Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

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

65.67 2.40 −3.53%
Market cap
$3.1B
P/E
55.2×
Fwd P/E
−22.1×
Dividend yield
1.64%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
7.66
Beneish M
−1.61
Dividend safety
42/100

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (CALM) Return on equity

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Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 2.22%, down 9.9 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (12.2%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.43% (fiscal 2017) to 55.9% (fiscal 2025); the current reading is higher than 42% of that period. That is in line with the Farm Products industry median of 2.22% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.42%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2026 12.2% (43.77)
FY2025 55.9% 39.62
FY2024 16.3% (39.55)
FY2023 55.9% 43.33
FY2022 12.5% 12.33
FY2021 0.20% (1.64)
FY2020 1.84% (3.73)
FY2019 5.57% (8.42)
FY2018 14.0% 22.42
FY2017 −8.43% (47.40)

Against its own ten years

Low −8.43% High 55.9%
Ten-year median 13.3%
Current reading's percentile 42

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
VFF Village Farms International, Inc. compare 7.61%
BG Bunge Global SA compare 6.62%
DOLE Dole PLC compare 4.09%
DMC Del Monte Corporation compare 4.01%
TSN Tyson Foods, Inc. compare 3.13%
AGRO Adecoagro S.A. compare 3.01%
CALM Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. 2.22%
AFRI Forafric Global PLC compare 0.00%
VITL Vital Farms, Inc. compare −7.43%
Farm Products industry median 2.22%
Consumer Defensive sector median 0.42%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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