Pilgrim's Pride stock at USD 29.43 on October 16, 2026, price to earnings ratio 12.80

Published on 10/17/2026 at 22:01 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

PPC stood 17.72 percent above its 52-week low on October 16, 2026. Pilgrim's Pride stock cost USD 29.43 on October 16, 2026, up 1.87 percent on Nasdaq.

Valuation and trading position

Pilgrim's Pride carried a price to earnings ratio of 12.80 on October 16, 2026.
The stock stood 17.72 percent above its 52-week low of USD 25.00.
Pilgrim's Pride stock was last at USD 29.43 on October 16, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET, up 1.87 percent on Nasdaq.
The company lists its third-quarter earnings call for October 29, 2026.

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On October 16, 2026, Pilgrim's Pride's price to earnings ratio stood at 12.80, while its market capitalization was USD 7.0 billion. The valuation measure places the poultry and pork processor below the multiples of two large food peers.

Pilgrim's Pride stock was last at USD 29.43 on October 16, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET, up 1.87 percent on Nasdaq from the previous session. The quote is dated to the completed US session because October 17, 2026 is not a Nasdaq trading day.

The stock sits above its yearly low

The share price was USD 4.43, or 17.72 percent, above the 52-week low of USD 25.00. It remained USD 15.41, or 34.37 percent, below the 52-week high of USD 44.84. The distance between those levels gives the price a wider trading frame than the daily move alone.

Trading volume reached 1,133,034 shares against an average volume of 1,478,707 shares on October 16, 2026. The session therefore ended with volume at 76.61 percent of the average supplied for the stock.

Valuation trails food peers

Pilgrim's Pride carried a price to earnings ratio of 12.80, compared with 33.89 for Tyson Foods and 32.38 for Hormel Foods. Its market capitalization of USD 7.0 billion was smaller than Tyson's USD 19.3 billion and Hormel's USD 11.2 billion.

The comparison describes relative valuation and scale rather than an investment recommendation. Pilgrim's Pride's reported business spans fresh, frozen and prepared chicken and pork products, with retail and foodservice customers across several regions.

The company lists its third-quarter earnings call for October 29, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. ET on its investor-relations page. That date is the next scheduled corporate event in the trading calendar.

Comparison with peers

Pilgrim's Pride (Nasdaq, USD): plus 1.87 percent, price to earnings ratio 12.80, market capitalization USD 7.0 billion

Tyson Foods (NYSE, USD): plus 1.59 percent, price to earnings ratio 33.89, market capitalization USD 19.3 billion

Hormel Foods (NYSE, USD): plus 1.04 percent, price to earnings ratio 32.38, market capitalization USD 11.2 billion

Price remains below the annual high

Pilgrim's Pride's USD 29.43 quote was 34.37 percent below the 52-week high and 17.72 percent above the 52-week low on October 16, 2026. The next scheduled earnings call is October 29, 2026.