Cal-Maine Foods vs Vital Farms
CALM and VITL side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CALM and VITL compare
Cal-Maine Foods is the larger company, worth 8.0 times as much as Vital Farms ($3.1B against $389M).
Vital Farms grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (16.4% versus −42.5% for Cal-Maine Foods).
Cal-Maine Foods keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.3% compared with 0.02% at Vital Farms.
Cal-Maine Foods pays a dividend yielding 1.6%; Vital Farms does not pay one.
Cal-Maine Foods scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 11 for Vital Farms), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CALM | VITL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.1B | $389M |
| Share price | $66.45 | $9.07 |
| Change, 1 year | −26.9% | −72.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 80.6% | −52.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.37 | 0.73 |
| Employees | 4,909 | 739 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 11 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 56.8× | – |
| P/S | 1.2× | 0.5× (better) |
| P/B | 1.2× (better) | 1.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.0× (better) | 37.4× |
| FCF yield | −1.1% (better) | −32.4% |
| Fair value | $88.06 | $8.41 |
| Margin of safety | 24.5% (better) | −7.9% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −42.5% | 16.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 16.6% | 28.8% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −95.4% (better) | −99.7% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −95.5% (better) | −104% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 178% (better) | 39.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 14.3% | 28.1% (better) |
| Operating margin | 0.74% (better) | 0.04% |
| Net margin | 2.3% (better) | 0.02% |
| FCF margin | −1.3% (better) | −16.5% |
| Return on equity | 2.2% (better) | 0.05% |
| Return on invested capital | 0.99% (better) | 0.07% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | – | 0.3× |
| Current ratio | 7.70 (better) | 1.10 |
| Altman Z-score | 6.92 (better) | 2.96 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.6% | – |
| Payout ratio | 200% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 135% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 1.6% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 95.7% | 85.3% |
| Held by insiders | 36.4% | 39.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$3.5M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 21.8% | 36.9% |
Go deeper
- CALM stock overview
- CALM income statement
- CALM valuation and score
- VITL stock overview
- VITL income statement
- VITL valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.