---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001562762-26-000044"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CALM"
cik: "0000016160"
company_name: "CAL-MAINE FOODS INC"
filed_at: "2026-04-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T07:58:45.115988+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cal-Maine Q3 net income falls 90% to $50.5M; revenue down 53% to $667M

## Summary
- Net income attributable to Cal-Maine of $50.5M ($1.06 diluted EPS), down 90.1% vs prior year.
- Net sales $667M, down 53%, shell egg sales fell 57.5% as egg prices normalized from HPAI highs.
- Specialty eggs comprised 50.5% of shell egg sales (+2,610 bps); prepared foods sales up 441% to $63.6M.
- Post-quarter acquired certain assets of Creighton Brothers LLC to enhance value chain integration.
- Quarterly dividend ~$0.36 per share payable May 14, 2026; repurchased 329,830 shares for $24.3M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001562762-26-000044
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CALM
- cik: 0000016160
- company_name: CAL-MAINE FOODS INC
- filed_at: 2026-04-01T23:59:59+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/16160/000156276226000044/0001562762-26-000044-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16160/000156276226000044/8k20260401.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001562762-26-000044.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CAL-MAINE FOODS INC reported the third quarter ended February 28, 2026 results: revenue Net sales of $667.0 million, net income Net income attributable to Cal-Maine Foods of $50.5 million, EPS Diluted earnings per share of $1.06.
  - Period: the third quarter ended February 28, 2026
  - Revenue: Net sales of $667.0 million
  - Net income: Net income attributable to Cal-Maine Foods of $50.5 million
  - EPS: Diluted earnings per share of $1.06
  - Result: reported results
  source text: quarter, acquired certain assets of Creighton Brothers LLC and its affiliates, increasing integration across value chain Third Quarter Fiscal 2026 Highlights ● Net sales of $667.0 million, down 53.0% o Shell egg sales of $572.3 million, down 57.5% ◾ Conventional egg sales of $283.2 million, down 72.1% ◾ Specialty egg sales of $289.1 million, down 12.1% ◾ Average
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16160/000156276226000044/0001562762-26-000044-index.htm

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