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Cal-Maine Foods

NSQ:CALM · US1280302027
Food ProductsLarge

360

52
Medium confidence — indicative
EV / EBIT13
Price / Owner Earnings84
Owner Earnings Yield100
Dividend Yield53
Price/Sales27
EV / Gross Profit86
Price/Book61
Return on Capital97
Cash Return on Capital98
Return on Equity97
EBIT Margin100
Gross Profitability85
Cash Conversion25
Accruals12
Owner Earnings Margin98
Sales growth4
Profit Growth44
Long-Term EPS Growth15
Owner Earnings Growth20
Reinvestment70
Price momentum45
Debt load100
Refinancing49
Debt Payback100
Liquidity99
Analyst ratings35
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside32
Market mood100
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Cal-Maine Foods clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryFood Products
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded1969
Employees377
Websitecalmainefoods.com
ISINUS1280302027
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
NASDAQ (USA)Sound Pay Practices (USA)S&P US Food & Beverage
Themes
Animal FeedOrganicFast-Moving Consumer GoodsLivestockFood Processing

Description

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. produces and distributes shell eggs in the United States. The company sells most of its products throughout much of the United States (‘U.S.’) and aims to maintain efficient, state-of-the-art operations located close to its cus…

Analysis

Quality compounder

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. is a quality compounder: a well-run business trading at a price that reflects what it is worth. One caution: reported profits have recently run ahead of actual cash, which we track closely.

The price is attractive. You pay 5.8× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically attractive zone.

The trajectory is weak and the balance sheet is uncertain. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

What to watch: Some accounting patterns deserve a closer look. Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
76
2023202420252026

All-time high

100

Jun 2025

All-time low

29

Feb 2026

Average rank

72

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
27
34
43
65
Price/Earnings
6
81
15
8
Price/Book
61
41
61
62
Dividend Yield
53
96
92
44
Value (overall)
28
82
65
37

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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