Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)
Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) posted Free Cash Flow of -$24.68 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended May 30, 2026), compared with $367.15 million a year earlier.
Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 30, 2026), Cal-Maine Foods' Free Cash Flow came in at $328.53 million, down 69.1% from FY2025.
- In prior fiscal years, Cal-Maine Foods' Free Cash Flow was $1.06 billion in FY2025 (+249.5%), $304.28 million in FY2024 (-58.1%), $726.44 million in FY2023 and $53.81 million in FY2022.
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Free Cash Flow since fiscal Q1 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow increased in four of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 203.7%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2025, with growth of 755.4%; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2024, with a decline of 92.2%.
- According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow for the three prior fiscal quarters was $71.99 million (Q3 2026), $47.92 million (Q2 2026) and $233.3 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 38.27 Bn | 34.56 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 877.00 Mn |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 20.55 Bn | 18.06 Bn | 1.68 Bn | -1.03 Bn |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 17.78 Bn | 14.14 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 481.00 Mn |
| 4 | Jbs | 12.53 Bn | -20.58 Bn | 2.59 Bn | -893.24 Mn |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 9.59 Bn | 9.18 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 404.64 Mn |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.37 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 192.00 Mn |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.43 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 339.75 Mn | 76.83 Mn |
| 8 | Ingredion | 6.05 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 426.00 Mn | -10.00 Mn |
| 9 | Seaboard | 3.78 Bn | -1.04 Bn | 221.00 Mn | -78.00 Mn |
| 10 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.18 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 403,000.00 | -128.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | -128.00 Mn |
| May 30, 2026 | -24.68 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 71.99 Mn |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 47.92 Mn |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 233.30 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 367.15 Mn |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 521.77 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 92.88 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 81.68 Mn |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 162.65 Mn |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 133.76 Mn |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 10.86 Mn |
| Sep 2, 2023 | -2.98 Mn |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 106.10 Mn |
| Feb 25, 2023 | 335.26 Mn |
| Nov 26, 2022 | 139.93 Mn |
| Aug 27, 2022 | 145.15 Mn |
| May 28, 2022 | 82.16 Mn |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 15.79 Mn |
| Nov 27, 2021 | -8.79 Mn |
Cal-Maine Foods Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=CALM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=CALM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();