Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026)
Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) posted EBITDA Margin of -9.01% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 29, 2026), down 39.24 percentage points from 30.22% a year earlier and down 4.53 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 29, 2026, EBITDA Margin at Cal-Maine Foods was 5.82%, down 32.84 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 30, 2026), it was 16.30%, down 21.96 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual EBITDA Margin shows a five-year change of +13.84 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Cal-Maine Foods' EBITDA Margin was 38.26% in FY2025 (+21.38 pp), 16.88% in FY2024 (-16.17 pp), 33.05% in FY2023 (+21.13 pp) and 11.93% in FY2022 (+9.46 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure stands as the lowest quarterly EBITDA Margin since fiscal Q1 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBITDA Margin has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -8.51 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBITDA Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2023, with a gain of 34.37 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2026, with a drop of 46.20 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was -4.48% (Q4 2026), 9.97% (Q3 2026) and 20.01% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 38.51 Bn | 34.51 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 5.24% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 19.78 Bn | 15.90 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 5.54% |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 19.64 Bn | 15.89 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 4.98% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.32 Bn | -19.95 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 5.17% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 9.40 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 39.83% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.19 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 10.14% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.60 Bn | 4.41 Bn | 339.75 Mn | 4.12% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 6.05 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 13.14% |
| 9 | Seaboard | 3.62 Bn | -1.23 Bn | 221.00 Mn | 6.26% |
| 10 | Cal-Maine Foods | 2.83 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 403,000.00 | -9.01% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | -9.01% |
| May 30, 2026 | -4.48% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 9.97% |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 20.01% |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 30.22% |
| May 31, 2025 | 41.72% |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 46.50% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 31.62% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 26.60% |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 25.48% |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 25.96% |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 6.55% |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 2.74% |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 22.54% |
| Feb 25, 2023 | 42.73% |
| Nov 26, 2022 | 34.59% |
| Aug 27, 2022 | 27.52% |
| May 28, 2022 | 27.51% |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 11.85% |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 3.80% |
Cal-Maine Foods EBITDA Margin API
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