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CALM Dividend History, Yield & Dates
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CALMCal-Maine Foods, Inc.
Consumer Defensive / Agricultural Farm Products
Low Priority
In Line With Peers
Latest quote
- Momentum25
- Value58
- Quality52
- Risk resilience58
- Sentiment—
CALM Dividend answer
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (CALM) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 2.36%, or $1.43 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 4.06%, from $2.46 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.357 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Apr 29, 2026. Payment date: May 14, 2026. Next dividend status: not announced.
CALM Dividend Snapshot
Yield, annual dividend, latest payment, payout coverage, growth, and dividend history are emphasized for this stock. Yield methodology is labeled separately from payout coverage.
Next CALM Dividend Date
When CALM next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next CALM dividend
CALM's next dividend has not yet been announced. The latest completed dividend was $0.357 per share. Data last checked: Oct 10, 2026.
Dividend growth is temporarily withheld because recent rows show an extreme change that needs data review. Raw vendor values stay visible in the history table; TTM, growth, yield, and calculator context use the guarded analysis value.
Latest CALM Dividend Dates
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CALM Dividend History
Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Dividend reliability
Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
CALM Annual Dividend History
CALM Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $0.357, event yield 6.41%.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.
Dividend growth
CALM has no regular dividend recorded in 2020 or in 2025.
Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
CALM Dividend Yield
How CALM's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
CALM's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.
Dividend coverage
Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.
Recent CALM dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2026 | $0.357 | $0.357 | 6.41% | Quarterly | $4.81 | Apr 1, 2026 | Apr 29, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
| Jan 28, 2026 | $0.723 | $0.723 | 9.77% | Quarterly | $7.95 | Jan 7, 2026 | Jan 28, 2026 | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Oct 29, 2025 | $1.38 | $1.38 | 10.00% | Quarterly | $8.72 | Oct 1, 2025 | Oct 29, 2025 | Nov 13, 2025 |
| Aug 4, 2025 | $2.35 | $2.35 | 8.07% | Quarterly | $8.36 | Jul 22, 2025 | Aug 4, 2025 | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | $3.50 | $3.50 | 7.25% | Quarterly | $6.77 | Apr 8, 2025 | Apr 30, 2025 | May 15, 2025 |
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| Jan 29, 2025 | $1.49 | $1.49 | 3.80% | Quarterly | $4.28 | Jan 7, 2025 | Jan 29, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Oct 30, 2024 | $1.02 | $1.02 | 3.26% | Quarterly | $2.79 | Oct 1, 2024 | Oct 30, 2024 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Aug 5, 2024 | $0.77 | $0.77 | 2.75% | Quarterly | $1.77 | Jul 23, 2024 | Aug 5, 2024 | Aug 20, 2024 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | $0.997 | $0.997 | 3.39% | Quarterly | $1.76 | Apr 2, 2024 | May 1, 2024 | May 16, 2024 |
| Jan 30, 2024 | $0.116 | $0.116 | 5.53% | Quarterly | $2.96 | Jan 3, 2024 | Jan 31, 2024 | Feb 15, 2024 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | $0.0060 | $0.0060 | 9.51% | Quarterly | $4.31 | Oct 3, 2023 | Nov 1, 2023 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | $0.755 | $0.755 | 11.39% | Quarterly | $5.16 | Jul 23, 2023 | Aug 7, 2023 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| Apr 25, 2023 | $2.20 | $2.20 | 10.36% | Quarterly | $5.15 | Mar 28, 2023 | Apr 26, 2023 | May 11, 2023 |
| Jan 24, 2023 | $1.35 | $1.35 | 5.73% | Quarterly | $2.95 | Dec 28, 2022 | Jan 25, 2023 | Feb 9, 2023 |
| Oct 25, 2022 | $0.853 | $0.853 | 2.91% | Quarterly | $1.60 | Sep 27, 2022 | Oct 26, 2022 | Nov 10, 2022 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | $0.749 | $0.749 | 1.71% | Quarterly | $0.749 | Jul 19, 2022 | Aug 1, 2022 | Aug 16, 2022 |
| Apr 26, 2022 | $0.125 | $0.125 | 23.37% | Annual | $0.034 | Mar 29, 2022 | Apr 27, 2022 | May 12, 2022 |
| Apr 27, 2021 | $0.034 | $0.034 | 9.03% | Annual | $0.034 | Mar 29, 2021 | Apr 28, 2021 | May 13, 2021 |
| Apr 30, 2019 | $0.272 | $0.272 | 2.08% | Quarterly | — | Apr 1, 2019 | May 1, 2019 | May 16, 2019 |
| Jan 29, 2019 | $0.149 | $0.149 | 1.39% | Quarterly | — | — | Jan 30, 2019 | Feb 14, 2019 |
| Oct 30, 2018 | $0.085 | $0.085 | 89.16% | Quarterly | — | — | Oct 31, 2018 | Nov 15, 2018 |
| Aug 3, 2018 | $0.351 | $0.351 | 78.70% | Quarterly | — | Jul 23, 2018 | Aug 6, 2018 | Aug 21, 2018 |
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Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.
A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.
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CALM Dividends FAQ
Does CALM pay a dividend?
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (CALM) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $0.36 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.
What is CALM's dividend yield?
CALM's trailing dividend yield is 4.06%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is CALM's next dividend?
CALM's next dividend has not been announced in the current AlgovestIQ snapshot. The latest completed dividend row remains available in the history table when covered data exists.
When is CALM's ex-dividend date?
CALM's latest covered ex-dividend date is Apr 29, 2026. Future ex-dividend dates are shown only when announced or explicitly projected.
How has CALM's dividend changed?
CALM's one-year dividend growth is -70.59% based on comparable covered dividend history.