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Company Name
Calavo Growers Inc
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Food Distribution
Exchange
NASDAQ
ISIN: US1282461052
CIK: 0001133470
CUSIP: 128246105
Currency: USD
Full Time Employees: 1,969
Phone: 805 525 1245
Fiscal Year End: October
IPO Date: Jul 22, 2002
Description:

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.

Address:

1141-A Cummings Road, Santa Paula, CA, United States, 93060

Directors & Officers

Name Title Year Born
Mr. B. John Lindeman President & Director 1970
Mr. Ronald Anthony Araiza Executive Vice President of Fresh Foods 1961
Mr. Stephen J. Barnard Executive Chairman 1953
Mr. John Pawlowski Chief Executive Officer 1977
Mr. James E. Snyder Chief Financial Officer 1971

Institutional Holders

Holder Name Shares Date Reported % Out Value % Change
BlackRock Inc 1.35M Sep 30, 2025 7.53% $0.00 -0.79%
Vanguard Group Inc 1.27M Dec 31, 2025 7.09% $0.00 0.17%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. 701.05K Dec 31, 2025 3.92% $0.00 5.19%
Mariner Value Strategies, LLC 546.93K Dec 31, 2025 3.06% $1.31 136.10%
Geode Capital Management, LLC 491.40K Sep 30, 2025 2.75% $0.00 2.03%
Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al 473.70K Dec 31, 2025 2.65% $0.10 43.89%
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc 410.47K Dec 31, 2025 2.30% $0.17 11.13%
State Street Corp 400.17K Sep 30, 2025 2.24% $0.00 -2.32%
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc 366.69K Dec 31, 2025 2.05% $0.00 18.58%
Heartland Advisors Inc 353.63K Sep 30, 2025 1.98% $0.48 0.00%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc. 344.75K Dec 31, 2025 1.93% $0.03 -2.38%
Ancora Advisors LLC 314.51K Sep 30, 2025 1.76% $0.16 -13.64%
Nuveen, LLC 262.89K Sep 30, 2025 1.47% $0.00 72.91%
AQR Capital Management LLC 251.93K Sep 30, 2025 1.41% $0.00 20.95%
Renaissance Technologies Corp 198.38K Dec 31, 2025 1.11% $0.01 -27.58%
Qube Research & Technologies 172.53K Sep 30, 2025 0.97% $0.00 18.03%
Northern Trust Corp 155.87K Sep 30, 2025 0.87% $0.00 -0.72%
Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership 153.50K Dec 31, 2025 0.86% $0.00 -6.08%
Gabelli Funds LLC 145.59K Dec 31, 2025 0.81% $0.02 33.13%
Gabelli Securities Inc 141.90K Dec 31, 2025 0.79% $0.46 33.36%

Shares Statistics

Shares Outstanding: 17.87M
Shares Float: 16.66M
% Insiders: 687.20%
% Institutions: 7,213.70%
Short % Float: 7.19%

🏆 Top 10 Institutional Holders

Rank Holder Name Shares Held % of Shares Change Date Reported
1 BlackRock Inc 1.35M 7.53% ▼ 0.79% Sep 30, 2025
2 Vanguard Group Inc 1.27M 7.09% ▲ 0.17% Dec 31, 2025
3 Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. 701.05K 3.92% ▲ 5.19% Dec 31, 2025
4 Mariner Value Strategies, LLC 546.93K 3.06% ▲ 136.10% Dec 31, 2025
5 Geode Capital Management, LLC 491.40K 2.75% ▲ 2.03% Sep 30, 2025
6 Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al 473.70K 2.65% ▲ 43.89% Dec 31, 2025
7 DePrince Race & Zollo Inc 410.47K 2.30% ▲ 11.13% Dec 31, 2025
8 State Street Corp 400.17K 2.24% ▼ 2.32% Sep 30, 2025
9 Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc 366.69K 2.05% ▲ 18.58% Dec 31, 2025
10 Heartland Advisors Inc 353.63K 1.98% ▲ 0.00% Sep 30, 2025

Valuation Metrics

Enterprise Value: $442.14M
Trailing P/E: 24.18
Forward P/E: 18.35

Financial Highlights

Market Cap: $479.74M
EBITDA: $27.09M
P/E Ratio: $24.18
PEG Ratio: $1.66
Book Value: $11.59
Dividend/Share: $0.80
Dividend Yield: 3.01%
Earnings/Share: $1.11
Profit Margin: 3.05%
Operating Margin: -1.38%
ROA (TTM): 4.13%
ROE (TTM): 9.73%
Revenue (TTM): $648.43M
Revenue/Share (TTM): $36.34
Earnings Growth (YOY): 12.70%
Revenue Growth (YOY): -26.60%

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Date Current Ratio Debt/Equity Debt/Assets Interest Coverage Debt/EBITDA
2025-10-31 2.47x 0.02x 0.29x 23.71x 0.13x
2024-10-31 2.17x 0.02x 0.33x 6.13x 0.18x
2023-10-31 1.63x 0.21x 0.46x 0.17x 101.82x
2022-10-31 1.23x 0.04x 0.42x 6.31x 0.63x
2021-10-31 1.33x 0.20x 0.49x -12.53x 2.43x
2020-10-31 1.28x 0.11x 0.40x 36.43x 5.53x
2019-10-31 1.41x 0.02x 0.27x 72.75x 0.08x
2018-10-31 1.30x 0.06x 0.28x 69.12x 0.22x
2017-10-31 1.03x 0.08x 0.33x 58.16x 0.30x
2016-10-31 1.23x 0.09x 0.34x 80.81x 0.28x
2015-10-31 1.19x 0.21x 0.35x 52.61x 0.76x
2014-10-31 1.50x 0.24x 0.33x 35.22x 11.55x
2013-10-31 1.13x 0.39x 0.46x 23.65x 283.37x
2012-10-31 1.13x 0.35x 0.47x 24.26x 1.19x
2011-10-31 1.14x 0.43x 0.48x 18.05x 1.83x
2010-10-31 1.31x 0.19x 0.41x 34.01x 0.54x
2009-10-31 1.34x 0.30x 0.44x 19.62x 0.84x
2008-10-31 1.39x 0.56x 0.51x 8.26x 2.28x
2007-10-31 1.54x 0.28x 0.42x 120.13x 1.39x
2006-10-31 1.36x 0.26x 0.45x 9.88x 1.25x
2005-10-31 1.75x 0.22x 0.40x 12.53x 1.73x
2004-10-31 1.90x 0.05x 0.35x 143.70x 0.17x
2003-10-31 2.29x 0.00x 0.31x 6.76x 0.01x
2002-10-31 1.90x 0.21x 0.45x 8.53x 0.54x
2001-10-31 1.34x 0.98x 0.62x 14.24x 2.39x
2000-10-31 N/A 0.00x 0.08x N/A 0.00x

Insider Trading

Date Insider Name Title Transaction Type Shares Price Value
Apr 14, 2025 Lecil E Cole N/A Purchase 38.16K $24.60 $938.61K
Apr 11, 2025 Lecil E Cole N/A Purchase 21.07K $23.73 $499.99K
Apr 10, 2025 James E Snyder N/A Purchase 3.21K $23.33 $74.96K
Apr 10, 2025 Michael A Browne N/A Purchase 5.00K $23.12 $115.60K
Apr 02, 2025 Michael A Browne N/A Purchase 6.00K $23.69 $142.14K

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