By Kelly Cloonan

Pilgrim's Pride is set to release fourth-quarter results on Wednesday after the market closes. Here is what you need to know.

PROFIT: The chicken and pork producer is expected to post a profit of $179.6 million, or 77 cents a share, according to analysts polled by FactSet. That is compared with a profit of $235.9 million, or 99 cents a share, in the same quarter a year earlier.

ADJUSTED EARNINGS: The company is expected to post adjusted earnings per share of 75 cents.

REVENUE: Quarterly revenue is projected to tick up to $4.38 billion from $4.37 billion a year earlier.

The stock has gained 14% in the last three months and was recently trading at $42.66.

WHAT TO WATCH

-- The company has said that demand for chicken has been particularly robust across retail and food service recently, helped by the protein's strong value compared to other options. Other meatpackers, such as Tyson Foods, have similarly pointed to strong demand for the meat given its value. Wall Street will be looking to see if that trend has continued.

-- Investors will also be watching Pilgrim's Pride's results to see how demand for protein is holding up in general. Consumers have been placing more emphasis on protein lately, in part because of the rise of GLP-1s, given people on the drugs are instructed to increase their protein intake to minimize muscle loss. The Trump administration's Make America Healthy Again movement also has pushed protein with new dietary guidelines.

-- Other meat producers have been dealing with high beef prices, driven by a cattle shortage on American pastures. Tyson Foods executives said last week that U.S. cattle herds may be smaller for the foreseeable future as ranchers show few signs of building up the nation's livestock supply.

Write to Kelly Cloonan at kelly.cloonan@wsj.com

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February 10, 2026 13:46 ET (18:46 GMT)

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