Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) reported Return on Capital Employed of 28.85% for Q1 2026, down 2585.0% year-over-year from 1.16% in Q1 2025, and down 41.06% on a QoQ basis from 48.95% in Q4 2025.
Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 28.85% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 2585.0% year-over-year to 28.85% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 28.85% (down 2585.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 66.05%, up 4909.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed declined to 28.85% in Q1 2026 per CALM's latest filing, from 48.95% 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.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 44.26% (2023), against an average of 39.06%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed surged 6795 bps; it then tumbled 4574 bps in 2024.
- Tracing CALM's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 45.03% in 2022, then slumped by 31 bps to 30.99% in 2023, then advanced by 14 bps to 35.33% in 2024, then surged by 39 bps to 48.95% in 2025, then plunged by 41 bps to 28.85% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CALM Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 28.85% (Q1 2026), 48.95% (Q4 2025), and 55.7% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 37.36 Bn | 36.74 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 3.18% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 23.34 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 766.00 Mn | 4.51% |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 4.64 Bn | 4.24 Bn | 962.00 Mn | 3.76% |
| 4 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.64 Bn | 3.26 Bn | 119.28 Mn | 28.85% |
| 5 | Fresh Del Monte Produce | 1.57 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 89.00 Mn | 4.26% |
| 6 | Dole | 1.38 Bn | 1.21 Bn | 184.99 Mn | 7.26% |
| 7 | Vital Farms | 412.88 Mn | 375.92 Mn | 53.01 Mn | -1.27% |
| 8 | Alico | 311.29 Mn | 263.16 Mn | -4.59 Mn | -29.46% |
| 9 | Village Farms International | 301.97 Mn | 256.27 Mn | 20.99 Mn | 8.91% |
| 10 | Forafric Global | 271.18 Mn | 272.22 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| May 29, 2021 | -4.54% |
| Feb 27, 2021 | 5.64% |
| Nov 28, 2020 | 6.29% |
| Aug 29, 2020 | 6.67% |
| May 30, 2020 | 0.24% |
| Feb 29, 2020 | -10.27% |
| Nov 30, 2019 | -7.22% |
| Aug 31, 2019 | -5.65% |
| Jun 1, 2019 | 7.81% |
| Mar 2, 2019 | 15.32% |
| Dec 1, 2018 | 19.18% |
| Sep 1, 2018 | 25.36% |
| Jun 2, 2018 | 18.93% |
| Mar 3, 2018 | -3.14% |
| Dec 2, 2017 | -12.78% |
| Sep 2, 2017 | -11.28% |
| Jun 3, 2017 | -13.49% |
| Feb 25, 2017 | -9.57% |
| Nov 26, 2016 | -0.30% |
| Aug 27, 2016 | 19.77% |
| May 28, 2016 | 45.61% |
| Feb 27, 2016 | 52.20% |
| Nov 28, 2015 | 57.01% |
| Aug 29, 2015 | 52.85% |
| May 30, 2015 | 28.87% |
| Feb 28, 2015 | 16.92% |
| Nov 29, 2014 | 14.30% |
| Aug 30, 2014 | 12.40% |
| May 31, 2014 | 8.26% |
| Mar 1, 2014 | 8.97% |
| Nov 30, 2013 | 6.79% |
| Aug 31, 2013 | 3.46% |
| Jun 1, 2013 | 4.25% |
| Mar 2, 2013 | 6.30% |
| Dec 1, 2012 | 7.31% |
| Sep 1, 2012 | 9.75% |
| Jun 2, 2012 | 8.52% |
| Feb 25, 2012 | 7.13% |
| Nov 26, 2011 | 8.31% |
| Aug 27, 2011 | 5.81% |