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% on a QoQ basis from 16.1% in Q4 2025.
Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 5.39% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 3945.0% year-over-year to 5.39% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 24.4% (down 832.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 36.05%, up 2262.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin declined to 5.39% in Q1 2026 per CALM's latest filing, from 16.1% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 44.84% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 1.47% in Q3 2023.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 23.79% (2024), against an average of 22.54%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Margin soared 3709 bps; it then slumped 3945 bps in 2026.
- Tracing CALM's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 32.41% in 2022, then sank by 92 bps to 2.72% in 2023, then surged by 971 bps to 29.13% in 2024, then plunged by 45 bps to 16.1% in 2025, then tumbled by 67 bps to 5.39% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CALM Operating Margin figures stand at 5.39% (Q1 2026), 16.1% (Q4 2025), and 27.01% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 37.36 Bn | 36.74 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 1.22% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 23.34 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 766.00 Mn | 1.07% |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 4.64 Bn | 4.24 Bn | 962.00 Mn | 3.19% |
| 4 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.64 Bn | 3.26 Bn | 119.28 Mn | 5.39% |
| 5 | Fresh Del Monte Produce | 1.57 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 89.00 Mn | 1.93% |
| 6 | Dole | 1.38 Bn | 1.21 Bn | 184.99 Mn | 2.65% |
| 7 | Vital Farms | 412.88 Mn | 375.92 Mn | 53.01 Mn | -1.25% |
| 8 | Alico | 311.29 Mn | 263.16 Mn | -4.59 Mn | -146.46% |
| 9 | Village Farms International | 301.97 Mn | 256.27 Mn | 20.99 Mn | 10.04% |
| 10 | Forafric Global | 271.18 Mn | 272.22 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% |
| Feb 27, 2021 | -0.14% |
| Nov 28, 2020 | 4.17% |
| Aug 29, 2020 | -9.30% |
| May 30, 2020 | 16.79% |
| Feb 29, 2020 | 1.51% |
| Nov 30, 2019 | -5.32% |
| Aug 31, 2019 | -26.32% |
| Jun 1, 2019 | -10.84% |
| Mar 2, 2019 | 9.95% |
| Dec 1, 2018 | 7.12% |
| Sep 1, 2018 | 3.72% |
| Jun 2, 2018 | 20.12% |
| Mar 3, 2018 | 17.48% |
| Dec 2, 2017 | -11.20% |
| Sep 2, 2017 | -9.27% |
| Jun 3, 2017 | -14.69% |
| Feb 25, 2017 | -1.69% |
| Nov 26, 2016 | -15.09% |
| Aug 27, 2016 | -20.99% |
| May 28, 2016 | -0.05% |
| Feb 27, 2016 | 19.07% |
| Nov 28, 2015 | 30.43% |
| Aug 29, 2015 | 36.09% |
| May 30, 2015 | 16.37% |
| Feb 28, 2015 | 16.46% |
| Nov 29, 2014 | 14.68% |
| Aug 30, 2014 | 11.53% |
| May 31, 2014 | -11.33% |
| Mar 1, 2014 | 11.78% |
| Nov 30, 2013 | 11.53% |
| Aug 31, 2013 | 3.46% |
| Jun 1, 2013 | -12.44% |
| Mar 2, 2013 | 8.58% |
| Dec 1, 2012 | 6.19% |
| Sep 1, 2012 | 5.71% |
| Jun 2, 2012 | -10.16% |
| Feb 25, 2012 | 11.51% |
| Nov 26, 2011 | 12.29% |
| Aug 27, 2011 | 2.44% |
| May 28, 2011 | -15.18% |
| Feb 26, 2011 | 14.18% |
| Nov 27, 2010 | 9.71% |
| Aug 28, 2010 | 4.22% |