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CAL-MAINE FOODS INC (CALM)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for CAL-MAINE FOODS INC. The latest annual period is FY2026. The latest reported quarter is Q4 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About CAL-MAINE FOODS INC

Cal-Maine Foods Inc is the largest producer and distributor of shell eggs in the United States. The company produces, packages, markets, and distributes fresh shell eggs, egg products, and prepared foods, serving customers across much of the U.S. Its operations include hatching chicks, maintaining flocks, manufacturing feed, and processing eggs, with a product mix that includes conventional and specialty eggs such as cage-free, organic, and free-range varieties.

Snapshot

Revenue
$2.91B
Revenue growth (YoY)
-31.7%
Net income
$316.7M
Diluted EPS
$6.63
Gross margin
23.1%
Operating margin
12.0%
Net margin
10.9%
FCF margin
11.3%
ROE
12.0%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
12.7×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$3.88B
Long-term debt / equity
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2026, the latest annual period (ended May 30, 2026). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Cal-maine Foods

  • Revenue fell 31.7% to $2.9B in FY2026, slower than the 83.2% the year before.
  • Operating margin is 12.0% in FY2026, +4.0 pp against 8.1% in FY2022.
  • Most recent quarter Q4 FY2026: revenue $553M, down 49.9% from Q4 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $329M in FY2026, 11.3% of revenue.
  • Net income fell 74.0% to $317M in FY2026.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Cal-maine Foods’s fundamentals sit among the 241 Materials companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin23.1%
39th percentile of 191
Operating margin12.0%
76th percentile of 189
Net margin10.9%
83rd percentile of 221
FCF margin11.3%
81st percentile of 205
Revenue growth (YoY)-31.7%
3rd percentile of 236
ROE12.0%
71st percentile of 216
P/E12.7×
14th percentile of 134
Short interest7.55d
87th percentile of 238

Cal-maine Foods’s revenue growth of -31.7% ranks in the 3rd percentile of the 236 Materials companies reporting it. Cal-maine Foods’s P/E of 12.7 ranks in the 14th percentile of the 134 peers with a meaningful P/E.

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Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 4 of the superinvestors we track (plus 3 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
4
+3 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
2
1 new, 1 added
Reduced / exited
7
5 trimmed, 2 exited
Combined position
$169.5M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ2 2026$126.4M1.6MReduced
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$20.4M252.8KAdded
Hound PartnersQ2 2026$11.8M147.1KReduced
First Eagle Investment ManagementQ2 2026$5.4M67.0KNew
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$3.9M48.8KReduced
Gotham Asset ManagementQ2 2026$1.4M16.9KReduced
Bridgewater AssociatesQ2 2026$200,3532.5KReduced

No longer held by: Citadel Advisors (as of Q2 2026), Two Sigma Investments (as of Q2 2026)

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
5.0M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
-1.6%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
7.55
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
664.6K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-145.0M-1.6%7.55
2026-07-315.1M-14.2%4.46
2026-07-155.9M+6.8%6.85
2026-06-305.6M+6.6%5.87
2026-06-155.2M+5.3%8.04
2026-05-295.0M-14.8%6.94
2026-05-155.8M-3.2%7.38
2026-04-306.0M+13.2%9.03

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$2.91B$4.26B$2.33B$3.15B$1.78B
Gross profit$672.0M$1.85B$541.6M$1.20B$337.1M
Operating income$350.2M$1.54B$312.5M$967.7M$143.5M
Net income$316.7M$1.22B$277.9M$758.0M$132.7M
Diluted EPS$6.63$24.95$5.69$15.52$2.72

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Cash and equivalents$107.2M$499.4M$237.9M$292.8M$59.1M
Current assets$1.58B$1.97B$1.24B$1.12B$661.5M
Total assets$3.11B$3.08B$2.18B$1.95B$1.43B
Current liabilities$205.5M$308.4M$227.7M$182.7M$184.7M
Long-term debt
Total liabilities$467.0M$518.6M$387.7M$344.9M$323.1M
Total equity$2.64B$2.57B$1.80B$1.61B$1.10B

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Operating cash flow$479.8M$1.22B$451.4M$863.0M$126.2M
Capital expenditure$151.2M$161.3M$147.1M$136.6M$72.4M
Free cash flow$328.5M$1.06B$304.3M$726.4M$53.8M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q4 FY2026$552.6M-49.9%$-35.9M$-0.76
Q3 FY2026$667.0M-53.0%$50.5M$1.06
Q2 FY2026$769.5M-19.4%$102.8M$2.13
Q1 FY2026$922.6M17.4%$199.3M$4.12
Q4 FY2025$1.10B72.2%$342.5M$7.04
Q3 FY2025$1.42B101.6%$508.5M$10.38
Q2 FY2025$954.7M82.5%$219.1M$4.47
Q1 FY2025$785.9M71.1%$150.0M$3.06

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNasdaq
SectorMaterials
SIC industryAgricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties
Latest annual periodFY2026 (ended May 30, 2026)
Latest reported quarterQ4 FY2026 (ended May 30, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2003
SEC CIK16160

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-07-22
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10-Q2026-04-01
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10-Q2026-01-07
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10-Q2025-10-01
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8-K2026-07-22
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8-K2026-06-30
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8-K2026-06-23
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8-K2026-04-01
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.