Why did Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) stock move recently?

On 7/28/2026, Cal-Maine Foods moved +5.1% — CALM rebounded after last week's post-earnings selloff on the Q4/fiscal 2026 loss (driven by low shell egg prices and oversupply), as investors focused on the company's ongoing shift toward higher-margin specialty eggs and prepared foods plus new segment reporting and growth investments announced with the results. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Cal-Maine Foods's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 4.2, a forward P/E of about 20.9, a price-to-book of about 1.3 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Cal-Maine Foods's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 4 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (1.17×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Cal-Maine Foods's revenue?

Cal-Maine Foods reported revenue of $2.9B for FY2026, with net profit of $316.7M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Cal-Maine Foods (CALM)?

Cal-Maine Foods last traded at $74.63 (-1.8% on the day), as of 9/4/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Cal-Maine Foods

CALM · NYSE · Consumer Staples · United States

Snapshot

TickerCALM

ExchangeNYSE

SectorConsumer Staples

IndustryFarm Products

CountryUnited States

Employees4,762

HeadquartersRidgeland, United States

Websitewww.calmainefoods.com

Filings tracked14

About Cal-Maine Foods

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production, grading, packaging, marketing, and distribution of shell eggs, egg products, and prepared foods in the United Sates. It operates through Conventional Shell Eggs, Specialty Shell Eggs, and Prepared Foods segments. The company offers specialty shell eggs, including cage-free, organic, brown, free-range, and pasture-raised and nutritionally enhanced eggs, as well as conventional and co-pack shell eggs. It also provides prepared food products, such as pre-cooked egg patties, omelets, folded and scrambled egg formats, hard-cooked eggs, pancakes, waffles, and specialty wraps. The company offers its products under the Egg-Land's Best, Land O' Lakes, Farmhouse Eggs, Sunups, 4Grain, Van's, MeadowCreek Foods, and Crepini brand names. It sells its products to various customers, including national and regional grocery store chains, club stores, independent supermarkets, foodservice distributors, and egg product consumers. Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Ridgeland, Mississippi.

Who owns it

Insiders9.9%
Institutions90.1%
Public & other0.0%

601 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.14.74%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC6.06%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP5.85%
American Century Companies Inc5.37%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.04%
State Street Corporation3.80%
River Road Asset Management, LLC3.53%
Renaissance Technologies, LLC3.34%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

Margin has compressed by about 13.2 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Cash conversion1.17×

Over 4 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend24.1% → 10.9%

Margin has compressed by about 13.2 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Growth qualityrev -3% · PAT -25%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $669.8M · EPS 0.38

Est. earnings growth -82.3%

Next fiscal year

Rev $2.8B · EPS 3.58

Est. earnings growth +149.8%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2026)

$2.9B

Net margin

10.9%

ROE

12.0%

Revenue CAGR (3y)

-2.5%

Profit CAGR (3y)

-25.2%

EPS (FY2026)

6.63

Net profit (FY2026)

$316.7M

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Why it moved

Jul 28, 2026
CALM rebounded after last week's post-earnings selloff on the Q4/fiscal 2026 loss (driven by low shell egg prices and oversupply), as investors focused on the company's ongoing shift toward higher-margin specialty eggs and prepared foods plus new segment reporting and growth investments announced with the results.
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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2026	$2.9B	$316.7M	6.63	10.9%	12.0%
FY2025	$4.3B	$1.2B	24.95	28.6%	47.6%
FY2024	$2.3B	$277.9M	5.69	11.9%	15.4%
FY2023	$3.1B	$758.0M	15.52	24.1%	47.1%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q1	$667.0M	$50.5M	1.06	7.6%
2025Q4	$769.5M	$102.8M	2.13	13.4%
2025Q3	$922.6M	$199.3M	4.12	21.6%
2025Q1	$1.4B	$508.5M	10.38	35.9%
2024Q4	$954.7M	$219.1M	4.47	22.9%
2024Q3	$785.9M	$150.0M	3.06	19.1%
2024Q2	$640.8M	—	—	—
2024Q1	$703.1M	$146.7M	3.00	20.9%
2023Q4	$523.2M	$17.0M	0.35	3.3%
2023Q3	$459.3M	$926,000	0.02	0.2%
2023Q2	$688.7M	—	—	—
2023Q1	$997.5M	$323.2M	6.62	32.4%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC7/22/2026material
10-K — FORM 10K
SEC7/22/2026
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC6/30/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC6/23/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC4/1/2026material
10-Q — FORM 10-Q
SEC4/1/2026
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC4/1/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC3/3/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC1/7/2026material
10-Q — FORM 10-Q
SEC1/7/2026

2025

8-K — Shareholder vote results, Exhibits
SEC10/3/2025material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC10/1/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC10/1/2025
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Other events, Exhibits
SEC8/11/2025material

In the news

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