PPC (Pilgrims Pride) Moat Score : 6/10 (As of Jul. 09, 2025)

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What is Pilgrims Pride Moat Score?

Pilgrims Pride has the Moat Score of 6, which implies that the company might have Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide.

Pilgrims Pride has Narrow Moat: Pilgrims Pride Corp has a strong narrow moat due to its economies of scale and cost advantages in the poultry industry. It has a significant market share and a robust distribution network, but lacks the brand strength and pricing power to qualify for a wide moat.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Pilgrims Pride might have Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide.

Competitive Comparison of Pilgrims Pride's Moat Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Pilgrims Pride's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Pilgrims Pride's Moat Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Pilgrims Pride's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Pilgrims Pride (NAS:PPC) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score	Moat Level
10	Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9	Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7	Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6	Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5	Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4	Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3	No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0	No Moat - No discernible moat

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Pilgrims Pride Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

1770 Promontory Circle, Greeley, CO, USA, 80634-9038

Website

https://www.pilgrims.com

Pilgrim's Pride is the second-largest poultry producer in the US (59% of 2024 sales), the UK (29% including other European sales), and Mexico (12%). Its UK and European arm also includes pork operations from the 2019 acquisition of Tulip. Pilgrim's sells to chain restaurants, food processors, food distributors, and retail chains. Most of its US and Mexican sales come from fresh chicken, while prepared chicken and pork constitute most of its UK and European sales. JBS owns more than 80% of Pilgrim's Pride's outstanding shares, though it failed to acquire the remaining stake in 2021 after a special board committee deemed that JBS' offer undervalued Pilgrim's Pride.

Executives

Matthew R Galvanoni	officer: Chief Financial Officer	5 WESTBROOK CORPORATE CENTER, WESTBROOK IL 60154
Fabio Sandri	officer: Chief Financial Officer	1770 PROMONTORY CIRCLE, GREELEY CO 80634-9038
Batista Filho Wesley Mendonca	director	1770 PROMONTORY CIRCLE, GREELEY CO 80634
Raul Padilla	director	C/O BUNGE LTD, 50 MAIN STREET, WHITE PLAINS NY 10606
Maestri Karoleski Joanita Maria	director	C/O PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP, 1770 PROMONTORY CIRCLE, GREELEY CO 80634
Ajay Menon	director	C/O CONVERA CORPORATION, 1921 GALLOWS RD., VIENNA VA 22182
Jayson Penn	officer: CEO	1770 PROMONTORY CIRCLE, GREELEY CO 80634
Arquimedes Celis	director	1770 PROMONTORY CIRCLE, GREELEY CO 80634
Farha Aslam	director	1770 N PROMOTORY CIRCLE, GREELEY CO 80634
William W Lovette	director, officer: CEO and President	2210 WEST OAKLAWN DRIVE, SPRINGDALE AR 72762
Michael L. Cooper	director	4845 US HIGHWAY 271N, PITTSBURG TX 75686
Vasconcellos Wallim Cruz De Jr	director	116 RUA VISCONDE DE ITAUNA, 116, RIO DE JANEIRO D5 22460140
David E Bell	director	C/O BOSTON ACOUSTICS, INC., 300 JUBILEE DRIVE, PEABODY MA 01960
Charles Macaluso	director
Denilson Molina	director	1770 PROMONTORY CIRCLE, GREELEY CO 80634