---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001562762-24-000175"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CALM"
cik: "0000016160"
company_name: "CAL-MAINE FOODS INC"
filed_at: "2024-07-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T18:06:27.091151+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cal-Maine Foods reports Q4 net income $113.2M ($2.32 EPS) on sales of $640.8M

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $640.8M, down 7% from $688.7M in prior-year period (13 vs 14 weeks).
- Fiscal 2024 net income $277.9M ($5.69 diluted EPS) vs $758.0M ($15.52) in fiscal 2023.
- Quarterly farm production costs per dozen down 14.3%; feed costs per dozen down 24.9% YoY.
- HPAI outbreaks depopulated ~3.1M laying hens and 577K pullets; both sites cleared for repopulation.
- Cash dividend of $0.77 per share payable Aug 20, 2024 to holders of record Aug 5.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001562762-24-000175
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CALM
- cik: 0000016160
- company_name: CAL-MAINE FOODS INC
- filed_at: 2024-07-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16160/000156276224000175/0001562762-24-000175-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16160/000156276224000175/calm8k20240723.htm

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