Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) reported Gross Margin of 17.88% for Q1 2026, down 3263.0% year-over-year from 0.57% in Q1 2025, and down 33.64% quarter-over-quarter from 26.95% in Q4 2025.
Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) has 17 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 17.88% in Q1 2026.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 17.88%, down 3263.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 33.77% (down 586.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 43.43%, up 2015.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin slipped to 17.88% in Q1 2026 per CALM's latest filing, from 26.95% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 50.51% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 9.89% in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 31.38% and a median of 31.46% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Gross Margin surged 3099 bps in 2022, then plunged 3263 bps in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 39.65% in 2022, then slumped by 56 bps to 17.42% in 2023, then jumped by 114 bps to 37.29% in 2024, then fell by 28 bps to 26.95% in 2025, then slumped by 34 bps to 17.88% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CALM's Gross Margin at 17.88% in Q1 2026, 26.95% in Q4 2025, and 33.74% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 36.33 Bn | 35.72 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 5.96% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 21.79 Bn | 22.33 Bn | 766.00 Mn | 3.50% |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 3.86 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 962.00 Mn | 7.05% |
| 4 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.68 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 119.28 Mn | 17.88% |
| 5 | Adecoagro | 2.04 Bn | 1.74 Bn | 97.80 Mn | 24.53% |
| 6 | Dole | 1.33 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 184.99 Mn | 7.90% |
| 7 | Fresh Del Monte Produce | 1.30 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 89.00 Mn | 8.52% |
| 8 | Vital Farms | 463.27 Mn | 426.30 Mn | 53.01 Mn | 28.32% |
| 9 | Alico | 310.30 Mn | 262.17 Mn | -4.59 Mn | -85.92% |
| 10 | Forafric Global | 269.03 Mn | 270.07 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| May 29, 2021 | 10.84% |