SuperworthCal-Maine Foods profit margin CALM
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 2.3%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 0.7%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −26.5 pts
- Peer median
- 5.7%
Over the twelve months to Aug 29, 2026, Cal-Maine Foods kept 2.3% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 0.7% and a gross margin of 14.3%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 0.2%.
The median for 7 agricultural Inputs stocks of a similar size is 5.7%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 10.9% | 12.0% | 23.1% |
| FY2025 | 28.6% | 36.1% | 43.4% |
| FY2024 | 11.9% | 13.4% | 23.3% |
| FY2023 | 24.1% | 30.8% | 38.0% |
| FY2022 | 7.5% | 8.1% | 19.0% |
| FY2021 | 0.2% | −1.9% | 11.9% |
| FY2020 | 1.4% | 0.1% | 13.3% |
| FY2019 | 4.0% | 3.4% | 16.4% |
| FY2018 | 8.4% | 6.7% | 24.0% |
| FY2017 | −6.9% | −12.3% | 4.2% |
| FY2016 | 16.6% | 24.6% | 34.0% |
| FY2015 | 10.2% | 14.9% | 25.1% |
| FY2014 | 7.6% | 10.1% | 21.0% |
| FY2013 | 3.9% | 4.6% | 16.7% |
| FY2012 | 8.1% | 8.0% | 18.1% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY27 | 2.3% | −26.5 pts | 0.7% | |
| Q4 FY26 | 10.9% | −17.8 pts | 12.0% | |
| Q3 FY26 | 20.1% | −6.0 pts | 24.4% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 27.4% | +7.0 pts | 34.3% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 28.9% | +12.8 pts | 36.3% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 28.6% | +16.7 pts | 36.1% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 26.1% | +14.5 pts | 32.7% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 20.4% | +3.5 pts | 25.0% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 16.1% | −5.4 pts | 19.1% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 11.9% | −12.1 pts | 13.4% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 11.6% | −13.2 pts | 12.9% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 16.9% | −1.8 pts | 20.7% |
Against its peers
Companies in Agricultural Inputs nearest Cal-Maine Foods' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| CALMCal-Maine Foods | 2.3% |
| SMGScotts Miracle-Gro | 2.2% |
| DMCDEL Monte | 0.8% |
| UANCVR Partners | 23.7% |
| CTVACorteva | 5.7% |
| AVOMission Produce | 0.1% |
| CFCF Industries | 27.1% |
| VFFVillage Farms International | 9.8% |
| Peer median | 5.7% |
Where Cal-Maine Foods ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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