Cal-Maine Foods's most recent dividend of $1.489 per share was on Jan 29, 2025 (ex-date). The annualized payout of $4.28 per share represents a current dividend yield of 4.74%. The latest CALM distribution of $1.489 marks a dividend growth of 46%.
CALM has a dividend yield of 4.74% which is higher than the Consumer Defensive sector, the industry and its peers average. In comparison with the Consumer Defensive sector average of 2.79%, Cal-Maine Foods's dividend yield is 70% higher.
Cal-Maine Foods has a dividend history dating as far as 1998, but when it comes to recent years the company has recorded four 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 39% for the last year. But since the stock price has gone up by 50% from a year ago, the dividend yield has decreased by 7%.
Ex-date | Amount | Yield (TTM) |
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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 21% which is lower than the Consumer Defensive sector, the industry and its peers average. In comparison with the Consumer Defensive sector average of 53.1%, Cal-Maine Foods's payout ratio is 60% lower.
Name | Dividend yield | DPS | Payout ratio |
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CALM Cal-Maine Foods Inc | 4.59% | $4.28 | 21% |
FDP Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc | 3.11% | $1.05 | 35.4% |
SYY Sysco Corp | 2.78% | $2.04 | 52.2% |
WMT Walmart Inc | 0.9% | $0.86 | 35.5% |
COST Costco Wholesale Corp | 0.47% | $4.64 | 27% |
Yes, Cal-Maine Foods has been paying dividends for the last four years.
Cal-Maine Foods's last dividend ex-date was on Jan 29, 2025. The dividend amount was $1.489 per share.
CALM's annualized dividend per share is $4.28.
Currently Cal-Maine Foods's dividend yield is 4.74%.
Cal-Maine Foods pays four dividends per year.
Cal-Maine Foods's dividend payout ratio is 21%.
Cal-Maine Foods's dividend yield is higher than the Consumer Defensive sector average.
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield. Data from and Sharadar.