Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) Net Margin (2010 - 2026)
Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) reported Net Margin of -10.86% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 29, 2026), down 32.47 percentage points from 21.61% a year earlier and down 4.37 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) Net Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 29, 2026, Cal-Maine Foods' Net Margin came in at 2.32%, down 26.54 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 30, 2026), it came in at 10.88%, down 17.75 percentage points from FY2025.
- Net Margin has a five-year change of +10.72 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Net Margin came in at 28.63% in FY2025 (+16.68 pp), 11.94% in FY2024 (-12.15 pp), 24.09% in FY2023 (+16.63 pp) and 7.46% in FY2022 (+7.31 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Net Margin since fiscal Q1 2020.
- Year over year, Net Margin has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -7.16 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Net Margin in five years was fiscal Q1 2023 (a gain of 24.58 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2026 (a drop of 37.52 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at -6.49% (Q4 2026), 7.57% (Q3 2026) and 13.35% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 38.36 Bn | 34.36 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 4.00% |
| 2 | Tyson Foods | 19.63 Bn | 15.89 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 1.31% |
| 3 | Bunge Global | 19.62 Bn | 15.74 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 2.82% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.34 Bn | -19.93 Bn | 2.59 Bn | -0.43% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 9.31 Bn | 8.85 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 22.46% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.24 Bn | 2.20 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 6.43% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.61 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 339.75 Mn | 0.29% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 6.04 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 6.16% |
| 9 | Seaboard | 3.62 Bn | -1.22 Bn | 221.00 Mn | 5.24% |
| 10 | Cal-Maine Foods | 2.83 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 403,000.00 | -10.86% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | -10.86% |
| May 30, 2026 | -6.49% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 7.57% |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 13.35% |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 21.61% |
| May 31, 2025 | 31.03% |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 35.87% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 22.95% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 19.08% |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 17.67% |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 20.87% |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 3.25% |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 0.20% |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 16.11% |
| Feb 25, 2023 | 32.40% |
| Nov 26, 2022 | 24.77% |
| Aug 27, 2022 | 19.03% |
| May 28, 2022 | 18.55% |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 8.28% |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 0.31% |
Cal-Maine Foods Net Margin API
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