The invention discloses a calcium ion battery cathode active material, a cathode material, a calcium ion battery cathode, a calcium ion battery and a preparation method and application thereof, and relates to the technical field of calcium ion batteries. The cathode active material of the calcium ion battery comprises MXene or a composite material thereof, wherein the composition general formula of the MXene is Mn+1Xn or Mn+1XnTx, wherein M is a transition metal element, X is a carbon or nitrogen element, Tx is a surface functional group, and n is equal to 1, 2 or 3. According to the invention, the MXene or the composite material thereof is used in the cathode active material of the calcium ion battery, the MXene has good conductivity and is beneficial to the transmission of electrons, more storage sites can be provided, the two-dimensional layered material is beneficial to the rapid diffusion of Ca2+ between layers, a rapid calcium ion transmission channel is provided, fast embedmentand out-of-embedment performances can be achieved, the material has a stable structure, the calcium ion battery prepared by adopting the material has the advantages of long cycle life, high specific capacity and high rate performance.