Cal-Maine Foods's most recent dividend of $3.456 per share was on Apr 30, 2025 (ex-date). The annualized payout of $6.73 per share represents a current dividend yield of 6.06%.
CALM has a dividend yield of 6.06% which is higher than the Consumer Defensive sector, the industry and its peers average. In comparison with the Consumer Defensive sector average of 2.78%, Cal-Maine Foods's dividend yield is 118% higher. The current dividend yield is higher than the historical average of 4.8% of the last 5 years.
Cal-Maine Foods has a dividend history dating as far as 1998, but when it comes to recent years the company has recorded five consecutive years of dividend payments. Our records of CALM show that the company has issued four quarterly dividends in the last twelve months. The annualized DPS has increased by 259% for the last year. And since the stock price has gone up by 55% from a year ago, the dividend yield has increased by 132%.
Ex-date | Amount | Yield (TTM) |
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Apr 30, 2025 | $3.456 | 7.21% |
Jan 29, 2025 | $1.489 | 3.8% |
Oct 30, 2024 | $1.019 | 3.26% |
Aug 5, 2024 | $0.77 | 2.75% |
Apr 30, 2024 | $0.997 | 3.39% |
Jan 30, 2024 | $0.116 | 5.53% |
Oct 31, 2023 | $0.006 | 9.51% |
Aug 4, 2023 | $0.755 | 11.39% |
Apr 25, 2023 | $2.199 | 10.36% |
Jan 24, 2023 | $1.351 | 5.73% |
Oct 25, 2022 | $0.853 | 2.91% |
Jul 29, 2022 | $0.749 | 1.71% |
Apr 26, 2022 | $0.125 | 0.23% |
Apr 27, 2021 | $0.034 | 0.09% |
Apr 30, 2019 | $0.272 | 2.08% |
Jan 29, 2019 | $0.149 | 1.39% |
Oct 30, 2018 | $0.085 | 0.89% |
Aug 3, 2018 | $0.351 | 0.79% |
Apr 25, 2016 | $0.441 | 5% |
Jan 25, 2016 | $0.751 | 4.98% |
Oct 26, 2015 | $0.983 | 3.4% |
Jul 30, 2015 | $0.317 | 2.03% |
Apr 27, 2015 | $0.35 | 2.47% |
Jan 26, 2015 | $0.252 | 2.58% |
CALM has a payout ratio of 26.9% which is lower than the Consumer Defensive sector, the industry and its peers average. In comparison with the Consumer Defensive sector average of 58.4%, Cal-Maine Foods's payout ratio is 54% lower.
Name | Dividend yield | DPS | Payout ratio |
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CALM Cal-Maine Foods Inc | 6.06% | $6.73 | 26.9% |
FDP Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc | 2.79% | $1.1 | 35.7% |
SYY Sysco Corp | 2.58% | $2.07 | 53.4% |
WMT Walmart Inc | 0.91% | $0.89 | 37.7% |
COST Costco Wholesale Corp | 0.52% | $4.78 | 27.1% |
Yes, Cal-Maine Foods has been paying dividends for the last five years.
Cal-Maine Foods's last dividend ex-date was on Apr 30, 2025. The dividend amount was $3.456 per share.
CALM's annualized dividend per share is $6.73.
Currently Cal-Maine Foods's dividend yield is 6.06%.
Cal-Maine Foods pays four dividends per year.
Cal-Maine Foods's dividend payout ratio is 26.9%.
Cal-Maine Foods's dividend yield is higher than the Consumer Defensive sector average.
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield.