Cal-Maine Foods CALM
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$82.43 +1.88 (+2.33%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)

Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 6.16% for Q2 2026, down 4199.0% year-over-year from 0.15% in Q2 2025, and down 65.53% quarter-over-quarter from 17.88% in Q1 2026.

Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) has reported Gross Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 6.16% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Gross Margin fell 4199.0% year-over-year to 6.16%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 23.08% (down 2035.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 23.08%, down 2035.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin slipped to 6.16% in Q2 2026 per CALM's latest filing, from 17.88% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 50.51% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 6.16% in Q2 2026.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 29.98% across 5 years, with a median of 31.27% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin surged 3099 bps — and 2026, when it plunged 4199 bps.
  • Cal-Maine Foods' Gross Margin stood at 39.65% in 2022, then tumbled by 56 bps to 17.42% in 2023, then surged by 114 bps to 37.29% in 2024, then retreated by 28 bps to 26.95% in 2025, then plunged by 77 bps to 6.16% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CALM's Gross Margin at 6.16% in Q2 2026, 17.88% in Q1 2026, and 26.95% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Archer-Daniels-Midland 39.70 Bn 30.13 Bn 1.94 Bn 8.53%
2 Bunge Global 22.60 Bn 21.96 Bn 1.68 Bn 6.99%
3 Tyson Foods 16.47 Bn 15.73 Bn 921.00 Mn 6.64%
4 Cal-Maine Foods 3.91 Bn 3.80 Bn 34.07 Mn 6.16%
5 Del Monte 1.49 Bn 1.45 Bn 121.30 Mn 9.95%
6 Dole 1.27 Bn 975.26 Mn 195.30 Mn 7.81%
7 Adecoagro 1.11 Bn 885.33 Mn 97.80 Mn 24.53%
8 Vital Farms 455.33 Mn 434.00 Mn 10.93 Mn 6.58%
9 Village Farms International 299.19 Mn 226.26 Mn 29.97 Mn 46.85%
10 Alico 294.68 Mn 239.10 Mn 4.05 Mn 44.76%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 30, 2026 6.16%
Feb 28, 2026 17.88%
Nov 29, 2025 26.95%
Aug 30, 2025 33.74%
May 31, 2025 48.16%
Mar 1, 2025 50.51%
Nov 30, 2024 37.29%
Aug 31, 2024 31.46%
Jun 1, 2024 29.09%
Mar 2, 2024 31.09%
Dec 2, 2023 17.42%
Sep 2, 2023 9.89%
Jun 3, 2023 28.76%
Feb 25, 2023 46.42%
Nov 26, 2022 39.65%
Aug 27, 2022 33.04%
May 28, 2022 32.90%
Feb 26, 2022 19.18%
Nov 27, 2021 11.46%
Aug 28, 2021 2.04%