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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Pilgrim's Pride (PPC)

Pilgrim's Pride Q4 EPS rises to $0.99 as sales fall 3.5% to $4.4 billion

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Pilgrim's Pride reported fourth-quarter 2024 net sales of $4.4 billion, down 3.5% from the prior-year quarter, while GAAP diluted EPS rose to $0.99 from $0.57. For the full year, net sales rose 3.0% to $17.9 billion and GAAP diluted EPS rose to $4.57 from $1.36, so profit grew faster than sales in both periods.

Key points

  • Q4 2024 net sales were $4.4 billion, down 3.5%; the prior-year quarter had 14 weeks, per the filing's footnote.
  • Q4 GAAP net income was $235.9 million, with diluted EPS of $0.99 versus $0.57 a year earlier.
  • Q4 Adjusted EBITDA was $525.7 million, a 12.0% margin, up from $309.5 million (6.8%) a year earlier.
  • Full-year 2024 net sales were $17.9 billion, up 3.0%, and GAAP net income was $1.1 billion; a conference call is set for Feb. 13, 2025 at 7 a.m. MT.

The filing

CompanyPilgrim's Pride (PPC)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 12, 2025, 6:40 PM ET
Accession number0000802481-25-000007

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 12:57 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 12, 2025.

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