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Cal-Maine Foods stock falls 4.53 percent after earnings miss

Published on 09/25/2026 at 07:41 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Cal-Maine Foods stock carries a Q4 2026 revenue figure of USD 552.6 million, down 49.9 percent year over year. Fiscal Q1 2027 results are due September 30, 2026.

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Cal-Maine Foods (ISIN US1280302027) was trading at USD 68.48 on Nasdaq on September 24, 2026, down 4.53 percent from the prior session. The market snapshot followed a fiscal Q4 2026 loss, with Investing.com reporting that revenue missed expectations amid oversupply in the egg market.

Revenue falls to USD 552.6 million

Cal-Maine Foods generated USD 552.6 million in fiscal Q4 2026 revenue, down 49.9 percent from the prior-year quarter. According to Yahoo Finance, the quarter produced a gross profit of USD 34.1 million and a gross margin of 6.2 percent.

The earnings comparison is stark. The company reported a diluted loss of USD 0.76 per share, while the market forecast cited by Investing.com called for earnings of USD 0.11 per share and revenue of USD 657.1 million.

Specialty eggs cushion the decline

Business mix softened the damage. Fiscal Q4 conventional shell egg revenue fell to USD 210.8 million, down 70 percent year over year, while specialty shell egg revenue reached USD 239.7 million and prepared foods revenue totaled USD 60.4 million, according to Yahoo Finance. Prepared foods delivered USD 8.8 million in segment operating income, compared with a loss in the prior-year period.

For the full fiscal year 2026, revenue was USD 2.912 billion, down 31.7 percent from the prior year, while net income attributable to Cal-Maine Foods reached USD 316.7 million. The contrast places egg pricing and product mix at the center of the next earnings checkpoint.

Next results arrive September 30

Cal-Maine Foods plans to release fiscal Q1 2027 results before market open on September 30, 2026, followed by a conference call at 9:00 a.m. ET, according to Yahoo Finance. Analysts cited by MarketBeat project a Q1 loss of USD 0.7060 per share and revenue of USD 578.5150 million.

Cal-Maine Foods stock therefore enters the next reporting date with a USD 68.48 Nasdaq price, a USD 3,212,883,008 market capitalization as of September 25, 2026, and a 52-week range of USD 68.38 to USD 101.86.