CAL MAINE FOODS INC (CALM)
Consumer Staples · NASDAQ
America's largest shell egg producer diversifying into specialty eggs and prepared foods while navigating commodity volatility and disease outbreaks.
What CAL MAINE FOODS INC does
Cal-Maine Foods is the largest producer and marketer of shell eggs in the United States, as well as a manufacturer of egg products and prepared foods. The company operates a large-scale poultry operation producing shell eggs through a network of farms and facilities, and has expanded into egg-based prepared food products through acquisitions including Echo Lake Foods. The business is significantly impacted by commodity egg prices, feed costs, and disease outbreaks such as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
Themes: ["Egg production and distribution","Cage-free and specialty egg production","Animal disease risk (HPAI)","Commodity pricing volatility","Prepared foods / value-added products"]
Fundamentals
- Price$85.35 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$4.0B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return-16.0% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E5.80 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+20.1% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+33.8% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+26.1% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.00 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)-8.8% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+33.9% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.23 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +5.7%; 2-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks causing significant flock losses, as evidenced by impacts in fiscal 2024 Q3/Q4 and again in March 2026, disrupting production and supply","Commodity price volatility for shell eggs and feed costs (corn, soy), combined with government and consumer reactions to high egg prices potentially leading to new regulations or margin pressure","Integration and realization of synergies from recent acquisitions (Echo Lake Foods, June 2025) and ability to expand prepared foods product mix and customer base while managing competitive pressures"]
Competitors & peers
- Vital Farms (VITL)
- The Soy Energy
- Michael Foods
- Hillandale Farms
- Rose Acre Farms
- Daybreak Foods
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.