In fiscal 2026, which ended May 30, 2026, Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. generated $479.8 million of cash from operations, down 60.8% from the year before. It spent $151.2 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $328.5 million. The company returned $231.6 million in dividends to shareholders.
USD in millions, except per-share amounts and ratios. The percent under a figure is the change from the year before.
| Line |
FY 2027
Aug 29, 2026
|
FY 2026
May 30, 2026
|
FY 2025
May 31, 2025
|
FY 2024
Jun 1, 2024
|
FY 2023
Jun 3, 2023
|
FY 2022
May 28, 2022
|
FY 2021
May 29, 2021
|
FY 2020
May 30, 2020
|
FY 2013
Jun 1, 2013
|
FY 2012
Jun 2, 2012
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | ||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
128
+26.1%
|
124
+32.2%
|
94
+17.2%
|
80
+11.1%
|
72
+5.6%
|
68
+15.0%
|
59
+2.4%
|
58
+6.3%
|
34
+11.1%
|
31
|
| Stock-based compensation |
—
|
6
+27.2%
|
5
+3.9%
|
4
+3.6%
|
4
+3.5%
|
4
+7.5%
|
4
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Operating cash flow |
100
-92.8%
|
480
-60.8%
|
1,225
+171.3%
|
451
-47.7%
|
863
+583.8%
|
126
+382.9%
|
26
-64.5%
|
74
|
58
-41.3%
|
98
|
| Investing | ||||||||||
| Capital expenditures |
133
-22.4%
|
151
-6.2%
|
161
+9.6%
|
147
+7.7%
|
137
+88.6%
|
72
-23.8%
|
95
-23.4%
|
124
+82.6%
|
26
-2.1%
|
27
|
| Investing cash flow |
17
+101.9%
|
-504
+12.4%
|
-575
-39.5%
|
-413
-10.0%
|
-375
-220.6%
|
-117
-164.8%
|
-44
+28.0%
|
-61
|
-88
-226.6%
|
-27
|
| Financing | ||||||||||
| Debt repaid |
—
|
0
-100.0%
|
2
|
—
|
—
|
0
|
0
-100.0%
|
2
-60.0%
|
11
-6.2%
|
12
|
| Dividends paid |
117
-71.1%
|
232
-29.9%
|
330
+259.6%
|
92
-63.6%
|
252
+4024.4%
|
6
+270.3%
|
2
|
0
-100.0%
|
31
+53.1%
|
20
|
| Financing cash flow |
-254
+45.2%
|
-363
+6.2%
|
-387
-312.5%
|
-94
+63.1%
|
-254
-3308.8%
|
-7
-173.8%
|
-3
+19.0%
|
-3
|
-41
-31.0%
|
-32
|
| Change in cash | ||||||||||
| Free cash flow |
-33
-102.7%
|
329
-69.1%
|
1,063
+249.5%
|
304
-58.1%
|
726
+1250.0%
|
54
+178.1%
|
-69
-36.3%
|
-51
|
31
-56.1%
|
71
|
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Free cash flow per share |
-0.69
-102.8%
|
6.88
-68.4%
|
21.75
+249.4%
|
6.23
-58.1%
|
14.88
+1247.2%
|
1.10
+177.9%
|
-1.42
-36.1%
|
-1.04
|
0.65
-78.2%
|
2.97
|
| Dividend per share |
—
|
2.46
-70.5%
|
8.32
+340.4%
|
1.89
-63.4%
|
5.16
+490.5%
|
0.87
+2470.6%
|
0.03
|
0.00
-100.0%
|
—
|
—
|
| Shareholder returns | ||||||||||
| Returned to shareholders |
117
|
232
|
330
|
92
|
252
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
31
|
20
|
| Share of free cash flow |
—
|
70.50%
|
31.06%
|
30.19%
|
34.73%
|
11.37%
|
—
|
—
|
97.68%
|
28.00%
|
| Ratios | ||||||||||
| Free cash flow margin |
-1.30%
|
11.28%
|
24.95%
|
13.08%
|
23.09%
|
3.03%
|
-5.11%
|
-3.74%
|
2.43%
|
6.40%
|
| Capital expenditures to revenue |
5.24%
|
5.19%
|
3.78%
|
6.32%
|
4.34%
|
4.07%
|
7.05%
|
9.19%
|
2.04%
|
2.41%
|
| Stock-based compensation to revenue |
—
|
0.20%
|
0.11%
|
0.19%
|
0.13%
|
0.23%
|
0.28%
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Cash conversion |
1.70x
|
1.51x
|
1.00x
|
1.62x
|
1.14x
|
0.95x
|
12.69x
|
4.00x
|
1.14x
|
1.09x
|
How these figures are calculated
Annual columns are full-year amounts from the annual report (Form 10-K, 20-F, or 40-F). If a company restates a year, the latest filed number is shown. USD in millions, except per-share amounts and ratios. Capital expenditures, debt repaid, dividends, and buybacks are positive amounts. Investing and financing cash flow keep the filing sign, so an outflow is negative. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. The first column is the trailing twelve months through the latest quarter. Returned to shareholders is dividends plus buybacks. Free cash flow margin, capital expenditures, and stock-based compensation are divided by revenue. Cash conversion is operating cash flow divided by net income. More on our methodology.
Company profile
- Industry
- Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (SIC 0200)
- Listed as
- CALM (Nasdaq)
- Fiscal year ends
- May 29
- Incorporated in
- DE
- Headquarters
- Ridgeland, MS
- SEC filer status
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 16160
- Former names
- CAL MAINE FOODS INC (until Mar 31, 2014)
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Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.