Cal-Maine Foods Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 5/6
Cal-Maine Foods is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 7.9% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 19th August, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 4th August, 2025.
Key information
7.9%
Dividend yield
1.1%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 9.0% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 2.5% |
| Dividend Growth | 16.9% |
| Next dividend pay date | 19 Aug 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 04 Aug 25 |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 33% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $3.46
Apr 26
Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $3.46
Apr 12Recent updates
Earnings Update: Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:CALM) Just Reported And Analysts Are Boosting Their Estimates
Jul 26Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CALM) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 92% Above Its Share Price
Jun 27Cal-Maine Foods: Low Beta Serial Acquirer Outperforming The Market
Jun 25Little Excitement Around Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CALM) Earnings
May 16Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $3.46
Apr 26Margins Surge For Cal-Maine Foods, But Little Clarity On The Future Of The Egg Industry
Apr 16Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $3.46
Apr 12Is Now The Time To Put Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) On Your Watchlist?
Mar 21Cal-Maine Foods: Taking The Right Steps To Adapt To Cage-Free Eggs Demand
Mar 13Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CALM) Low P/E
Feb 06Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $1.49
Jan 16Cal-Maine Foods: Risk Of Cyclical Peak From Avian Flu
Jan 09Cal-Maine Foods: Leading Egg Producer Keeps Hatching As Share Price Flies Through Barn Door
Dec 19The Trend Of High Returns At Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) Has Us Very Interested
Dec 11Are Investors Undervaluing Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:CALM) By 31%?
Oct 30Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:CALM) Held Back By Insufficient Growth Even After Shares Climb 25%
Oct 08Cal-Maine Foods' (NASDAQ:CALM) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
Oct 06Cal-Maine Foods: Better Than Expected Results, Cheap, And Growing
Oct 06Earnings Miss: Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Missed EPS By 11% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts
Oct 03The Return Trends At Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) Look Promising
Sep 05Cal-Maine Foods: M&A Plans, Hard-Cooked Eggs, And Quite Cheap
Jul 26Cal-Maine Foods: Attractive Economics, Near-Term Tailwinds
Jun 11Cal-Maine Foods: A Steady Business With No Signs Of Exciting Growth
Mar 20Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: CALM's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: CALM's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Cal-Maine Foods Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (CALM) | 7.9% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.5% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.6% |
| Industry Average (Food) | 3.7% |
| Analyst forecast (CALM) (up to 3 years) | 2.5% |
Notable Dividend: CALM's dividend (7.9%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.52%).
High Dividend: CALM's dividend (7.9%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.61%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (33.4%), CALM's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (38.1%), CALM's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/08/07 21:52 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/08/07 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/05/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/05/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. is covered by 11 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Benjamin Mayhew | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Peter Galbo | BofA Global Research |
| Craig Bibb | CJS Securities, Inc. |