Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

NasdaqGS:CALM Stock Report

Market Cap: US$5.1b

Cal-Maine Foods Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 4/6

Cal-Maine Foods is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.84% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

1.8%

Dividend yield

0.03%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield1.9%
Future Dividend Yield1.8%
Dividend Growth22.3%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per shareUS$1.889
Payout ratio33%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Cal-Maine Foods' (NASDAQ:CALM) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Oct 06
Cal-Maine Foods' (NASDAQ:CALM) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Recent updates

Cal-Maine Foods: Leading Egg Producer Keeps Hatching As Share Price Flies Through Barn Door

Dec 19

The Trend Of High Returns At Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) Has Us Very Interested

Dec 11
The Trend Of High Returns At Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) Has Us Very Interested

Are Investors Undervaluing Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:CALM) By 31%?

Oct 30
Are Investors Undervaluing Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:CALM) By 31%?

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:CALM) Held Back By Insufficient Growth Even After Shares Climb 25%

Oct 08
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:CALM) Held Back By Insufficient Growth Even After Shares Climb 25%

Cal-Maine Foods' (NASDAQ:CALM) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Oct 06
Cal-Maine Foods' (NASDAQ:CALM) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Cal-Maine Foods: Better Than Expected Results, Cheap, And Growing

Oct 06

Earnings Miss: Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Missed EPS By 11% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts

Oct 03
Earnings Miss: Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Missed EPS By 11% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts

The Return Trends At Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) Look Promising

Sep 05
The Return Trends At Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) Look Promising

Earnings Beat: Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:CALM) Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Lifting Their Forecasts

Jul 26
Earnings Beat: Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:CALM) Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Lifting Their Forecasts

Cal-Maine Foods: M&A Plans, Hard-Cooked Eggs, And Quite Cheap

Jul 26

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CALM) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking

Jun 25
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CALM) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking

Cal-Maine Foods: Attractive Economics, Near-Term Tailwinds

Jun 11

Return Trends At Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) Aren't Appealing

May 08
Return Trends At Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) Aren't Appealing

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Just Recorded A 22% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

Apr 05
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Just Recorded A 22% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

Cal-Maine Foods: A Steady Business With No Signs Of Exciting Growth

Mar 20

Cal-Maine Foods: Get Out While You Can

Oct 05

Cal-Maine Foods FQ1 2023 Earnings Preview

Sep 26

Cal-Maine Foods: Avian Flu Receding

Jul 30

Cal-Maine Foods Q4 2022 Earnings Preview

Jul 18

Stability and Growth of Payments

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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
How does CALM dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (CALM)1.8%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.5%
Market Top 25% (US)4.6%
Industry Average (Food)3.5%
Analyst forecast (CALM) (up to 3 years)1.8%

Notable Dividend: CALM's dividend (1.84%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).

High Dividend: CALM's dividend (1.84%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.56%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (33.1%), CALM's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (23.8%), CALM's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 23:52
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/08/31
Annual Earnings2024/06/01

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. is covered by 11 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Peter GalboBofA Global Research
Craig BibbCJS Securities, Inc.
Alex JarombekConsumer Edge Research, LLC