Cal-Maine Foods CALM
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$83.21 +0.78 (+0.95%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 3:17 PM EDT

Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 12.0% for Q2 2026, down 4337.0% year-over-year from 0.28% in Q2 2025, and down 58.4% quarter-over-quarter from 28.85% in Q1 2026.

Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 12.0% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 4337.0% year-over-year to 12.0%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 12.0% (down 4337.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 12.11%, down 5394.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed slipped to 12.0% in Q2 2026 per CALM's latest filing, from 28.85% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 62.44% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 1.34% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 37.56% across 5 years, with a median of 39.8% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 6795 bps — and 2024, when it sank 4574 bps.
  • Cal-Maine Foods' Return on Capital Employed stood at 45.03% in 2022, then sank by 31 bps to 30.99% in 2023, then increased by 14 bps to 35.33% in 2024, then surged by 39 bps to 48.95% in 2025, then tumbled by 75 bps to 12.0% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CALM's Return on Capital Employed at 12.0% in Q2 2026, 28.85% in Q1 2026, and 48.95% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Archer-Daniels-Midland 39.09 Bn 29.51 Bn 1.94 Bn 4.53%
2 Bunge Global 22.07 Bn 21.43 Bn 1.68 Bn 6.80%
3 Tyson Foods 16.44 Bn 15.70 Bn 921.00 Mn 4.37%
4 Cal-Maine Foods 3.96 Bn 3.86 Bn 34.07 Mn 12.00%
5 Del Monte 1.50 Bn 1.46 Bn 121.30 Mn 2.79%
6 Dole 1.27 Bn 979.54 Mn 195.30 Mn 5.32%
7 Adecoagro 1.13 Bn 901.67 Mn 97.80 Mn 3.33%
8 Vital Farms 454.26 Mn 432.93 Mn 10.93 Mn 0.09%
9 Village Farms International 309.07 Mn 236.14 Mn 29.97 Mn 10.19%
10 Alico 298.02 Mn 242.44 Mn 4.05 Mn -23.42%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 30, 2026 12.00%
Feb 28, 2026 28.85%
Nov 29, 2025 48.95%
Aug 30, 2025 55.70%
May 31, 2025 55.38%
Mar 1, 2025 54.70%
Nov 30, 2024 35.33%
Aug 31, 2024 25.80%
Jun 1, 2024 16.18%
Mar 2, 2024 16.71%
Dec 2, 2023 30.99%
Sep 2, 2023 44.26%
Jun 3, 2023 54.04%
Feb 25, 2023 62.44%
Nov 26, 2022 45.03%
Aug 27, 2022 61.06%
May 28, 2022 30.04%
Feb 26, 2022 -1.34%
Nov 27, 2021 -5.00%
Aug 28, 2021 -6.89%