Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Cal-Maine Foods' EBT Margin was -13.75% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 29, 2026), down 42.29 percentage points from 28.54% a year earlier and down 5.33 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Cal-Maine Foods' EBT Margin was 2.91% through Aug 29, 2026, down 35.02 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 30, 2026), it came in at 14.12%, down 23.50 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBT Margin shows a five-year change of +14.85 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, EBT Margin was 37.62% in FY2025 (+22.14 pp), 15.47% in FY2024 (-16.27 pp), 31.74% in FY2023 (+22.40 pp) and 9.34% in FY2022 (+10.08 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure marks the lowest quarterly EBT Margin since fiscal Q1 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT Margin has declined for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -9.40 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin over five years was fiscal Q1 2023 (a gain of 35.56 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2026 (a drop of 49.48 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CALM's EBT Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was -8.42% (Q4 2026), 8.72% (Q3 2026) and 17.68% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 33.69 Bn | 30.17 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 4.46% |
| 2 | Tyson Foods | 21.12 Bn | 17.37 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 1.92% |
| 3 | Bunge Global | 18.99 Bn | 15.90 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 2.16% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.48 Bn | -1.41 Bn | 2.59 Bn | -0.93% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 8.10 Bn | 7.65 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 29.00% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.58 Bn | 2.13 Bn | 313.00 Mn | 3.49% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.86 Bn | 4.35 Bn | 333.67 Mn | 3.44% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 5.83 Bn | 2.00 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 9.46% |
| 9 | Scotts Miracle-Gro | 3.75 Bn | 3.67 Bn | 365.90 Mn | 13.24% |
| 10 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.18 Bn | 2.20 Bn | 403,000.00 | -13.75% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | -13.75% |
| May 30, 2026 | -8.42% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 8.72% |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 17.68% |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 28.54% |
| May 31, 2025 | 41.06% |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 46.77% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 30.27% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 25.19% |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 23.71% |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 26.34% |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 4.23% |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 0.16% |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 21.19% |
| Feb 25, 2023 | 42.60% |
| Nov 26, 2022 | 32.71% |
| Aug 27, 2022 | 25.14% |
| May 28, 2022 | 24.68% |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 11.11% |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 0.12% |
Cal-Maine Foods EBT Margin API
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params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "ticker": "CALM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=CALM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();