v3.26.1
Expenses by Nature
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Expenses by Nature [Abstract]  
Expenses by nature

26 Expenses by nature

 

The Group’s policy is to present expenses by function in the statement of income. Expenses by nature are disclosed below:

 

   2025   2024   2023 
Cost of sales            
Cost of inventories, raw materials and production inputs   (64,064,509)   (55,402,817)   (55,435,841)
Salaries and benefits   (8,785,199)   (8,260,103)   (7,641,355)
Depreciation and amortization   (2,035,194)   (1,931,401)   (1,873,776)
    (74,884,902)   (65,594,321)   (64,950,972)
Selling               
Freight and selling expenses   (3,883,770)   (3,637,983)   (3,848,089)
Salaries and benefits   (583,573)   (715,562)   (302,395)
Depreciation and amortization   (85,802)   (71,114)   (63,990)
Advertising and marketing   (365,470)   (319,018)   (313,736)
Net impairment recovery (losses)   20,603    (10,588)   (7,748)
Commissions   (90,715)   (73,019)   (58,376)
    (4,988,727)   (4,827,284)   (4,594,334)
General and administrative               
Salaries and benefits   (1,117,581)   (903,731)   (1,247,927)
Fees, services purchased and general expenses (1)   (684,091)   (911,428)   (735,386)
Depreciation and amortization   (187,524)   (187,035)   (211,095)
DOJ - department of justice and Antitrust agreements   (182,275)   (253,731)   (102,500)
Donations and social programs (2)   (15,805)   (22,467)   (18,166)
    (2,187,276)   (2,278,392)   (2,315,074)

 

(1)Includes additions, reversals and changes in estimates of legal expenses.
(2)Refers to donations made to Instituto J&F regarding improvements on school’s building, the social program “Fazer o Bem Faz Bem” created by the Group to support actions for social transformation where the Group is present and donations to the JBS Fund For The Amazon.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Group incurred expenses with internal research and development, in the amount of US$2,889 (US$1,185 and US$5,135 for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023).

26.1 - Other income and expenses

 

Other income: For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Group recognized other income in the amount of US$111,929 (US$84,525 and US$148,625 for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023), that mainly relates to results on sale of assets totaling US$47,227 (US$22,467 and US$19,617 for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023), insurance recovery totaling US$2,792 (US$50 and US$21,305 for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023), tax refund and extemporaneous tax credit totaling US$14,842 (US$6,993 and US$48,825 for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023), rental income totaling US$5,902, insurance claim recoveries totaling US$2,792, quota gain totaling US$1,502, and government grant income totaling US$2,093, among other non-significant items, among other non-significant items.

 

Other expenses: For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Group has recorded other expenses amounting to US$75,529 (US$189,254 and US$122,228 for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023), that mainly related to PPC restructuring expenses totaling US$31,354 (US$93,388 and US$44,338 for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023), loss on the sale of assets totaling US$19,275 (US$16,859 and US$37,652 for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023), among other non-significant items.

 

Restructuring related expenses

 

In the year ended December 31, 2025 the indirect subsidiary JBS USA recognized US$31,354 (US$96,616 for the year in 2024 and US$53,275 in 2023), in restructuring expenses related to its subsidiary PPC.

 

In 2022, PPC began restructuring initiatives in its European operations. Additional restructuring initiatives also commenced in 2023 and 2024. The purpose of the restructuring activities is to integrate central operations and reallocate processing capacities between production facilities resulting in closures of some facilities in the European operations.

 

The following table provides a summary of PPC’s estimates of timelines and costs associated with these restructuring initiatives by major type of cost:

 

   Pilgrim’s
Food Masters
   Pilgrim’s
Europe Central
   Total 
             
Earliest implementation date   2024    2024      
Expected predominant completion date   2025    2025      
                
Costs incurred and expected to be incurred:               
                
Employee-related costs   19,413    53,350    72,763 
Asset impairment costs   10,865    1,855    12,720 
Contract termination costs   845    1,745    2,590 
Other exit and disposal costs (1)   7,938    5,584    13,522 
Total exit and disposal costs   39,061    62,534    101,595 
                
Costs incurred since earliest implementation date:               
                
Employee-related costs   19,413    53,350    72,763 
Asset impairment costs   10,865    1,855    12,720 
Contract termination costs   845    1,745    2,590 
Other exit and disposal costs (1)   7,938    5,584    13,522 
Total exit and disposal costs   39,061    62,534    101,595 

 

(1)Comprised of other costs directly related to the restructuring initiatives, including Moy Park flock depletion, the write-off of Pilgrim’s Pride Ltd. prepaid maintenance costs and Pilgrim’s Food Masters consulting fees.

During the year ended December 31, 2025, PPC recognized the following expenses and paid the following cash related to each restructuring initiative:

 

   2025 
   Provisions   Expenses   Cash Outlays 
             
Pilgrims Europe Central   8,152    29,839    24,591 
Pilgrim’s Food Masters   727    (1,672)   4,676 
Prior programs substantially complete   
    3,187    2,480 
Total   8,879    31,354    31,747 

 

   2024 
   Provisions   Expenses   Cash Outlays 
             
Pilgrims Europe Central   4,204    32,692    26,490 
Pilgrim’s Food Masters   7,123    40,735    25,909 
Pilgrim’s Pride Ltd.   571    20,066    4,678 
Moy Park   1,784    (105)   869 
Total   13,682    93,388    57,946 

 

The following table reconciles liabilities and reserves associated with each restructuring initiative from December 31, 2024 to December 31, 2025 and from December 31, 2023 to December 31, 2024. Ending liability balances for employee termination benefits and other charges are reported in accrued payroll and social charges in the Consolidated Statements of financial position. The ending reserve balance for inventory adjustments is reported in inventories, net in the Consolidated Statements of financial position. The ending reserve balance for asset impairments is reported in property, plant and equipment, net in the Consolidated Statements of financial position.

 

    Liability
reserve as of
December 31,
2024
    Restructuring
charges incurred
    Cash payments
and disposals
    Currency
translation
    Liability
reserve as of
December 31,
2025
 
                               
Severance     4,781       25,212       (25,355 )     952       5,590  
Contract termination     1,718       1,867       (3,587 )     219       217  
Asset impairment     91       55       (151 )     5      
 
Other     7,092       4,220       (8,516 )     276       3,072  
Total     13,682       31,354       (37,609 )     1,452       8,879  

 

   Liability
reserve as of
December 31,
2023
   Restructuring
charges incurred
   Cash payments
and disposals
   Currency
translation
   Liability
reserve as of
December 31,
2024
 
                     
Severance   3,651    46,474    (45,267)   (77)   4,781 
Contract termination   1,597    2,854    (2,684)   (49)   1,718 
Asset impairment   359    29,392    (29,655)   (5)   91 
Other   4,631    14,663    (12,050)   (152)   7,092 
Total   10,238    93,383    (89,656)   (283)   13,682