Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 0.66% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 29, 2026), down 55.04 percentage points from 55.70% a year earlier and down 11.34 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 30, 2026), Cal-Maine Foods posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 12.11%, down 53.94 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +14.44 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 66.05% in FY2025 (+49.09 pp), 16.96% in FY2024 (-47.20 pp), 64.16% in FY2023 (+51.61 pp) and 12.55% in FY2022 (+14.88 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q3 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.10 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was fiscal Q3 2023 (a gain of 63.78 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q1 2027 (a drop of 55.04 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 12.00% (Q4 2026), 28.85% (Q3 2026) and 48.95% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 38.78 Bn | 35.07 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 4.53% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 20.50 Bn | 18.00 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 6.80% |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 18.25 Bn | 14.61 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 4.37% |
| 4 | Jbs | 12.94 Bn | -20.17 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 9.59% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 9.93 Bn | 9.53 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 9.59% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.43 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 13.26% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.55 Bn | 4.38 Bn | 339.75 Mn | 12.55% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 6.02 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 12.76% |
| 9 | Seaboard | 3.87 Bn | -946.73 Mn | 221.00 Mn | 5.02% |
| 10 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.11 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 403,000.00 | 0.66% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | 0.66% |
| 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 | 27.53% |
| May 28, 2022 | 12.27% |
| Feb 26, 2022 | -1.34% |
| Nov 27, 2021 | -5.00% |
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Cal-Maine Foods Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CALM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();