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CALM Consumer Defensive Farm Products
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended May 2026) was $2.9 billion, down 31.7% from fiscal 2025.
- Revenue
- −41.5%
- EPS
- −130.5%
- Free cash flow
- −154.8%
Quarter to August 2026, against a year earlier
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Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (CALM) Gross margin
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.'s gross margin over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 14.3%, down 8.8 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (23.1%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 4.24% (fiscal 2017) to 43.4% (fiscal 2025); the current reading is higher than 50% of that period. That is above the Farm Products industry median of 7.38% and below the Consumer Defensive sector median of 34.6%.
Gross margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 23.1% | (20.35) |
| FY2025 | 43.4% | 20.15 |
| FY2024 | 23.3% | (14.75) |
| FY2023 | 38.0% | 19.06 |
| FY2022 | 19.0% | 7.06 |
| FY2021 | 11.9% | (1.38) |
| FY2020 | 13.3% | (3.08) |
| FY2019 | 16.4% | (7.65) |
| FY2018 | 24.0% | 19.78 |
| FY2017 | 4.24% | (29.71) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 0.07% | (6.09) |
| May 2026 | 6.16% | (11.72) |
| Feb 2026 | 17.9% | (9.07) |
| Nov 2025 | 27.0% | (6.79) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| VFF Village Farms International, Inc. compare | 44.3% |
| AGRO Adecoagro S.A. compare | 30.1% |
| VITL Vital Farms, Inc. compare | 24.4% |
| CALM Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. | 14.3% |
| DMC Del Monte Corporation compare | 9.57% |
| DOLE Dole PLC compare | 7.32% |
| TSN Tyson Foods, Inc. compare | 6.14% |
| BG Bunge Global SA compare | 5.12% |
| AFRI Forafric Global PLC compare | — |
| Farm Products industry median | 7.38% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 34.6% |
| Market median | 45.1% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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