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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000802481-25-000059"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PPC"
cik: "0000802481"
company_name: "PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP"
filed_at: "2025-05-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T01:30:41.716528+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Pilgrim's Pride Q1 2025: revenue $4.46B, EPS $1.24, operating income up 61.6%

## Summary
- Net sales $4.463B (+2.3% YoY); GAAP operating margin 9.1%; net income $296.3M.
- GAAP EPS $1.24 vs $0.73 prior year; Adjusted EPS $1.31; Adjusted EBITDA $533.2M (12.0% margin).
- U.S. Prepared Foods net sales grew over 20% YoY; Just Bare brand leads retail fully cooked chicken.
- Europe achieved record adjusted EBITDA margin of 8.1%, up 150 bps YoY.
- Mexico sales volume up double digits; net leverage 1.1x after paying $1.5B special dividend.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000802481-25-000059
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PPC
- cik: 0000802481
- company_name: PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP
- filed_at: 2025-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/802481/000080248125000059/0000802481-25-000059-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/802481/000080248125000059/ppc-20250430.htm

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