Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
CALM
NASDAQ·Consumer Defensive·Agricultural Farm Products·Mkt cap $3.5B
$74.63
▼ -1.84%
P/E
11.39
Mkt Cap
$3.5B
52-Wk Range
$71.92–$115.28
52-Week Range
$71.92 - $115.28
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Price action
Price chart
Down 33.1% over the trailing year
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.
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
Bear Case
2 risks
- Low volatility (beta 0.2).
- Extreme premium - high expectations embedded
Growth
Mild headwinds expected
Rising consumer demand for specialty and premium eggs (cage-free, organic, protein-enhanced) commanding higher margins
Value
Extreme premium - high expectations embedded
Momentum
Stable
-2.2% over 3m
Quality
Stable
Solid business
Dividend
High yield
6.45% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying CALM right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Recent earnings results
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Oct 6, 2026
JUL 22, 2026
Reported EPS of -$0.76 vs $0.08 consensus (-1021.2% surprise). Revenue of $552.6M vs $563.8M expected (-2.0%).
EPS surprise · last 4Q
0 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
-1021.2%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+102%
+72%
+17%
-19%
-53%
-50%
Q1 24
Q2 24
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 26
Q4 26
$785.9M
$954.7M
$1.4B
$1.1B
$922.6M
$769.5M
$667.0M
$552.6M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
6.2%
Operating
-11.0%
Profit
-6.5%
Wall Street consensus
2 analysts · 0% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
0%
Hold
100%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: RBC Capital · $100.00 · May 26, 2026
vs Industry
How CALM stacks vs Agricultural Farm Products
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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