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 | 33.69 Bn | 30.17 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 5.51% |
| 2 | Tyson Foods | 21.12 Bn | 17.37 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 4.98% |
| 3 | Bunge Global | 18.99 Bn | 15.90 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 4.10% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.48 Bn | -1.41 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 5.17% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 8.10 Bn | 7.65 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 39.83% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.58 Bn | 2.13 Bn | 313.00 Mn | 6.20% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.86 Bn | 4.35 Bn | 333.67 Mn | 6.79% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 5.83 Bn | 2.00 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 13.14% |
| 9 | Scotts Miracle-Gro | 3.75 Bn | 3.67 Bn | 365.90 Mn | 15.89% |
| 10 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.18 Bn | 2.20 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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