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CAL-MAINE FOODS INC CALM

Nasdaq · stock · Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties · website · IPO 1996-12-12 · LEI

CAL-MAINE FOODS INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$3.8B
P / E12.0×
P / S1.3×
P / B1.4×
P / FCF11.6×
Dividend yield6.09%
Net margin10.9%
Return on equity12.0%
FCF margin11.3%
Return on capital12.1%
Graham number +10.4%$90.80

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($90.80); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-6.90% 8.40% 4.00% 1.40% 0.20% 7.50% 24.10% 11.90% 28.60% 10.90% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
4.20% 24.00% 16.40% 13.30% 11.90% 19.00% 38.00% 23.30% 43.40% 23.10% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
-12.50% 6.70% 3.40% 0.10% -1.90% 8.10% 30.80% 13.40% 36.10% 12.00% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
-8.80% 13.20% 5.50% 1.80% 0.20% 12.00% 47.10% 15.40% 47.50% 12.00% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
48.4M 48.6M 48.7M 48.8M 48.9M 48.9M 48.8M 48.9M 48.9M 47.8M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
-$6.6M -$42.3M -$66.9M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
-7.20% 10.90% 4.70% 1.50% 0.20% 9.30% 38.80% 12.70% 39.60% 10.20% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
-10.50% 12.00% 3.50% -3.70% -5.10% 3.00% 23.10% 13.10% 25.00% 11.30% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
0.01× 0.01× 0.00× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
-$1.54 $2.60 $1.12 $0.38 $0.04 $2.72 $15.52 $5.69 $24.95 $6.63 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

CAL-MAINE FOODS INC trades at about 12.4× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 2.9×–905.2×, median 17.6×).

2.9× 905.2×

Shaded band = 10-year range (2.9×–905.2×); dot = today's 12.4×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin23.1%43.4%23.3%38.0%19.0%11.9%13.3%16.4%24.0%4.2%
Operating margin12.0%36.1%13.4%30.8%8.1%-1.9%0.1%3.4%6.7%-12.5%
Net margin10.9%28.6%11.9%24.1%7.5%0.2%1.4%4.0%8.4%-6.9%
FCF margin11.3%25.0%13.1%23.1%3.0%-5.1%-3.7%3.5%12.0%-10.5%
Return on assets10.2%39.6%12.7%38.8%9.3%0.2%1.5%4.7%10.9%-7.2%
Return on equity12.0%47.5%15.4%47.1%12.0%0.2%1.8%5.5%13.2%-8.8%
Debt / equity———————0.00×0.01×0.01×
Current ratio7.706.385.456.163.585.775.607.585.456.74

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-05-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.