Calavo Growers, Inc. CVGW R2K
Consumer Defensive · Food Distribution · United States
Calavo Growers, Inc. engages in the sourcing, packing, and distribution of fresh avocados, tomatoes, and papayas, as well as the processing of guacamole and other avocado products for retail grocers, club and mass-merchandise stores, foodservice operators, and wholesalers worldwide. It operates through Fresh and Prepared segments. The company provides avocados, tomatoes, and papayas, along with guacamole and avocado pulp. It offers its products under the Calavo brand, as well as the Avo Fresco, Bueno, Calavo Gold, Celebrate the Taste, El Dorado, Taste of Paradise, The First Name in Avocados, The Family of Fresh, ProRipeVIP, and RIPE NOW! trademarks. Calavo Growers, Inc. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Santa Paula, California. As of May 28, 2026, Calavo Growers, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Mission Produce, Inc.
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Market & Price
Market Cap
$466.33M
Current Price
$26.09
High / Low (52W)
$28.52 / $18.24
Beta
0.43
Valuation
Stock P/E
28.99
Industry PE
18.88
Forward P/E
18.64
PEG Ratio
3.44
Book Value
$11.51
Price to Book
2.27
P/S
0.76
EV/EBITDA
16.76
Dividend Yield
3.07%
Profitability & Returns
ROCE
11.07%
ROE
7.97%
ROA
4.00%
Profit Margin
2.61%
Op Margin
3.73%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$0.04
EPS (TTM)
$0.90
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Debt/Equity
0.11
Quick Ratio
1.31
Current Ratio
2.21
Debt
$22.40M
Total Assets
$292.25M
Current Assets
$149.43M
Working Capital
$88.95M
Ownership
Promoter Holding
6.96%
Chg in Prom Hold
-
FII / Inst Holding
89.61%
Chg in FII Hold
-
Financial Snapshot
Enterprise Value
$442.75M
Total Revenue (TTM)
$616.25M
EBITDA
$26.41M
Free Cash Flow
$21.58M
Operating Cash Flow
$17.31M
Shares Outstanding
17.87M
Gross Margin
10.24%
Payout Ratio
88.89%
Growth (CAGR)
Revenue 5Y
-5.55%
Profit 5Y
138.93%
Revenue (YoY)
-20.80%
Earnings (YoY)
-83.80%
PROS
- Profit CAGR of 138.9% over 5 years.
- Attractive dividend yield of 3.07%.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
- Revenue declined at -5.6% CAGR over 5 years.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
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Fundamental Growth
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Figures from the latest reported periods. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised assuming 4 quarters per year).
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Consumer Defensive).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CVGW Calavo Growers, Inc. R2K | 26.09 | 28.99 | $466.33M | 3.07% | 11.07% | 7.97% | -5.55% | 138.93% |
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Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jan 2014 | Apr 2014 | Jul 2014 | Oct 2014 | Jan 2015 | Apr 2015 | Jul 2015 | Jan 2016 | Apr 2016 | Jul 2016 | Jan 2017 | Apr 2017 | Jul 2017 | Jan 2018 | Apr 2018 | Jul 2018 | Jan 2019 | Apr 2019 | Jul 2019 | Jan 2020 | Apr 2020 | Jul 2020 | Jan 2021 | Apr 2021 | Jul 2021 | Jan 2022 | Apr 2022 | Jul 2022 | Jan 2023 | Apr 2023 | Jul 2023 | Jan 2024 | Apr 2024 | Jul 2024 | Oct 2024 | Jan 2025 | Apr 2025 | Jul 2025 | Oct 2025 | Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 247.93M | 264.40M | 296.42M | 258.03M | 286.24M | 359.33M | 273.35M | 281.17M | 270.43M | 220.58M | 276.82M | 285.01M | 274.09M | 331.42M | 341.99M | 132.76M | 158.28M | 160.86M | 127.61M | 184.38M | 179.60M | - | 154.38M | 190.55M | 178.82M | 124.68M | 122.20M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 138.66M | 172.46M | 160.62M | 113.03M | 107.02M |
| Gross Profit | 13.64M | 18.89M | 20.18M | 18.52M | 17.80M | 22.98M | 24.28M | 21.00M | 26.81M | 32.64M | 21.92M | 36.25M | 24.85M | 26.31M | 31.97M | 33.07M | 30.84M | 36.84M | 35.77M | 15.81M | 22.07M | 30.84M | 17.84M | 22.60M | 7.87M | 13.23M | 21.74M | 18.51M | 13.09M | 15.67M | 22.00M | 10.76M | 20.54M | 20.09M | - | 15.73M | 18.09M | 18.20M | 11.65M | 15.18M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.68M | 10.46M | 9.54M | 13.37M | 16.63M |
| Operating Income | -3.87M | 2.71M | -12.81M | -2.49M | 8.29M | 12.99M | 13.66M | 10.08M | 15.15M | 20.36M | 8.10M | 20.83M | 12.15M | 10.79M | 19.09M | 19.18M | 16.56M | 23.11M | 21.55M | -436.00K | 7.62M | 17.46M | 3.72M | 8.97M | -5.81M | -2.99M | 4.41M | 1.55M | -605.00K | 1.92M | 10.21M | -3.09M | 7.32M | 9.36M | - | 5.05M | 7.63M | 8.66M | -1.72M | -1.45M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.98M | 11.82M | 9.00M | 5.34M | 3.70M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 213.00K | 204.00K | 199.00K | 211.00K | 129.00K |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.83M | 9.76M | 6.95M | 3.30M | 1.82M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.25M | 2.54M | 1.81M | -952.00K | 473.00K |
| Net Income | -1.77M | 1.55M | 1.55M | -1.24M | 5.30M | 8.47M | 8.64M | 6.35M | 9.69M | 12.74M | 5.25M | 12.95M | 8.81M | 7.14M | 14.12M | 12.35M | 4.49M | 16.34M | 10.60M | -938.00K | -3.28M | -15.64M | 5.28M | 8.84M | -12.98M | -4.04M | -191.00K | 1.30M | -3.07M | -4.00M | 6.63M | -6.27M | 6.06M | -732.00K | - | 4.42M | 6.85M | 4.71M | 3.82M | 732.00K |
| Diluted EPS | -0.11 | 0.09 | 0.09 | -0.08 | 0.31 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.37 | 0.56 | 0.73 | 0.30 | 0.74 | 0.50 | 0.41 | 0.80 | 0.70 | 0.26 | 0.93 | 0.60 | -0.05 | -0.19 | -0.89 | 0.30 | 0.50 | -0.74 | -0.23 | -0.01 | 0.07 | -0.17 | -0.23 | 0.37 | -0.35 | 0.34 | -0.04 | - | 0.25 | 0.38 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.04 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Oct 2009 | Oct 2010 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2012 | Oct 2013 | Oct 2014 | Oct 2015 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2024 | Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.08B | 1.09B | 1.20B | 1.06B | - | 769.69M | 594.10M | 661.54M | 648.43M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 714.95M | 531.49M | 593.74M | 584.77M |
| Gross Profit | 44.53M | 51.53M | 42.31M | 60.66M | 59.45M | 71.23M | 85.23M | 107.53M | 114.54M | 113.62M | 128.08M | 89.90M | - | 54.74M | 62.61M | 67.80M | 63.66M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 47.95M | 50.40M | 51.08M | 44.05M |
| Operating Income | 21.74M | 28.36M | 18.33M | 25.38M | -6.90M | -16.46M | 43.67M | 61.09M | 57.89M | 56.53M | 71.05M | 32.16M | - | 6.79M | 12.21M | 16.72M | 19.61M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.10M | 31.73M | 23.15M | 33.14M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.63M | 2.37M | 2.89M | 827.00K |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -3.12M | 12.08M | 9.65M | 24.83M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.17M | 6.15M | 2.33M | 4.65M |
| Net Income | 13.61M | 17.76M | 11.07M | 15.80M | -1.79M | 97.00K | 27.20M | 38.02M | 37.27M | 32.28M | 36.65M | -13.62M | - | -6.25M | -8.34M | -1.08M | 19.80M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.94 | 1.22 | 0.75 | 1.05 | -0.12 | 0.01 | 1.57 | 2.18 | 2.13 | 1.84 | 2.08 | -0.78 | - | -0.35 | -0.47 | -0.06 | 1.11 |
| R&D Expense | - | - | - | - | 1.50M | 800.00K | - | - | - | - | - | 700.00K | 300.00K | 100.00K | 100.00K | 100.00K | - |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | -5.55% |
| 1 Year: | -20.80% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 138.93% |
| 1 Year: | -83.80% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -2.27% |
| 6 Months: | +43.03% |
| 3 Months: | -1.03% |
| 1 Month: | -6.79% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Oct 2008 | Oct 2009 | Oct 2010 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2012 | Jan 2013 | Apr 2013 | Jul 2013 | Oct 2013 | Jan 2014 | Apr 2014 | Jul 2014 | Oct 2014 | Oct 2015 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2024 | Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 150.20M | 185.32M | 207.89M | 216.33M | 221.43M | 234.91M | 239.94M | 242.00M | 257.16M | 282.42M | 283.46M | 284.94M | 327.93M | 364.12M | 367.74M | 390.36M | 429.62M | - | 385.75M | 386.85M | 301.12M | 292.25M |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 125.67M | 133.37M | 158.58M | 149.43M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.51M | 875.00K | 1.06M | 2.77M | 7.10M | 9.07M | 7.12M | 5.93M | 8.02M | 6.35M | 9.91M | 9.44M | 6.74M | 7.17M | 13.84M | 6.62M | 1.52M | 7.97M | 4.05M | - | 2.06M | 2.09M | 57.03M | 61.16M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38.83M | 31.57M | 34.16M | 33.60M |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 59.02M | 33.90M | 41.91M | 31.65M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 162.38M | 176.62M | 99.34M | 83.69M |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 47.01M | 62.84M | 73.81M | 97.67M | 113.05M | 117.70M | 112.98M | 123.62M | 135.84M | 156.40M | 101.00M | 97.86M | 109.34M | 116.17M | 98.94M | 90.63M | 106.33M | - | 101.95M | 81.75M | 73.20M | 60.48M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | - | 18.45M | - | - | - | 13.05M | - | - | - | 7.89M | 2.79M | - | - | - | - | - | 37.70M | 1.20M | 38.44M | - | - |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 66.29M | 65.55M | 25.92M | 23.47M |
| Total Equity | 65.52M | 69.49M | 88.26M | 89.63M | 102.72M | - | - | - | 119.09M | - | - | - | 179.41M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 222.36M | 208.84M | 200.33M | 206.94M |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17.73M | 17.76M | 17.80M | 17.86M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Oct 2009 | Oct 2010 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2012 | Oct 2013 | Oct 2014 | Oct 2015 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2024 | Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 22.50M | 19.98M | 7.87M | 21.72M | 13.72M | - | 37.28M | 61.97M | 62.14M | 48.43M | 72.10M | 28.88M | - | 50.23M | -14.47M | 24.42M | 21.54M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -6.50M | -9.50M | -20.91M | -7.16M | -7.75M | - | -21.05M | -21.73M | -53.67M | -30.20M | -31.85M | -31.93M | - | 8.68M | -10.69M | 80.11M | -2.15M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -16.64M | -10.29M | 14.75M | -10.23M | -5.05M | - | -15.80M | -33.57M | -15.69M | -23.33M | -33.80M | -865.00K | - | -58.63M | 24.88M | -50.35M | -15.27M |
| Capital Expenditure | -4.15M | -4.77M | -4.83M | -7.75M | -6.75M | -11.61M | -18.10M | -21.86M | -44.51M | -15.00M | -16.72M | -11.34M | - | -9.77M | -10.69M | -2.89M | -2.15M |
| Free Cash Flow | 18.36M | 15.21M | 3.04M | 13.97M | 6.97M | - | 19.18M | 40.11M | 17.63M | 33.42M | 55.38M | 17.54M | - | 40.46M | -25.16M | 21.53M | 19.39M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 279.00K | -282.00K | 54.18M | 4.12M |
| Share Buybacks | - | - | - | - | 4.79M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Oct 2009 | Oct 2010 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2012 | Oct 2013 | Oct 2014 | Oct 2015 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2024 | Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.6% | 10.4% | 10.7% | 8.5% | - | 7.1% | 10.5% | 10.2% | 9.8% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.4% | 5.2% | 5.9% | 3.0% | - | 0.9% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 3.0% |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.5% | 3.0% | 3.1% | -1.3% | - | -0.8% | -1.4% | -0.2% | 3.1% |
| ROE % | 19.6% | 20.1% | 12.3% | 15.4% | -1.5% | 0.1% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -2.8% | -4.0% | -0.5% | 9.6% |
| ROCE % | - | 27.5% | 15.0% | 18.9% | -5.4% | -9.0% | 23.3% | 27.9% | 23.3% | 21.0% | 23.7% | 9.9% | - | 2.4% | 4.0% | 7.3% | 8.5% |
Shareholding Pattern
Insiders
6.96%
Institutions
89.61%
Public Float
96.31%
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rubric Capital Management LP | 7.93% | 1.42M | $36.96M |
| 2 | Alliancebernstein L.P. | 7.09% | 1.27M | $33.06M |
| 3 | Blackrock Inc. | 6.98% | 1.25M | $32.56M |
| 4 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 4.26% | 761.20K | $19.86M |
| 5 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.14% | 740.37K | $19.32M |
| 6 | Magnetar Financial LLC | 3.76% | 671.27K | $17.51M |
| 7 | Fourth Sail Capital LP | 3.53% | 631.04K | $16.46M |
| 8 | Nuance Investments, LLC | 3.19% | 569.63K | $14.86M |
| 9 | Bank of America Corporation | 3.00% | 535.99K | $13.98M |
| 10 | Gamco Investors, Inc ET AL | 2.68% | 479.00K | $12.50M |
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