Kraft Heinz vs Pilgrim's Pride
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The short version
- Kraft Heinz is the larger business, with $24.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $18.5B for Pilgrim's Pride.
- Pilgrim's Pride grew revenue faster (3.5%, against −3.5%).
- Pilgrim's Pride kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (8.7% operating margin, against −18.7%).
- Kraft Heinz turned more of its sales into free cash flow (14.7% FCF margin, against 3.5%).
- Pilgrim's Pride earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (20.1%, against −5.8%).
| Latest fiscal year | KHC · FY25 | PPC · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $29.4B | $6.7B |
| Revenue | $24.9B | $18.5B |
| Free cash flow | $3.7B | $653M |
| Net income | −$5.8B | $1.1B |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −3.5% | 3.5% |
| 5-year growth | −1.0% | 8.9% |
| Share count change | −2.3% | 0.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 33.3% | 12.8% |
| Operating margin | −18.7% | 8.7% |
| Net margin | −23.4% | 5.9% |
| FCF margin | 14.7% | 3.5% |
| Return on capital | −5.8% | 20.1% |
| Return on equity | −12.9% | 27.3% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $18.6B | $2.5B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | 1.2x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $2.3B | $2.0B |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 12.2x |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 4 |
Revenue
FY16
KHC $26.3B
PPC $9.9B
FY17
KHC $26.1B
PPC $10.8B
FY18
KHC $26.3B
PPC $10.9B
FY19
KHC $25.0B
PPC $11.4B
FY20
KHC $26.2B
PPC $12.1B
FY21
KHC $26.0B
PPC $14.8B
FY22
KHC $26.5B
PPC $17.5B
FY23
KHC $26.6B
PPC $17.4B
FY24
KHC $25.8B
PPC $17.9B
FY25
KHC $24.9B
PPC $18.5B
KHC
PPC
Operating margin
FY16
KHC 21.3%
PPC 8.0%
FY17
KHC 23.2%
PPC 10.0%
FY18
KHC −38.9%
PPC 4.5%
FY19
KHC 12.3%
PPC 6.1%
FY20
KHC 8.1%
PPC 2.0%
FY21
KHC 13.3%
PPC 1.4%
FY22
KHC 13.7%
PPC 6.7%
FY23
KHC 17.2%
PPC 3.0%
FY24
KHC 6.5%
PPC 8.4%
FY25
KHC −18.7%
PPC 8.7%
KHC
PPC
Free cash flow
FY16
KHC $1.4B
PPC $454M
FY17
KHC −$693M
PPC $461M
FY18
KHC $1.7B
PPC $143M
FY19
KHC $2.8B
PPC $318M
FY20
KHC $4.3B
PPC $369M
FY21
KHC $4.5B
PPC −$55.2M
FY22
KHC $1.6B
PPC $183M
FY23
KHC $3.0B
PPC $120M
FY24
KHC $3.2B
PPC $1.5B
FY25
KHC $3.7B
PPC $653M
KHC
PPC
Return on capital
FY16
KHC 5.0%
PPC 16.2%
FY17
KHC 6.7%
PPC 21.8%
FY18
KHC −9.1%
PPC 9.2%
FY19
KHC 2.8%
PPC 11.8%
FY20
KHC 1.4%
PPC 3.2%
FY21
KHC 2.9%
PPC 2.2%
FY22
KHC 4.3%
PPC 15.5%
FY23
KHC 5.3%
PPC 7.9%
FY24
KHC 2.5%
PPC 20.3%
FY25
KHC −5.8%
PPC 20.1%
KHC
PPC
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.