Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
Cal-Maine Foods' FCF Margin was -23.72% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 29, 2026), down 49.01 percentage points from 25.29% a year earlier and down 19.25 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Cal-Maine Foods' FCF Margin was -1.30% through Aug 29, 2026, down 28.92 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 30, 2026), it came in at 11.28%, down 13.67 percentage points from FY2025.
- FCF Margin shows a five-year change of +16.39 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, FCF Margin was 24.95% in FY2025 (+11.87 pp), 13.08% in FY2024 (-10.01 pp), 23.09% in FY2023 (+20.06 pp) and 3.03% in FY2022 (+8.14 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure marks the lowest quarterly FCF Margin since fiscal Q1 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Margin has declined for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -8.51 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin over five years was fiscal Q1 2023 (a gain of 32.92 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2027 (a drop of 49.01 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CALM's FCF Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was -4.47% (Q4 2026), 10.79% (Q3 2026) and 6.23% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 38.36 Bn | 34.36 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 3.87% |
| 2 | Tyson Foods | 19.63 Bn | 15.89 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 3.47% |
| 3 | Bunge Global | 19.62 Bn | 15.74 Bn | 1.68 Bn | -4.28% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.34 Bn | -19.93 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 1.00% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 9.31 Bn | 8.85 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 23.47% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.24 Bn | 2.20 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 5.19% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.61 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 339.75 Mn | -3.32% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 6.04 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 426.00 Mn | -0.54% |
| 9 | Seaboard | 3.62 Bn | -1.22 Bn | 221.00 Mn | -2.67% |
| 10 | Cal-Maine Foods | 2.83 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 403,000.00 | -23.72% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | -23.72% |
| May 30, 2026 | -4.47% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 10.79% |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 6.23% |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 25.29% |
| May 31, 2025 | 33.27% |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 36.80% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 9.73% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 10.39% |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 25.38% |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 19.02% |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 2.08% |
| Sep 2, 2023 | -0.65% |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 15.41% |
| Feb 25, 2023 | 33.61% |
| Nov 26, 2022 | 17.45% |
| Aug 27, 2022 | 22.05% |
| May 28, 2022 | 13.86% |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 3.31% |
| Nov 27, 2021 | -2.30% |
Cal-Maine Foods FCF Margin API
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params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=CALM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();