Cal-Maine Foods
CALM · Packaged Foods & Meats
$62.60
1.9%Marzetti
MZTI · Packaged Foods & Meats
$109.13
2.8%The short version
- Cal-Maine Foods is the larger business, with $2.9B of revenue in fiscal 2026 against $1.9B for Marzetti, about 1.5 times as much.
- Marzetti grew revenue faster (1.1%, against −31.7%).
- Cal-Maine Foods turned more of its sales into free cash flow (11.3% FCF margin, against 10.7% FCF margin).
| Latest fiscal year | CALM · FY26 | MZTI · FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $2.9B | $3.0B |
| Revenue | $2.9B | $1.9B |
| Free cash flow | $329M | $206M |
| Net income | $317M | $192M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −31.7% | 1.1% |
| 5-year growth | 16.6% | 5.6% |
| Share count change | −2.3% | −0.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 23.1% | 24.7% |
| Operating margin | 12.0% | 12.4% |
| Net margin | 10.9% | 9.9% |
| FCF margin | 11.3% | 10.7% |
| Return on capital | — | 18.2% |
| Return on equity | 12.2% | 18.7% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | — | $185M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | 0.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $232M | $145M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 51.3x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 6 |
FY17
CALM $1.1B
MZTI $1.2B
FY18
CALM $1.5B
MZTI $1.2B
FY19
CALM $1.4B
MZTI $1.3B
FY20
CALM $1.4B
MZTI $1.3B
FY21
CALM $1.3B
MZTI $1.5B
FY22
CALM $1.8B
MZTI $1.7B
FY23
CALM $3.1B
MZTI $1.8B
FY24
CALM $2.3B
MZTI $1.9B
FY25
CALM $4.3B
MZTI $1.9B
FY26
CALM $2.9B
MZTI $1.9B
CALM
MZTI
FY17
CALM −12.5%
MZTI 14.5%
FY18
CALM 6.7%
MZTI 14.0%
FY19
CALM 3.4%
MZTI 14.6%
FY20
CALM 0.1%
MZTI 13.2%
FY21
CALM −2.0%
MZTI 12.7%
FY22
CALM 8.1%
MZTI 6.7%
FY23
CALM 30.8%
MZTI 7.8%
FY24
CALM 13.4%
MZTI 10.7%
FY25
CALM 36.1%
MZTI 11.5%
FY26
CALM 12.0%
MZTI 12.4%
CALM
MZTI
FY17
CALM −$113M
MZTI $119M
FY18
CALM $181M
MZTI $130M
FY19
CALM $47.1M
MZTI $127M
FY20
CALM −$50.6M
MZTI $88.1M
FY21
CALM −$68.9M
MZTI $86.3M
FY22
CALM $53.8M
MZTI −$30.2M
FY23
CALM $726M
MZTI $136M
FY24
CALM $304M
MZTI $184M
FY25
CALM $1.1B
MZTI $204M
FY26
CALM $329M
MZTI $206M
CALM
MZTI
FY17
CALM −12.1%
MZTI 27.7%
FY18
CALM 11.5%
MZTI 30.3%
FY19
CALM 3.9%
MZTI 30.1%
FY20
CALM —
MZTI 24.1%
FY21
CALM —
MZTI 22.8%
FY22
CALM —
MZTI 12.3%
FY23
CALM —
MZTI 14.0%
FY24
CALM —
MZTI 19.9%
FY25
CALM —
MZTI 21.5%
FY26
CALM —
MZTI 18.2%
CALM
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