Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage

Adjusted EPS

-$1.24

Estimate

-$0.76

Surprise

-63.2%

Revenue (period 2026-08-29)

$539.6M

Score today

3.4/10

Revenue source: xbrl.

Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) reported a wider loss than forecast — adjusted EPS of -$1.24 against the -$0.76 estimate (a 63.2% shortfall).

• Cal-Maine Shares Crack After Wider-Than-Expected Loss, Muted Egg Prices — benzinga, 2026-10-01
• Stephens & Co. Maintains Equal-Weight on Cal-Maine Foods, Lowers Price Target to $70 — benzinga, 2026-10-01
• Cal-Maine Foods Stock Cracks Under Egg-Industry Pressure — benzinga, 2026-09-30

TrendMatrix currently rates CALM Sell at 3.4/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.

2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -63.2% surprise compares with a -206.0% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2027-01-06.

This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.

Current price

$62.04

Stop

$59.79

Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-20 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.

Defensive staples are judged on margin resilience: pricing power against input costs matters more here than top-line drama.

Industry

Farm Products

Market cap

$2.90B

P/E (fwd)

61.1

P/E (ttm)

50.4

52-week range

$61.64–$95.25

Off 52-week high

34.9%

RSI (14)

27

Volume vs avg

0.66×

Score today

3.4/10