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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001562762-26-000002"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CALM"
cik: "0000016160"
company_name: "CAL-MAINE FOODS INC"
filed_at: "2026-01-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T11:22:01.520213+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cal-Maine Foods Q2 fiscal 2026 EPS $2.13, down 52.3%; net sales $769.5M, down 19.4%

## Summary
- Net income $102.8M, down 53.1%; diluted EPS $2.13 vs $4.47 year ago.
- Shell egg sales $649.6M, down 28.1% on 26.5% lower prices and 2.2% lower volume.
- Specialty egg sales $285.7M (-0.4%); prepared foods sales $71.7M (+586.4%).
- Cash dividend ~$0.72/share payable Feb 12, 2026 to holders of record Jan 28.
- Repurchased 846,037 shares for $74.8M during the quarter.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001562762-26-000002
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CALM
- cik: 0000016160
- company_name: CAL-MAINE FOODS INC
- filed_at: 2026-01-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/16160/000156276226000002/0001562762-26-000002-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16160/000156276226000002/8k20260107.htm

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