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% on a QoQ basis from 26.95% in Q4 2025.
Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) has 17 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 17.88% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Gross Margin fell 3263.0% year-over-year to 17.88% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 33.77% (down 586.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 43.43%, up 2015.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin eased to 17.88% in Q1 2026 per CALM's latest filing, from 26.95% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 50.51% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 9.89% in Q3 2023.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 31.46% (2024), against an average of 31.38%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Gross Margin soared 3099 bps; it then slumped 3263 bps in 2026.
- Tracing CALM's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 39.65% in 2022, then plunged by 56 bps to 17.42% in 2023, then surged by 114 bps to 37.29% in 2024, then dropped by 28 bps to 26.95% in 2025, then plunged by 34 bps to 17.88% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CALM Gross Margin figures stand at 17.88% (Q1 2026), 26.95% (Q4 2025), and 33.74% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 37.36 Bn | 36.74 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 5.96% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 23.34 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 766.00 Mn | 3.50% |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 4.64 Bn | 4.24 Bn | 962.00 Mn | 7.05% |
| 4 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.64 Bn | 3.26 Bn | 119.28 Mn | 17.88% |
| 5 | Fresh Del Monte Produce | 1.57 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 89.00 Mn | 8.52% |
| 6 | Dole | 1.38 Bn | 1.21 Bn | 184.99 Mn | 7.90% |
| 7 | Vital Farms | 412.88 Mn | 375.92 Mn | 53.01 Mn | 28.32% |
| 8 | Alico | 311.29 Mn | 263.16 Mn | -4.59 Mn | -85.92% |
| 9 | Village Farms International | 301.97 Mn | 256.27 Mn | 20.99 Mn | 41.77% |
| 10 | Forafric Global | 271.18 Mn | 272.22 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% |
| Feb 27, 2021 | 13.23% |
| Nov 28, 2020 | 16.83% |
| Aug 29, 2020 | 5.73% |
| May 30, 2020 | 26.80% |
| Feb 29, 2020 | 14.42% |
| Nov 30, 2019 | 9.43% |
| Aug 31, 2019 | -8.76% |
| Jun 1, 2019 | 4.55% |
| Mar 2, 2019 | 21.47% |
| Dec 1, 2018 | 19.81% |
| Sep 1, 2018 | 16.77% |
| Jun 2, 2018 | 31.87% |
| Mar 3, 2018 | 27.56% |
| Dec 2, 2017 | 22.81% |
| Sep 2, 2017 | 6.60% |
| Jun 3, 2017 | 4.37% |
| Feb 25, 2017 | 12.78% |
| Nov 26, 2016 | 1.56% |
| Aug 27, 2016 | -3.99% |
| May 28, 2016 | 13.42% |
| Feb 27, 2016 | 29.51% |
| Nov 28, 2015 | 38.76% |
| Aug 29, 2015 | 43.13% |
| May 30, 2015 | 27.14% |
| Feb 28, 2015 | 25.71% |
| Nov 29, 2014 | 24.49% |
| Aug 30, 2014 | 22.72% |
| May 31, 2014 | 24.57% |
| Mar 1, 2014 | 23.23% |
| Nov 30, 2013 | 21.08% |
| Aug 31, 2013 | 14.06% |
| Jun 1, 2013 | 15.80% |
| Mar 2, 2013 | 18.60% |
| Dec 1, 2012 | 15.60% |
| Sep 1, 2012 | 16.38% |
| Jun 2, 2012 | 15.02% |
| Feb 25, 2012 | 21.45% |
| Nov 26, 2011 | 21.18% |
| Aug 27, 2011 | 13.86% |
| May 28, 2011 | 17.08% |
| Feb 26, 2011 | 23.88% |
| Nov 27, 2010 | 19.28% |
| Aug 28, 2010 | 17.19% |