INCOME TAXES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2026

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

INCOME TAXES

The Company recorded income tax expense of $30.4 million, a 23.0% effective tax rate, for the three months ended March 29, 2026, compared to income tax expense of $94.1 million, a 24.1% effective tax rate, for the three months ended March 30, 2025. The decreased income tax expense in 2026 resulted primarily from the decrease in profit before income taxes.

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities (including the impact of available carry back and carry forward periods), projected future taxable income and tax-planning strategies in making this assessment. As of March 29, 2026, the Company did not believe it had sufficient positive evidence to conclude that a portion of its foreign net deferred tax assets are more likely than not to be realized.

For the three months ended March 29, 2026 and March 30, 2025, there are immaterial tax effects reflected in other comprehensive income.

For the three months ended March 29, 2026 and March 30, 2025, there are immaterial tax effects reflected in income tax expense due to excess tax windfalls and shortfalls related to stock-based compensation.

The Company operates in the U.S. (including multiple state jurisdictions), Puerto Rico and several foreign locations including Mexico, the U.K., the Republic of Ireland and continental Europe. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to examinations by taxing authorities for years prior to 2020 in U.S. federal, state and local jurisdictions, for years prior to 2010 in Mexico, and for years prior to 2017 in the U.K.

On December 30, 2024, the Company entered into a tax sharing agreement (the “Tax Sharing Agreement”) with JBS USA governing the allocation, and certain payment and reimbursement obligations of U.S. income tax liabilities and assets among the Company and its relevant U.S. corporate subsidiaries, on the one hand, and JBS USA and its relevant U.S. subsidiaries, on the other hand. The Tax Sharing Agreement is effective for each tax year beginning on or after December 30, 2024 or such other date in which PPC becomes a member of the Parent Consolidated Group (as defined in the Tax Sharing Agreement).

Starting January 1, 2024, the rules of Pillar II came into effect in several jurisdictions, impacting multinational companies operating in these markets. However, during the first three years of implementation, transitional rules have been introduced to simplify the calculation of the effective tax rate per jurisdiction, facilitating the adaptation of multinational groups to the new requirements.

As the Group is in scope of these rules and operates in multiple jurisdictions where the global minimum tax is effective, including France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, the Company carried out assessment procedures to analyze the potential impacts arising from these regulations. Based on the analyses conducted to date, no material tax exposure has been identified as a result of the application of this tax.