CALM Cal-Maine Foods margins

Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 18

Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 22

Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 44

Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 22

Gross margin

14.3%

Operating margin

0.7%

EBITDA margin

6.2%

Net margin

2.3%

Current Cal-Maine Foods reports a gross margin of 14.3%, an operating margin of 0.7%, an EBITDA margin of 6.2%, and a net margin of 2.3%. The company's available margins all deteriorated, with operating margin reporting the strongest contraction of 35.5 percentage points.

CALM margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Over the last 3 years, Cal-Maine Foods's margins averaged 31.4% gross, 22.27% operating, 26.11% EBITDA, and 18.43% net. Compared with their three-year averages, all four current margins are lower.

CALM margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

Year over year, gross, operating, EBITDA, and net margins all declined, with operating margin showing the largest decrease at 35.5 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion

-29.2pp

Operating margin expansion

-35.5pp

EBITDA margin expansion

-32.9pp

Net margin expansion

-26.6pp

CALM Gross margin

Over the last 3 years, the average gross margin for Cal-Maine Foods was 31.4%. The latest gross margin for Cal-Maine Foods is 14.3%, 17.1 percentage points below its three-year average. Cal-Maine Foods's gross margin ranged from a low of 14.3% in Aug 2026 to a high of 43.5% in Aug 2025.

CALM Operating margin

Reviewing the last 3 years, Cal-Maine Foods recorded an average operating margin of 22.27%. At present, Cal-Maine Foods's current operating margin is 0.7%, which is 21.6 percentage points below its three-year average. The highest operating margin for Cal-Maine Foods was 36.2% in Aug 2025, while the lowest was 0.7% in Aug 2026.

CALM EBITDA margin

Over the last 3 years, Cal-Maine Foods's EBITDA margin averaged 26.11%. As of the latest period, Cal-Maine Foods's current EBITDA margin is 6.2%, which is 19.9 percentage points below its three-year average. During this period, EBITDA margin reached a high of 39.1% in Aug 2025 and a low of 6.2% in Aug 2026.

CALM Net margin

The average net margin for Cal-Maine Foods was 18.43% across the past 3 years. Against its three-year average, Cal-Maine Foods's net margin is currently 2.3%, 16.1 percentage points below its three-year average. The net margin for Cal-Maine Foods moved between 2.3% in Aug 2026 and 28.9% in Aug 2025.

CALM margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

Cal-Maine Foods's gross margin of 14.3% is above the industry average but below the Consumer Defensive sector and its peers average. Compared to its Consumer Defensive sector average of 36.6%, Cal-Maine Foods's gross margin is 61% lower.

CALM margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Cal-Maine Foods's gross margin?

The current gross margin for CALM is 14.3% as of Aug 29, 2026.

What is Cal-Maine Foods's operating margin?

The current operating margin for CALM is 0.7% as of Aug 29, 2026.

What is Cal-Maine Foods's EBITDA margin?

The current EBITDA margin for CALM is 6.2% as of Aug 29, 2026.

What is Cal-Maine Foods's net margin?

As of Aug 29, 2026, CALM has a net margin of 2.3%.

What are the average margins of CALM?

The three-year average margins for CALM were 31.4% gross, 22.3% operating, 26.1% EBITDA, and 18.4% net.

What are the highest historical margins of CALM?

Across the 5-year period, CALM posted its highest margins at 43.5% gross in Aug 2025, 36.2% operating in Aug 2025, 39.1% EBITDA in Aug 2025, and 28.9% net in Aug 2025.

What are the lowest historical margins of CALM?

Across the 5-year period, CALM posted its lowest margins at 9.6% gross in Nov 2021, -3.9% operating in Nov 2021, 2.3% EBITDA in Nov 2021, and -0.5% net in Nov 2021.