Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Cal-Maine Foods' Operating Margin came in at -10.64% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended May 30, 2026), down 50.13 percentage points from 39.49% a year earlier and down 16.03 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 30, 2026), Cal-Maine Foods' Operating Margin was 12.03%, down 24.03 percentage points from FY2025.
- Operating Margin carries a five-year change of +13.97 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Operating Margin was 36.05% in FY2025 (+22.62 pp), 13.43% in FY2024 (-17.33 pp), 30.76% in FY2023 (+22.68 pp) and 8.08% in FY2022 (+10.02 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Operating Margin since fiscal Q1 2022.
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.09 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in fiscal Q1 2023 (a gain of 37.09 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2026 (a drop of 50.13 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CALM's Operating Margin at 5.39% (Q3 2026), 16.10% (Q2 2026) and 27.01% (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 38.74 Bn | 35.03 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 3.95% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 20.95 Bn | 18.46 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 4.47% |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 17.92 Bn | 14.28 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 2.61% |
| 4 | Jbs | 12.87 Bn | -20.24 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 2.50% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 9.56 Bn | 9.16 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 32.20% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.54 Bn | 2.49 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 7.84% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.69 Bn | 4.52 Bn | 339.75 Mn | 1.43% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 6.08 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 10.16% |
| 9 | Seaboard | 3.94 Bn | -881.67 Mn | 221.00 Mn | 3.42% |
| 10 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.16 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 34.07 Mn | -10.64% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 30, 2026 | -10.64% |
| 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% |
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Cal-Maine Foods Operating Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=CALM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "CALM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=CALM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();