Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) reported Operating Margin of 5.39% for Q1 2026, down 3945.0% year-over-year from 0.14% in Q1 2025, and down 66.52% quarter-over-quarter from 16.1% in Q4 2025.
Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 5.39% in Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 5.39%, down 3945.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 24.4% (down 832.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 36.05%, up 2262.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin eased to 5.39% in Q1 2026 per CALM's latest filing, from 16.1% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 44.84% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 1.47% in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 22.54% and a median of 23.79% in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Operating Margin surged 3709 bps in 2022, then plunged 3945 bps in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 32.41% in 2022, then tumbled by 92 bps to 2.72% in 2023, then jumped by 971 bps to 29.13% in 2024, then slumped by 45 bps to 16.1% in 2025, then sank by 67 bps to 5.39% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CALM's Operating Margin at 5.39% in Q1 2026, 16.1% in Q4 2025, and 27.01% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 36.33 Bn | 35.72 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 1.22% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 21.79 Bn | 22.33 Bn | 766.00 Mn | 1.07% |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 3.86 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 962.00 Mn | 3.19% |
| 4 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.68 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 119.28 Mn | 5.39% |
| 5 | Adecoagro | 2.04 Bn | 1.74 Bn | 97.80 Mn | 5.67% |
| 6 | Dole | 1.33 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 184.99 Mn | 2.65% |
| 7 | Fresh Del Monte Produce | 1.30 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 89.00 Mn | 1.93% |
| 8 | Vital Farms | 463.27 Mn | 426.30 Mn | 53.01 Mn | -1.25% |
| 9 | Alico | 310.30 Mn | 262.17 Mn | -4.59 Mn | -146.46% |
| 10 | Forafric Global | 269.03 Mn | 270.07 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | 5.39% |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 16.10% |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 27.01% |
| May 31, 2025 | 39.49% |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 44.84% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 29.13% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 23.79% |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 22.19% |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 23.15% |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 2.72% |
| Sep 2, 2023 | -1.47% |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 19.78% |
| Feb 25, 2023 | 40.88% |
| Nov 26, 2022 | 32.41% |
| Aug 27, 2022 | 24.89% |
| May 28, 2022 | 24.57% |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 8.29% |
| Nov 27, 2021 | -0.54% |
| Aug 28, 2021 | -12.21% |
| May 29, 2021 | -3.72% |