |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | $ 343.1 M | |
| EARNINGS | ||
| EPS Estimate | $ 0.76 | |
| EPS Actual | $ 0.68 | |
| EPS Difference | $ -0.08 | |
| EPS Surprise | -10.526 % | |
| Forward EPS | $ 1.05 | |
| BALANCE SHEET | ASSETS | |
| Total Assets | $ 10.0 B | |
| Intangible Assets | $ 2.2 B | |
| Net Tangible Assets | $ 1.4 B | |
| Total Current Assets | $ 4.1 B | |
| Cash and Short-Term Investments | $ 612.6 M | |
| Cash | $ 612.6 M | |
| Net Receivables | $ 1.1 B | |
| Inventory | $ 2.0 B | |
| Long-Term Investments | $ 93.4 M | |
| LIABILITIES | ||
| Accounts Payable | $ 1.3 B | |
| Short-Term Debt | $ 912.0 K | |
| Total Current Liabilities | $ 2.7 B | |
| Net Debt | $ 2.5 B | |
| Total Debt | $ 3.3 B | |
| Total Liabilities | $ 6.4 B | |
| EQUITY | ||
| Total Equity | $ 3.5 B | |
| Retained Earnings | $ 2.2 B | |
| VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS | EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS | |
| Book Value Per-Share | $ 14.91 | |
| Shares Outstanding | 237.547 M | |
| Revenue Per-Share | $ 20.04 | |
| VALUATION | Market Capitalization | $ 9.8 B |
| Enterprise Value | $ 12.5 B | |
| Enterprise Multiple | 20.322 | |
| Enterprise Multiple QoQ | -3.356 % | |
| Enterprise Multiple YoY | 51.169 % | |
| Enterprise Multiple IPRWA | high: 94.534 mean: 63.533 median: 61.837 PPC: 20.322 low: -8.252 |
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| EV/R | 2.63 | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | ||
| Asset To Equity | 2.81 | |
| Asset To Liability | 1.556 | |
| Debt To Capital | 0.486 | |
| Debt To Assets | 0.336 | |
| Debt To Assets QoQ | 1.037 % | |
| Debt To Assets YoY | 4.054 % | |
| Debt To Assets IPRWA | high: 0.493 PPC: 0.336 mean: 0.32 median: 0.307 low: 0.003 |
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| Debt To Equity | 0.944 | |
| Debt To Equity QoQ | 4.871 % | |
| Debt To Equity YoY | 726161.538 % | |
| Debt To Equity IPRWA | high: 1.753 PPC: 0.944 mean: 0.908 median: 0.838 low: 0.004 |
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| PRICE-BASED VALUATION | ||
| Price To Book (P/B) | 2.763 | |
| Price To Book QoQ | -4.061 % | |
| Price To Book YoY | 11.636 % | |
| Price To Book IPRWA | high: 8.176 mean: 3.362 median: 3.085 PPC: 2.763 low: 0.31 |
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| Price To Earnings (P/E) | 27.102 | |
| Price To Earnings QoQ | -1.296 % | |
| Price To Earnings YoY | 0.667 % | |
| Price To Earnings IPRWA | high: 141.564 median: 85.75 mean: 77.407 PPC: 27.102 low: -19.064 |
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| PE/G Ratio | -2.56 | |
| Price To Sales (P/S) | 2.056 | |
| Price To Sales QoQ | -9.125 % | |
| Price To Sales YoY | -9.404 % | |
| Price To Sales IPRWA | high: 11.73 median: 8.289 mean: 6.54 PPC: 2.056 low: 0.375 |
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| FORWARD MULTIPLES | ||
| Forward P/E | 40.458 | |
| Forward PE/G | -3.821 | |
| Forward P/S | 10.936 | |
| EFFICIENCY | OPERATIONAL | |
| Operating Leverage | -86.025 | |
| ASSET & SALES | ||
| Asset Turnover Ratio | 0.474 | |
| Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ | 5.083 % | |
| Asset Turnover Ratio YoY | 7.464 % | |
| Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA | high: 0.574 PPC: 0.474 mean: 0.205 median: 0.137 low: 0.002 |
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| Receivables Turnover | 4.325 | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ | -0.637 % | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY | -3.421 % | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA | high: 5.569 PPC: 4.325 mean: 3.072 median: 2.525 low: 0.79 |
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| Inventory Turnover | 2.097 | |
| Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ | -1.488 % | |
| Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY | -3.565 % | |
| Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA | high: 4.912 PPC: 2.097 mean: 1.567 median: 1.419 low: 0.925 |
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| Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) | 21.1 | |
| CASH CYCLE | ||
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) | 34.766 | |
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ | 1.196 % | |
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY | 4.286 % | |
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA | high: 174.071 PPC: 34.766 median: 13.67 mean: 12.039 low: -38.924 |
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| CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT | ||
| Cash Conversion Ratio | 3.454 | |
| CapEx To Revenue | -0.038 | |
| CapEx To Depreciation | -1.562 | |
| CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE | CAPITAL STRUCTURE | |
| Total Capital | $ 6.6 B | |
| Net Invested Capital | $ 6.6 B | |
| Invested Capital | $ 6.6 B | |
| Net Tangible Assets | $ 1.4 B | |
| Net Working Capital | $ 1.4 B | |
| LIQUIDITY | ||
| Cash Ratio | 0.228 | |
| Current Ratio | 1.512 | |
| Current Ratio QoQ | -6.945 % | |
| Current Ratio YoY | -22.595 % | |
| Current Ratio IPRWA | high: 2.751 PPC: 1.512 median: 1.058 mean: 1.037 low: 0.124 |
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| Quick Ratio | 0.78 | |
| Quick Ratio QoQ | -11.782 % | |
| Quick Ratio YoY | -38.351 % | |
| Quick Ratio IPRWA | high: 2.146 PPC: 0.78 mean: 0.629 median: 0.443 low: 0.374 |
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| COVERAGE & LEVERAGE | ||
| Debt To EBITDA | 5.429 | |
| Cost Of Debt | 0.846 % | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 13.092 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ | 7.337 % | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio YoY | 4.086 % | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA | high: 35.9 PPC: 13.092 mean: 5.982 median: 5.427 low: -16.386 |
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| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.155 | |
| TIMING / LIQUIDITY | ||
| Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) | 30.463 | |
| DIVIDENDS | ||
| Dividend Coverage Ratio | 0.687 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 1.455 | |
| Dividend Rate | $ 2.10 | |
| Dividend Yield | 0.051 | |
| PERFORMANCE | GROWTH | |
| Asset Growth Rate | -1.643 % | |
| Revenue Growth | 0.042 % | |
| Revenue Growth QoQ | -99.363 % | |
| Revenue Growth YoY | -92.54 % | |
| Revenue Growth IPRWA | high: 21.673 % mean: 4.214 % median: 1.78 % PPC: 0.042 % low: -16.405 % |
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| Earnings Growth | -10.588 % | |
| Earnings Growth QoQ | -135.565 % | |
| Earnings Growth YoY | 342.088 % | |
| Earnings Growth IPRWA | high: 42.5 % mean: 0.022 % median: -1.075 % PPC: -10.588 % low: -90.909 % |
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| MARGINS | ||
| Gross Margin | 13.855 % | |
| Gross Margin QoQ | -7.854 % | |
| Gross Margin YoY | -7.126 % | |
| Gross Margin IPRWA | high: 47.927 % median: 26.806 % mean: 25.962 % PPC: 13.855 % low: 5.238 % |
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| EBIT Margin | 10.496 % | |
| EBIT Margin QoQ | -3.618 % | |
| EBIT Margin YoY | -8.019 % | |
| EBIT Margin IPRWA | high: 27.02 % median: 13.551 % mean: 10.662 % PPC: 10.496 % low: -2.094 % |
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| Return On Sales (ROS) | 10.388 % | |
| Return On Sales QoQ | -4.196 % | |
| Return On Sales YoY | -8.965 % | |
| Return On Sales IPRWA | high: 27.02 % median: 11.586 % mean: 10.46 % PPC: 10.388 % low: 0.368 % |
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| CASH FLOW | ||
| Free Cash Flow (FCF) | $ 276.5 M | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.825 % | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ | -9.018 % | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield YoY | -46.303 % | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA | high: 9.152 % PPC: 2.825 % mean: 1.812 % median: 1.273 % low: -0.58 % |
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| Free Cash Growth | -17.274 % | |
| Free Cash Growth QoQ | -101.618 % | |
| Free Cash Growth YoY | 59.737 % | |
| Free Cash Growth IPRWA | high: 104.762 % PPC: -17.274 % mean: -35.287 % median: -36.456 % low: -514.513 % |
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| Free Cash To Net Income | 0.806 | |
| Cash Flow Margin | 8.783 % | |
| Cash Flow To Earnings | 1.219 | |
| VALUE & RETURNS | ||
| Economic Value Added | $ 0.03 | |
| Return On Assets (ROA) | 3.416 % | |
| Return On Assets QoQ | 1.275 % | |
| Return On Assets YoY | 1.455 % | |
| Return On Assets IPRWA | high: 6.347 % PPC: 3.416 % mean: 1.451 % median: 1.044 % low: -6.96 % |
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| Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) | 6.878 % | |
| Return On Equity (ROE) | 0.097 | |
| Return On Equity QoQ | 1.756 % | |
| Return On Equity YoY | 16.32 % | |
| Return On Equity IPRWA | high: 0.127 PPC: 0.097 mean: 0.041 median: 0.028 low: -0.113 |
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| DuPont ROE | 9.418 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.602 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital QoQ | -1.007 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital YoY | -127.8 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital IPRWA | high: 6.991 % PPC: 5.602 % mean: 1.978 % median: 1.44 % low: -0.771 % |
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