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% quarter-over-quarter from 48.95% in Q4 2025.
Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 28.85% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 28.85%, down 2585.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 28.85% (down 2585.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 66.05%, up 4909.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed eased to 28.85% in Q1 2026 per CALM's latest filing, from 48.95% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 62.44% in Q1 2023 and troughed at 1.34% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 39.06% and a median of 44.26% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed jumped 6795 bps in 2022, then sank 4574 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 45.03% in 2022, then plunged by 31 bps to 30.99% in 2023, then grew by 14 bps to 35.33% in 2024, then jumped by 39 bps to 48.95% in 2025, then slumped by 41 bps to 28.85% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CALM's Return on Capital Employed at 28.85% in Q1 2026, 48.95% in Q4 2025, and 55.7% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 36.33 Bn | 35.72 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 3.18% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 21.79 Bn | 22.33 Bn | 766.00 Mn | 4.51% |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 3.86 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 962.00 Mn | 3.76% |
| 4 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.68 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 119.28 Mn | 28.85% |
| 5 | Adecoagro | 2.04 Bn | 1.74 Bn | 97.80 Mn | 2.52% |
| 6 | Dole | 1.33 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 184.99 Mn | 7.26% |
| 7 | Fresh Del Monte Produce | 1.30 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 89.00 Mn | 4.26% |
| 8 | Vital Farms | 463.27 Mn | 426.30 Mn | 53.01 Mn | -1.27% |
| 9 | Alico | 310.30 Mn | 262.17 Mn | -4.59 Mn | -29.46% |
| 10 | Forafric Global | 269.03 Mn | 270.07 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% |