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Cal-maine Foods Inc dividend history

Cal-maine Foods Inc's dividend was $8.32 a share in fiscal 2025, up 340.4% on the year before. That was 27.1% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

Dividends (TTM)
$117M
Returned to shareholders
-358%
of free cash flow
Diluted share count
−2.9%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
3.8%
dividends 3.8% + buybacks 0.0% of market value
Dividend payout ratio
200%
of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending
13.5%
of revenue
Days sales outstanding
25 days
receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2010May 20102011May 20112012Jun 20122013Jun 20132014May 20142015May 20152016May 20162017Jun 20172018Jun 20182019Jun 20192020May 20202021May 20212022May 20222023Jun 20232024Jun 20242025May 20252026May 2026LTMAug 2026
Dividend per share———————————$0.034$0.125$5.16$1.89$8.32——
Dividend per share growth————————————+267.2%+>999%−63.4%+340.4%——
Dividends paid192520312549121004202625292330232117
Dividends ÷ net income28.1%40.9%22.2%60.5%22.5%30.3%38.3%—0.0%76.9%0.0%80.2%4.6%33.3%33.1%27.1%73.1%200.0%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow19.9%59.9%28.0%97.7%37.9%43.3%38.7%—0.0%88.6%——11.4%34.7%30.2%31.1%70.5%—

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from Cal-maine Foods Inc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 26, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Cal-maine Foods Inc.