Calavo Growers, Inc.

NasdaqGS:CVGW Stock Report

Market Cap: US$467.2m

Calavo Growers (CVGW) Stock Overview

Calavo Growers, Inc. markets and distributes avocados, prepared avocados, and other perishable foods to retail grocery, foodservice, club stores, mass merchandisers, food distributors, and wholesale customers worldwide. More details

CVGW fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation1/6
Future Growth3/6
Past Performance5/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends4/6

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Calavo Growers, Inc. Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Calavo Growers
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$26.64
52 Week HighUS$30.02
52 Week LowUS$20.30
Beta0.39
1 Month Change-1.19%
3 Month Change1.80%
1 Year Change9.67%
3 Year Change-38.25%
5 Year Change-56.77%
Change since IPO344.00%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Calavo Growers: Why Shares Fell So Much After Q2 Earnings

Jun 10

Calavo Growers: Tariffs Are The Latest Headache For This Avocado Firm

Mar 31

Calavo Growers: Strong Avocado Pricing Likely To Benefit Q4 2024 Earnings But Long-Term Concerns

Jan 13

Insufficient Growth At Calavo Growers, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVGW) Hampers Share Price

Jul 18
Insufficient Growth At Calavo Growers, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVGW) Hampers Share Price

Calavo Growers: Encouraging Sales Growth And Promising Outlook For Avocado Market

Jun 17

Calavo Growers (NASDAQ:CVGW) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.10

Jun 14
Calavo Growers (NASDAQ:CVGW) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.10

Calavo Growers: I'm Buying Into The Turnaround Potential Of This Once High-Flyer

Apr 11

Calavo Growers Earnings Outlook: How New Leadership Could Influence Results

Jan 12

Calavo Growers, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVGW) Stock Rockets 30% But Many Are Still Ignoring The Company

Dec 28
Calavo Growers, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVGW) Stock Rockets 30% But Many Are Still Ignoring The Company

Is Calavo Growers, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVGW) Trading At A 25% Discount?

Sep 10
Is Calavo Growers, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVGW) Trading At A 25% Discount?

Calavo Growers (NASDAQ:CVGW) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

Jul 01
Calavo Growers (NASDAQ:CVGW) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

Some Investors May Be Worried About Calavo Growers' (NASDAQ:CVGW) Returns On Capital

Mar 08
Some Investors May Be Worried About Calavo Growers' (NASDAQ:CVGW) Returns On Capital

Is There An Opportunity With Calavo Growers, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CVGW) 42% Undervaluation?

Oct 29
Is There An Opportunity With Calavo Growers, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CVGW) 42% Undervaluation?

Calavo Growers Q3 2022 Earnings Preview

Aug 31

Calavo Growers: Turnaround In Place

Jul 06

Capital Allocation Trends At Calavo Growers (NASDAQ:CVGW) Aren't Ideal

Mar 04
Capital Allocation Trends At Calavo Growers (NASDAQ:CVGW) Aren't Ideal

Shareholder Returns

CVGWUS FoodUS Market
7D-2.7%0.9%0.5%
1Y9.7%-9.6%14.1%

Return vs Industry: CVGW exceeded the US Food industry which returned -11.1% over the past year.

Return vs Market: CVGW underperformed the US Market which returned 12.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is CVGW's price volatile compared to industry and market?
CVGW volatility
CVGW Average Weekly Movement8.0%
Food Industry Average Movement5.0%
Market Average Movement6.4%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.9%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: CVGW has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: CVGW's weekly volatility (8%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19242,106Lee Colewww.calavo.com

Calavo Growers, Inc. markets and distributes avocados, prepared avocados, and other perishable foods to retail grocery, foodservice, club stores, mass merchandisers, food distributors, and wholesale customers worldwide. It operates through Grown and Prepared segments. The company sources and distributes avocados, tomatoes, and papayas; and guacamole and avocado pulp.

Calavo Growers, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Calavo Growers's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
CVGW fundamental statistics
Market capUS$467.16m
Earnings (TTM)US$14.18m
Revenue (TTM)US$694.49m
33.5x
P/E Ratio
0.7x
P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
CVGW income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$694.49m
Cost of RevenueUS$624.16m
Gross ProfitUS$70.32m
Other ExpensesUS$56.15m
EarningsUS$14.18m

Last Reported Earnings

Apr 30, 2025

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.79
Gross Margin10.13%
Net Profit Margin2.04%
Debt/Equity Ratio0%

How did CVGW perform over the long term?

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Dividends

3.0%
Current Dividend Yield
88%
Payout Ratio

Does CVGW pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy CVGW by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Calavo Growers dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateJun 30 2025
Dividend Pay DateJul 30 2025
Days until Ex dividend19 days
Days until Dividend pay date11 days

Does CVGW pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/07/17 13:35
End of Day Share Price 2025/07/17 00:00
Earnings2025/04/30
Annual Earnings2024/10/31

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.

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

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Calavo Growers, Inc. is covered by 13 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.

AnalystInstitution
Eric LarsonBuckingham Research Group Inc.
Mark ArgentoCraig-Hallum Capital Group LLC
Brian HollandD.A. Davidson & Co.