CALM Cal-Maine Foods Inc
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Basic Materials · Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties
Cal-Maine Foods Inc (CALM) is a basic materials company in the Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties industry, with a market capitalization of $3.1 billion. Shares last traded at $66.04, 30.6% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is down 24.0%. CALM trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.53, above the Basic Materials median of 21.84. Net profit margin is 2.3%, below the peer median of 4.4%. Revenue declined 31.7% year over year. The shares yield 8.9% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
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Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-08-29. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
CALM Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-30 | $232M | $4.85 | 73% |
| 2025-05-31 | $330M | $6.76 | 27% |
| 2024-06-01 | $92M | $1.88 | 33% |
| 2023-06-03 | $252M | $5.17 | 33% |
| 2022-05-28 | $6M | $0.13 | 5% |
| 2021-05-29 | $2M | $0.03 | 80% |
| 2019-06-01 | $42M | $0.86 | 77% |
| 2016-05-28 | $121M | $2.50 | 38% |
| 2015-05-30 | $49M | $1.01 | 30% |
| 2014-05-31 | $25M | $0.51 | 22% |
| 2013-06-01 | $31M | $0.63 | 61% |
| 2012-06-02 | $20M | $0.83 | 22% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
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Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2027 | -$1.26 | 2026-09-30 |
| Q4 2026 (derived) | -$0.68 | 2026-07-22 |
| FY 2026 | $6.63 | 2026-07-22 |
| Q3 2026 | $1.06 | 2026-04-01 |
| Q2 2026 | $2.13 | 2026-01-07 |
| Q1 2026 | $4.12 | 2025-10-01 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Basic Materials peers
CALM vs 14 sector peers (Basic Materials), by market cap. Data as of close
| PG | Procter & Gamble | $379.2B | 23.66 | 4.31 | 18.2% | +1.28% |
| LIN | Linde | $238.6B | 34.05 | 6.58 | 19.3% | +1.06% |
| SCCO | Southern Copper | $151.4B | 23.75 | 8.85 | 37.3% | +1.01% |
| PH | Parker Hannifin | $117.0B | 32.06 | 5.44 | 17.0% | +3.19% |
| NEM | Newmont | $113.4B | 12.28 | 4.26 | 34.7% | +2.41% |
| GLW | Corning | $106.3B | 49.45 | 6.00 | 12.1% | -0.41% |
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan | $90.5B | 41.07 | 3.58 | 8.7% | +0.94% |
| ECL | Ecolab | $86.5B | 41.54 | 4.98 | 12.0% | +1.83% |
| AEM | Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd | $85.2B | — | — | — | +3.13% |
| HWM | Howmet Aerospace | $84.7B | 41.24 | 8.70 | 21.1% | +7.71% |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive | $77.4B | 37.72 | 3.64 | 9.6% | +2.22% |
| APD | Air Products and Chemicals | $70.3B | — | 5.58 | -0.4% | -0.13% |
| CRH | CRH plc | $64.3B | 17.95 | 1.65 | 9.2% | +6.34% |
| B | Barrick Mining Corp | $63.6B | — | — | — | +2.65% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.