How many employees does Pilgrim's Pride Corporation have?

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation reported 63,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 12, 2026. That is up 2.3% from a year earlier.

What is Pilgrim's Pride Corporation's revenue per employee?

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation brought in $18.5B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $294K per employee. That ranks 12 of 12 companies we track in Packaged Foods, where the median is $610K.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Pilgrim's Pride Corporation employees and revenue per employee

PPC · Packaged Foods · $6.82B market cap

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation had 63,000 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 2.3% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $18.5B, up 3.5% from a year earlier, or $294K per employee. Revenue and headcount both grew, and revenue grew faster.

Employees

63,000

+2.3% YoY

Revenue

$18.5B

+3.5% YoY

Revenue / employee

$294K

Peer median $610K

Rank in industry

12 of 12

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Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016

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PPC employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	63,000	$18.5B	$294K	+2.3%	+3.5%
Dec 2024	61,600	$17.9B	$290K	+0.7%	+3.0%
Dec 2023	61,200	$17.4B	$284K	-0.5%	-0.6%
Dec 2022	61,500	$17.5B	$284K	+3.5%	+18.2%
Dec 2021	59,400	$14.8B	$249K	+5.3%	+22.2%
Dec 2020	56,400	$12.1B	$214K	+6.2%	+6.0%
Dec 2019	53,100	$11.4B	$215K	+420.6%	+4.3%
Dec 2018	10,200	$10.9B	$1.07M	-80.1%	+1.6%
Dec 2017	51,300	$10.8B	$210K	+29.5%	+9.0%
Dec 2016	39,600	$9.88B	$249K	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Packaged Foods.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
CPB Campbell Soup Company	13,500	$9.74B	$722K	Contracting
KHC The Kraft Heinz Company	35,000	$24.9B	$713K	Contracting
CAG Conagra Brands, Inc.	17,400	$11.3B	$648K	Contracting
INGR Ingredion Incorporated	11,200	$7.22B	$645K	Contracting
GIS General Mills, Inc.	30,000	$18.4B	$614K	Contracting
HRL Hormel Foods Corporation	20,000	$12.1B	$605K	Leaner
SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc.	32,000	$15.5B	$485K	Leaner
MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated	14,100	$6.84B	$485K	Leaner
PPC Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	63,000	$18.5B	$294K	Efficient growth

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Questions about Pilgrim's Pride Corporation

How many employees does Pilgrim's Pride Corporation have?: Pilgrim's Pride Corporation reported 63,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 12, 2026. That is up 2.3% from a year earlier.
What is Pilgrim's Pride Corporation's revenue per employee?: Pilgrim's Pride Corporation brought in $18.5B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $294K per employee. That ranks 12 of 12 companies we track in Packaged Foods, where the median is $610K.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Pilgrim's Pride Corporation's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 12, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell PPC.