PPC FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #3 of 27 in industry

Pilgrims Pride Corp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $16.4M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $35,073 · Food & Beverages.

Food & Beverages peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-02
Industry
Food & Beverages
Industry rank
#3/27

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
468:1
Extreme (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$16.4M
Median worker
$35,073

Answer first

Pilgrims Pride Corp's FY2025 CEO total of $16.4M ranks #248 of 1,423 complete filings; its 468:1 pay ratio ranks #113. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $35,073. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-20 peer cohort (# 3 of 27, 93rd percentile - top 10% of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Food & Beverages companies.

Dollar rank
#248
$16.4M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#113
468:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
93rd
top 10% of industry peers by pay ratio

How Pilgrims Pride Corp ranks nationally

Pilgrims Pride Corp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$16,414,164 Top 17% higher than 83% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). This entry sits in this band. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Pilgrims Pride Corp vs. Food & Beverages peers

CEO total pay ($16.4M) against pay ratio (468:1) for Pilgrims Pride Corp (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Food & Beverages industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both8642558.412802371.21696218421121996.825281809.6115.8:1254.4:1393.0:1531.6:1670.2:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Pilgrims Pride Corp, CEO total pay: 16414164 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 468:1Pilgrims Pride CorpSmithfield Foods Inc, CEO total pay: 19337040 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 321:1Smithfield Foods IncConstellation Brands, Inc., CEO total pay: 14209126 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 293:1Constellation Brands, Inc.Mondelez International, Inc., CEO total pay: 24525480 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 645:1Mondelez International, Inc.Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc., CEO total pay: 16730784 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 288:1Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.
Pilgrims Pride Corp vs. Food & Beverages peers, plotted against the industry's $9.4M median CEO total and 141:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Food & Beverages peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 24 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 20. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Pilgrims Pride Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Pilgrims Pride Corp

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2022–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
468:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+355:1
from FY2024 113:1
CEO $ YoY
+314%
$16.4M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
Pilgrims Pride Corp CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2022 $3.0M - $29,122 103:1 -
2023 $2.5M -15% $33,072 77:1 -26:1
2024 $4.0M +56% $35,058 113:1 +36:1
2025 $16.4M +314% $35,073 468:1 +355:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 802481, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Food & Beverages

This Company's Ratio
468:1
Industry Median Ratio
141:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$9.4M
This CEO's Pay
$16.4M
Companies in Industry
27
vs. Industry Median
Above
#3 of 27 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Food & Beverages →

Pilgrims Pride Corp: HIGH · PEAK pay ratio

Pilgrims Pride Corp's FY2025 ratio 468:1 ranks #3 of 27 Food & Beverages filers (93rd percentile). the CEO earned 468× the median employee ($35,073) in FY2025.

Median employee $35,073 (LOW-MED); HIGH · PEAK stamps put about 468 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$16.4M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

468:1

Outlier, top decile

Pilgrims Pride Corp in the higher Food & Beverages third

Pilgrims Pride Corp's FY2025 ratio 468:1 ranks #3 of 27 Food & Beverages filers (93rd percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Food & Beverages (SIC 20) median ratio is 141:1 across 27 FY2025 filers; Pilgrims Pride Corp's $16.4M CEO total is above the $9.4M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #248 and ratio rank #113 split - treat 468:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Food & Beverages peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$16.4M
Median Employee Pay
$35,073
Pay Ratio
468:1
Filing Date
2026-04-02

Company Info

Ticker
PPC
CIK
802481
Industry
Food & Beverages
SIC Code
2015
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 802481, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Pilgrims Pride Corp's FY2025 ratio 468:1 ranks #3 of 27 Food & Beverages filers (93rd percentile).

Read with Pilgrims Pride Corp

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps HIGH · PEAK · LOW-MED.

Smurfit Westrock plc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $16.4M (Δ $4K lighter vs Pilgrims Pride Corp); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Maplebear Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $16.4M (Δ $39K lighter vs Pilgrims Pride Corp); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Ametek Inc/ · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $16.5M (Δ $48K heavier vs Pilgrims Pride Corp); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Genpact LTD · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $16.3M (Δ $85K lighter vs Pilgrims Pride Corp); EXTREME · LOW-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Beyond Meat, Inc. (SIC 20 pole)

Beyond Meat, Inc. stamps HIGH · UNFILED nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Pilgrims Pride Corp's HIGH filing.
National dual ranks · #248/#113

Pilgrims Pride Corp's FY2025 package sits #248 by CEO dollars and #113 by ratio under PEAK · HIGH.
Comp structure · PEAK

Pilgrims Pride Corp's PEAK CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Pilgrims Pride Corp (CIK 802481), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.