---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001562762-24-000228"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CALM"
cik: "0000016160"
company_name: "CAL-MAINE FOODS INC"
filed_at: "2024-10-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T23:27:51.000682+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cal-Maine Foods Q1 net income $150M ($3.06 EPS) on $785.9M sales; record dozens sold

## Summary
- Net sales $785.9M vs $459.3M a year ago; net income $150.0M ($3.06 diluted EPS) vs $926K ($0.02 EPS).
- Record quarterly dozens sold: 310.0M total; specialty eggs 110.0M dozens (35.5% of volume).
- Feed costs per dozen down 17.3% to $0.494; farm production costs down 11.7% YoY.
- HPAI depopulated 3.1M hens and 577K pullets at Kansas and Texas facilities; repopulation underway.
- Quarterly dividend of $1.02 per share declared, payable Nov 14, 2024 to holders of record Oct 30, 2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001562762-24-000228
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CALM
- cik: 0000016160
- company_name: CAL-MAINE FOODS INC
- filed_at: 2024-10-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16160/000156276224000228/0001562762-24-000228-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16160/000156276224000228/calm8k20241001.htm

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