Wall Street analyst estimates for Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (CALM): consensus price target and buy/hold/sell recommendations.
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., along with its various subsidiary companies, handles the full scope of shell egg operations, from production and sorting to packaging, promotion, and delivery. The firm also offers a selection of specialized shell eggs, such as nutritionally enhanced, free-range, organic, and brown varieties.
Consensus price target
$81.00 (+27 % vs price $63.56)
between $60.00 and $100.00 · 5 targets published in the last quarter
Closing price, Oct 30
A twelve-month target is not a fair value: compare it with the range in the Valuation tab.
Analyst Consensus
| Strong Buy | 0 |
| Buy | 1 |
| Hold | 6 |
| Sell | 2 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total analysts | 9 |
| Avg rating (−2 sell to +2 buy) | -0.11 |
Recent Earnings Surprises
| Date | EPS Actual | EPS Est. | vs Est. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-01-06 | $-1.06 | ||
| 2026-09-30 | $-1.26 | $-0.77 | -63.2% |
| 2026-07-22 | $-0.76 | $0.08 | -1021.2% |
| 2026-04-01 | $1.06 | $0.70 | +52.3% |
| 2026-01-07 | $2.13 | $1.95 | +9.2% |
| 2025-10-01 | $4.12 | $5.01 | -17.8% |
| 2025-07-22 | $7.04 | $3.70 | +90.3% |
| 2025-04-08 | $10.38 | $10.56 | -1.7% |
Valuation Ratios
| P/E Ratio | 54.32 |
| Price / Book | 1.16 |
| EV / EBITDA | 19.63 |
| Dividend Yield | 7.57% |
Income Statement (10y)
| Year | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.07B | $1.50B | $1.36B | $1.35B | $1.35B | $1.78B | $3.15B | $2.33B | $4.26B | $2.91B |
| Cost of Revenue | $1.03B | $1.14B | $1.14B | $1.17B | $1.19B | $1.44B | $1.95B | $1.78B | $2.41B | $2.24B |
| Gross Profit | $45.5M | $361.0M | $222.9M | $179.6M | $160.7M | $337.1M | $1.20B | $541.6M | $1.85B | $672.0M |
| Research & Development | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Selling, General & Admin | $174.0M | $177.1M | $174.8M | $176.2M | $183.9M | $198.6M | $232.2M | $233.0M | $314.4M | $329.3M |
| Operating Expenses | $177.6M | $258.4M | $177.1M | $178.3M | $186.9M | $193.5M | $228.7M | $229.1M | $314.3M | $321.9M |
| Operating Income | -$132.1M | $102.7M | $45.8M | $1.3M | -$26.3M | $143.5M | $967.7M | $312.5M | $1.54B | $350.2M |
| EBITDA | -$64.9M | $171.6M | $126.1M | $78.7M | $49.7M | $234.8M | $1.07B | $440.8M | $1.70B | $474.5M |
| Interest Expense | $318,000 | $265,000 | $644,000 | $498,000 | $213,000 | $403,000 | $583,000 | $549,000 | $612,000 | 0 |
| Pre-tax Income | -$114.3M | $117.3M | $70.8M | $20.1M | -$9.9M | $166.0M | $998.5M | $360.0M | $1.60B | $411.0M |
| Income Tax | -$39.9M | -$8.9M | $15.7M | $1.7M | -$12.0M | $33.6M | $241.8M | $83.7M | $384.9M | $92.9M |
| Net Income | -$74.3M | $125.9M | $54.2M | $18.4M | $2.1M | $132.7M | $758.0M | $277.9M | $1.22B | $316.7M |
| EPS | $-1.54 | $2.60 | $1.12 | $0.38 | $0.04 | $2.73 | $15.58 | $5.70 | $25.04 | $6.65 |
| EPS (Diluted) | $-1.54 | $2.60 | $1.12 | $0.38 | $0.04 | $2.72 | $15.52 | $5.69 | $24.95 | $6.63 |
| Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | 48.4 M | 48.5 M | 48.6 M | 48.6 M | 48.7 M | 48.7 M | 48.8 M | 48.9 M | 48.9 M | 47.8 M |
Price
| Price | $63.56 (closing price, October 30, 2026) |
| Market Cap | $3.0B |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Country | US |
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