---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001562762-22-000149"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CALM"
cik: "0000016160"
company_name: "CAL-MAINE FOODS INC"
filed_at: "2022-03-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T14:49:31.022361+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cal-Maine Foods Q3 fiscal 2022 net sales up 33% to $477.5M; EPS $0.81 vs $0.28

## Summary
- Net sales $477.5M (+33.0% YoY); net income $39.5M ($0.81 per share) vs $13.5M ($0.28) prior year.
- Gross margin improved to 19.2% from 13.2%; specialty eggs comprised 39.4% of shell egg revenue.
- Total dozens sold 287.7M (+2.8% YoY); specialty egg dozens up 24.1% vs prior-year quarter.
- Feed cost per dozen increased 20.3% to $0.562; variable dividend of ~$0.125/share payable May 12.
- Closely monitoring HPAI outbreaks; no positive tests at Cal-Maine facilities to date.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001562762-22-000149
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CALM
- cik: 0000016160
- company_name: CAL-MAINE FOODS INC
- filed_at: 2022-03-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16160/000156276222000149/0001562762-22-000149-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16160/000156276222000149/calm8k20220329.htm

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