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CALM

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

CALM

NASDAQ·Consumer Defensive·Agricultural Farm Products·Mkt cap $3.8B

$83.85

▲ +4.23%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$71.92 - $126.40

P/E

5.84

Fwd P/E

23.39

Beta

0.24

Div Yield

5.98%

Avg Vol

831.2K

Shares Out

47.4M

Mkt Cap

$3.8B

Price action

Price chart

Down 22.0% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

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Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Market leadership as the largest U.S. shell egg producer with significant scale economies
  • Diversified brand portfolio (Egg-Land's Best, Land O' Lakes, Farmhouse Eggs, 4-Grain) appealing to multiple consumer segments
  • Extensive distribution network across major U.S. regions with established relationships with national retailers and foodservice providers
  • Vertical integration from production through packaging and distribution reducing supply chain costs
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Bear Case

2 risks

  • Low volatility (beta 0.2).
  • Significant premium - growth priced in

Growth

Revenue decline expected

Rising consumer demand for specialty and premium eggs (cage-free, organic, protein-enhanced) commanding higher margins

Value

Significant premium - growth priced in

Momentum

Stable

+3.0% over 3m

Quality

Stable

Strong fundamentals

Dividend

High yield

5.98% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 7, 2026

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LATEST RECAP

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EPS surprise · last 4Q

Q3 26

$1.07

Q2 25

$2.14

Q1 25

$4.13

Q4 25

$7.05

Next: Apr 7, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

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+102%

+72%

+17%

-19%

-53%

Q4 24

Q1 24

Q2 24

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 26

$640.8M

$785.9M

$954.7M

$1.4B

$1.1B

$922.6M

$769.5M

$667.0M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

17.9%

Operating

5.4%

Profit

7.6%

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Wall Street consensus

2 analysts · 0% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

0%

Hold

2

100%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$100.00

▲ +19.3% vs $83.85

Low $100.00
Median $100.00
High $100.00

Latest: RBC Capital · $100.00 · May 26, 2026

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vs Industry

How CALM stacks vs Agricultural Farm Products

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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