Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)
Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) posted Free Cash Flow of -$128 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 29, 2026), compared with $233.3 million a year earlier.
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Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 29, 2026, Free Cash Flow at Cal-Maine Foods was -$32.77 million; for FY2026 (ended May 30, 2026), it was $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 Q1 2027 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Free Cash Flow in data going back to fiscal Q1 2011.
- 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 -$24.68 million (Q4 2026), $71.99 million (Q3 2026) and $47.92 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 38.80 Bn | 34.80 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 877.00 Mn |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 19.98 Bn | 16.10 Bn | 1.68 Bn | -1.03 Bn |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 19.96 Bn | 16.21 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 481.00 Mn |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.22 Bn | -20.05 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 239.55 Mn |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 8.93 Bn | 8.47 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 404.64 Mn |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.31 Bn | 2.27 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 192.00 Mn |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.69 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 339.75 Mn | -153.58 Mn |
| 8 | Ingredion | 6.05 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 426.00 Mn | -10.00 Mn |
| 9 | Seaboard | 3.72 Bn | -1.12 Bn | 221.00 Mn | -78.00 Mn |
| 10 | Cal-Maine Foods | 2.93 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 403,000.00 | -128.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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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 |
API Access
Cal-Maine Foods Free Cash Flow API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=CALM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport 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();