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Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

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Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

CALM·NASDAQ·Industrial Applications And Services·CIK 0000016160

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. is the largest egg company in the United States and a leading player in the egg-based food industry. Founded in 1957 and headquartered in Ridgeland, Mississippi, the company sells most of its products throughout much of the U.S. Its shell egg portfolio covers a range of products, including conventional, cage-free, nutritionally enhanced, organic, brown, pasture-raised, and free-range eggs, serving both retail and foodservice customers nationwide. Cal-Maine Foods also participates in the prepared foods sector, offering products such as pre-cooked egg patties, omelets, folded and scrambled egg formats, hard-cooked eggs, pancakes, waffles, and specialty wraps. The company's branded portfolio includes Eggland's Best®, Land O'Lakes®, Farmhouse Eggs®, 4Grain®, Sunups®, Van's®, MeadowCreek Foods®, and Crepini®. The company's fiscal year-end is on the Saturday closest to May 31. Fiscal year 2026 ended May 30, 2026, with the first three fiscal quarters ending August 30, 2025, November 29, 2025, and February 28, 2026. Effective in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, Cal-Maine Foods manages its business through three reportable segments: Conventional Shell Eggs, Specialty Shell Eggs, and Prepared Foods.

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:CALM) is a publicly traded company in the Industrial Applications And Services sector. Wiseek has independently scored 24 items for CALM at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-09-30, rated 8/10. Across its 20 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 16 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for CALM spans 10-Q, 8-K, 10-K.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Cal-Maine Posts $1.26 Q1 Loss as Egg Prices Stay Depressed
  • Cal-Maine Posts $58.6M Q1 Loss as Egg Prices Collapse 59%; New $250M Credit Facility and Segment Restructuring Disclosed
  • Cal-Maine Swings to $58.6M Q1 Loss as Egg Prices Collapse 59%
  • Cal-Maine Swings to Q4 Loss as Egg Prices Plunge 70%, Suspends Dividend
  • Cal-Maine Foods Swings to Q4 Loss as Egg Prices Collapse; Full-Year Net Income Falls 74%

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended May 30, 2026
Revenue
$2.91B
Net Income
$316.68M
Diluted EPS
$6.63
Op. Cash Flow
$479.75M
Free Cash Flow
$328.53M
Gross Profit
$672.05M
Operating Income
$350.19M
Cash & Equivalents
$107.22M
Debt / Equity
0.00×
Net Margin
10.9%
Shares Outstanding
47.65M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-07-22 · accession 0001562762-26-000080

Short Interest & Short Volume

5.99 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 4,962,860 shares in CALM as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 4.0% increase from the prior period — about 6.0 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 55.5% of CALM volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)4,962,860 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 4.0%
Days to cover5.99 at avg daily volume of 829,132
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)55.5% of 653,481 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume59.8%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$66.67
52-week range · as of 2026-09-30 $66.62 – $98.44
Market cap
$3.11B
Volume
1.7M (1.4× avg)
3-mo avg 1.2M
Live data · 2026-10-04 13:47 UTC · Market closed

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CALM
Sep 30, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Updated Sep 30, 12:16 PM ET — CEO Sherman Miller said wholesale egg prices fell nearly 60% in September and industry indicators show flock growth moderating; shares fell…
Price at Filing: $67.21
Real-time Price: $66.67 info
Change: -$0.540 (-0.80%) info
Market Cap: $3.114B info
CALM
Sep 30, 2026, 6:13 AM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $64.80
Real-time Price: $66.67 info
Change: +$1.87 (+3%) info
Market Cap: $3.114B info
CALM
Sep 30, 2026, 6:07 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $65.00
Real-time Price: $66.67 info
Change: +$1.67 (+3%) info
Market Cap: $3.114B info
CALM
Jul 22, 2026, 10:57 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $85.95
Real-time Price: $66.67 info
Change: -$19.28 (-22%) info
Market Cap: $3.114B info
CALM
Jul 22, 2026, 6:17 AM EDT
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $83.99
Real-time Price: $66.67 info
Change: -$17.32 (-21%) info
Market Cap: $3.114B info
CALM
Jul 22, 2026, 6:07 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $82.25
Real-time Price: $66.67 info
Change: -$15.58 (-19%) info
Market Cap: $3.114B info
CALM
Jul 22, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $82.25
Real-time Price: $66.67 info
Change: -$15.58 (-19%) info
Market Cap: $3.114B info
CALM
Jun 30, 2026, 12:08 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $79.60
Real-time Price: $66.67 info
Change: -$12.93 (-16%) info
Market Cap: $3.114B info
CALM
Jun 30, 2026, 9:05 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $79.40
Real-time Price: $66.67 info
Change: -$12.73 (-16%) info
Market Cap: $3.114B info
CALM
Jun 29, 2026, 10:46 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $79.34
Real-time Price: $66.67 info
Change: -$12.67 (-16%) info
Market Cap: $3.114B info
CALM
Jun 25, 2026, 12:58 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $78.90
Real-time Price: $66.67 info
Change: -$12.23 (-16%) info
Market Cap: $3.114B info
CALM
Jun 24, 2026, 3:13 AM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $79.25
Real-time Price: $66.67 info
Change: -$12.58 (-16%) info
Market Cap: $3.114B info
CALM
Jun 23, 2026, 4:56 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $79.25
Real-time Price: $66.67 info
Change: -$12.58 (-16%) info
Market Cap: $3.114B info
CALM
May 12, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $76.02
Real-time Price: $66.67 info
Change: -$9.35 (-12%) info
Market Cap: $3.114B info
CALM
Apr 17, 2026, 4:29 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $76.60
Real-time Price: $66.67 info
Change: -$9.93 (-13%) info
Market Cap: $3.114B info
CALM
Apr 01, 2026, 11:09 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $83.32
Real-time Price: $66.67 info
Change: -$16.65 (-20%) info
Market Cap: $3.114B info
CALM
Apr 01, 2026, 6:15 AM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $80.89
Real-time Price: $66.67 info
Change: -$14.22 (-18%) info
Market Cap: $3.114B info
CALM
Apr 01, 2026, 6:09 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $80.89
Real-time Price: $66.67 info
Change: -$14.22 (-18%) info
Market Cap: $3.114B info
CALM
Apr 01, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $79.29
Real-time Price: $66.67 info
Change: -$12.62 (-16%) info
Market Cap: $3.114B info
CALM
Mar 31, 2026, 4:04 PM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $79.15
Real-time Price: $66.67 info
Change: -$12.48 (-16%) info
Market Cap: $3.114B info
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