Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) reported Gross Margin of 0.07% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 29, 2026), down 33.67 percentage points from 33.74% a year earlier and down 6.09 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 29, 2026, Cal-Maine Foods' Gross Margin came in at 14.28%, down 29.25 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 30, 2026), it was 23.08%, down 20.35 percentage points from FY2025.
- Gross Margin has a five-year change of +11.17 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Gross Margin came in at 43.43% in FY2025 (+20.15 pp), 23.28% in FY2024 (-14.75 pp), 38.03% in FY2023 (+19.06 pp) and 18.97% in FY2022 (+7.06 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Gross Margin since fiscal Q1 2020.
- Year over year, Gross Margin has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -7.25 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Gross Margin in five years was fiscal Q1 2023 (a gain of 30.99 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2026 (a drop of 41.99 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 6.16% (Q4 2026), 17.88% (Q3 2026) and 26.95% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 38.51 Bn | 34.51 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 8.53% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 19.78 Bn | 15.90 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 6.99% |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 19.64 Bn | 15.89 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 6.64% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.32 Bn | -19.95 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 10.83% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 9.40 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 29.20% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.19 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 12.92% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.60 Bn | 4.41 Bn | 339.75 Mn | 7.34% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 6.05 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 23.03% |
| 9 | Seaboard | 3.62 Bn | -1.23 Bn | 221.00 Mn | 7.56% |
| 10 | Cal-Maine Foods | 2.83 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 403,000.00 | 0.07% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | 0.07% |
| 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% |
Cal-Maine Foods Gross Margin API
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