---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001562762-25-000249"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CALM"
cik: "0000016160"
company_name: "CAL-MAINE FOODS INC"
filed_at: "2025-10-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T05:05:13.832359+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 FY2026 net sales $922.6M (+17.4%); EPS $4.12 (+34.6%)

## Summary
- Net income $199.3M (+32.9%); diluted EPS $4.12 vs $3.06 a year ago.
- Specialty eggs sales $283.5M (+10.4%); prepared foods sales $83.9M (+839%) from Echo Lake acquisition.
- Echo Lake Foods acquisition on track to exceed expectations; $14.8M investment for new pancake line adding 12M lbs capacity.
- Cash dividend of ~$1.37/share payable Nov 13, 2025 to holders of record Oct 29, 2025.
- Gross profit $311.3M (+25.9%); operating income $249.2M (+33.3%); net cash from ops $278.6M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001562762-25-000249
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CALM
- cik: 0000016160
- company_name: CAL-MAINE FOODS INC
- filed_at: 2025-10-01T23:59:59+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/16160/000156276225000249/0001562762-25-000249-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16160/000156276225000249/calm8k20251001.htm

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