Cal-Maine Foods vs Del Monte
Del Monte reported revenue of $4.3 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.5 times Cal-Maine Foods' $2.9 billion in fiscal 2026. Cal-Maine Foods' revenue fell 31.7% in its latest year, and Del Monte's grew 1.0%. Cal-Maine Foods had an operating margin of 12.0%, against 3.2% at Del Monte. Free cash flow was $329 million at Cal-Maine Foods and $181 million at Del Monte. Their fiscal years end in different months (May 30 and December 26), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Cal-Maine Foods | Del Monte | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2026, May 30, 2026 | FY2025, Dec 26, 2025 |
| Revenue | $2.9B | $4.3B |
| Revenue growth | −31.7% | 1.0% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 16.6% | 0.6% |
| Gross margin | 23.1% | 9.2% |
| Operating margin | 12.0% | 3.2% |
| Net margin | 10.9% | 2.1% |
| Free cash flow | $329M | $181M |
| Free cash flow margin | 11.3% | 4.2% |
| Return on capital | — | 4.5% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | 0.7x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $232M | $87M |
| Change in diluted share count | −2.3% | 0.2% |
| Last close | $62.32 | $29.10 |
| P/E at the last close | 51.1× | 41.6× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | — | bought $476,320, sold $3.2 million |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 7 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Cal-Maine Foods and Del Monte pages.