Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Cal-Maine Foods' Operating Margin came in at -15.23% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 29, 2026), down 42.24 percentage points from 27.01% a year earlier and down 4.58 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 29, 2026, Cal-Maine Foods reported Operating Margin of 0.74%, down 35.60 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 30, 2026), it 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 Q1 2027 figure represents the lowest quarterly Operating Margin since fiscal Q1 2020.
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -9.53 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 -10.64% (Q4 2026), 5.39% (Q3 2026) and 16.10% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 38.51 Bn | 34.51 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 3.95% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 19.78 Bn | 15.90 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 4.47% |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 19.64 Bn | 15.89 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 2.61% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.32 Bn | -19.95 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 2.50% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 9.40 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 32.20% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.19 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 7.84% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.60 Bn | 4.41 Bn | 339.75 Mn | 1.43% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 6.05 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 10.16% |
| 9 | Seaboard | 3.62 Bn | -1.23 Bn | 221.00 Mn | 3.42% |
| 10 | Cal-Maine Foods | 2.83 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 403,000.00 | -15.23% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | -15.23% |
| 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% |
Cal-Maine Foods Operating Margin API
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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();