Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALM) is the largest egg company in the United States and a leading player in the egg-based food industry. The company operates through three reportable segments: Conventional Shell Eggs, Specialty Shell Eggs, and Prepared Foods. Cal-Maine's website is www.calmainefoods.com. From the company’s description.
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What Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. does
In the company’s own words
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALM) is the largest egg company in the United States and a leading player in the egg-based food industry. The company operates through three reportable segments: Conventional Shell Eggs, Specialty Shell Eggs, and Prepared Foods. Cal-Maine's website is www.calmainefoods.com.
The company produces, grades, packages, markets and distributes shell eggs across the full value ladder, from conventional to specialty varieties including cage-free, nutritionally enhanced, organic, brown, pasture-raised, and free-range eggs. Its branded portfolio includes Eggland's Best, Land O'Lakes, Farmhouse Eggs, 4Grain, Sunups, Van's, MeadowCreek Foods, and Crepini. The Prepared Foods segment offers pre-cooked egg patties, omelets, folded and scrambled egg formats, hard-cooked eggs, pancakes, waffles, and specialty wraps. Cal-Maine serves both retail and foodservice customers nationwide, selling products in 47 states and Puerto Rico through an extensive distribution network.
As of May 30, 2026, Cal-Maine employed 4,909 employees, with 4,292 working in operations and marketing and 617 in administrative roles. The company maintains vertically integrated operations with company-owned facilities and contract producers, supplemented by approximately 1,943 average monthly contingent workers. In fiscal 2026, approximately 92.1 percent of shell eggs sold came from company production, with the remainder purchased from others.
Cal-Maine's growth strategy focuses on building a diversified egg-based food platform that extends beyond conventional shell eggs. The company has pursued strategic acquisitions to expand its capabilities, including the acquisition of Echo Lake Foods in June 2025 for approximately $289.5 million, which significantly expanded its prepared foods operations. Additional recent acquisitions include Creighton Brothers LLC in March 2026 and Clean Egg LLC in October 2025, strengthening the company's geographic presence and production capacity.
The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Ridgeland, Mississippi. Walmart Inc., including Sam's Club, is the company's largest customer, accounting for 30.0 percent of consolidated net sales in fiscal 2026. Cal-Maine's top three customers collectively represented 43.1 percent of net sales dollars.
Company details
- Sector
- Consumer Staples
- Industry (SIC)
- Agriculture
- Headquarters
- RIDGELAND, MS
- Fiscal year end
- May
- CIK
- 16160
- SIC
- 0200
Financial performance, year by year
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Who owns Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. — and what changed
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