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Company Profile: McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC)

MKC insider trades (13 months) →

$47.88 −1.93% vs. previous close · Market cap $12.88B

Today's multi-factor rank: 211 of 461 · see the ranking

Quant500 Scores
Momentum
2.9/10
Value
6.4/10
Growth
5.7/10
Quality
4.9/10
Multifactor
5.0/10

Market and Valuation

Price & Market

Prev Close Price:$48.82
Open:$48.41
Day's Low:$47.73
Day's High:$48.47
Bid / Ask:-
Market Cap:12.88B
Enterprise Value:18.41B

52-Week Range

52-Week Low:$43.25
52-Week High:$72.41
Current position in 52-week range
52w Low-52w High
50-Day Avg:$48.95
200-Day Avg:$53.25

Volume

Volume Today:2,803,544
Avg Volume (3m):3,343,000
Avg Volume (10d):3,467,700
52-Week Change:-23.74%
vs S&P 500, 52 weeks:-
Beta:0.67

Valuation Multiples

P/E (trailing):8.66

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Aug 31, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 1, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

P/E (forward):14.86
PEG Ratio:3.20
Price / Book:1.84
Price / Sales (TTM):1.68
EV / Revenue:2.40
EV / EBITDA:12.24

Dividends

Current yield:3.93%
Annual Dividend Rate:$1.92
Dividend Trailing:$1.89
Yield Trailing:3.87%
5-Year Avg Yield:2.13%
Payout Ratio:34.18%
Last Ex-Dividend Date:-

Valuation Context

P/E vs sector (indicative)

Most Recent Quarter:-
Fiscal Year (Next):-

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Financial Statements TTM (Trailing 12 Months)

Income Statement

Total Revenue (TTM):7.69B
Gross Profit:2.99B
EBITDA:1.50B
Net Income (TTM):1.49B
Rev Growth (YoY):+17.40%
Earnings Growth (YoY):-57.10%
Quarterly earnings growth (YoY):-56.70%

Margins

Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-
Operating Margin:-
Net Margin:-

Per Share

EPS Trailing (TTM):$5.53

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Aug 31, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 1, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$3.22
Revenue Per Share:$28.58
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$26.03
Last Dividend:-
Ex-Dividend Date:-
Last Split:-

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Total cash:331.10M
Total Debt:5.02B
Net Debt (Debt - Cash):4.69B
Debt / Equity:66.14%
Current Ratio:0.66
Quick Ratio:0.26

Cash Flows

Operating Cash Flow:1.14B
Free Cash Flow (FCF):742.00M
FCF Yield (FCF / Market Cap):-
Enterprise Value:18.41B
EV / Revenue:2.40
EV / EBITDA:12.24

Profitability

ROE (Return on Equity):22.62%
ROA (Return on Assets):5.25%
P/E (trailing):8.66
P/E (forward):14.86
Price / Book:1.84
PEG Ratio:3.20
52-Week Change:-23.74%
S&P 500 change, 52 weeks:+11.37%

Historical Evolution (Last 4 Years)

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cash Flow

EPS and Earnings Per Share

Key EPS Metrics

EPS Trailing (TTM):$5.53

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Aug 31, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 1, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$3.22
P/E (forward):14.86
PEG Ratio:3.20

Growth and Margins

Earnings Growth YoY:-
Quarterly Earnings Growth YoY:-
Rev Growth YoY:-
Net Margin:-
Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-

Per Share

Revenue Per Share:$28.58
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$26.03

Cash Flows (TTM)

Free Cash Flow:742.00M
Operating Cash Flow:1.14B
EBITDA:1.50B
Total Revenue (TTM):7.69B
Net Income (TTM):1.49B
Fiscal Year (Last):-

EPS Surprise History - Last 4 Quarters

Actual vs. Analyst Estimates · Green = beat expectations · Red = missed

Quarter Period Actual EPS Estimated EPS Difference Surprise % Currency

Ownership Structure

Ownership Distribution

% Insiders:-
% Institutional:-
% Inst. (of Float):-
No. of Institutions:-
Visual distribution
InsidersInstitutionalFree Float

Shares & Short Interest

Shares Outstanding:254,541,615
Float (free shares):265,706,554
Short interest (shares):2,356
Short % of float:-
Short Ratio (days to cover):0.00
Short interest, prior month:-
Short Interest Date:-

Governance Score (1=Best, 10=Worst)

Overall risk:-
Audit Risk:-
Board risk:-
Compensation Risk:-
Shareholder rights risk:-

Top Institutional Holders

Position Change: ▲ Increased · ▼ Reduced · = Unchanged

Organization Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Top Mutual Funds

Position Change: ▲ Increased ▼ Decreased = Unchanged

Fund Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Recent Insider Trades

Executive / Insider Title Date Action Shares

Options Chain

CALLS

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PUTS

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McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC) SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K

Direct links to financial reports filed with the SEC.

Type Date Official link
10-Q2026-10-01View filing ↗
8-K2026-09-28View filing ↗
4252026-09-10View filing ↗
8-K2026-08-28View filing ↗
10-Q2026-06-25View filing ↗
11-K2026-06-17View filing ↗
8-K2026-05-26View filing ↗
8-K2026-05-01View filing ↗
8-K2026-04-17View filing ↗
8-K/A2026-04-06View filing ↗

Company and Executive Profile

McCormick & Company, Incorporated manufactures, markets, and distributes herbs, spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavorful products to the food industry. It operates in two segments, Consumer and Flavor Solutions. The Consumer segment offers spices, herbs, and seasonings, as well as condiments, sauces, and desserts. This segment markets its products under the McCormick, French's, Frank's RedHot, Lawry's, Cholula Hot Sauce, Club House, Gourmet Garden, and OLD BAY brands in the Americas; Ducros, Schwartz, Kamis, LA Drogheria, and Vahiné brands in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; and McCormick and DaQiao brands in the Asia/Pacific (APAC), as well as desserts under the Aeroplane brand; and packaged chilled herbs under the Gourmet Garden brand. Its authentic regional brands include Zatarain's, Stubb's, Thai Kitchen, and Simply Asia. The company also supplies its products under private labels. This segment serves retailers, including grocery, mass merchandise, warehouse clubs, discount and drug stores, and e-commerce retailers directly and indirectly through distributors and wholesale foodservice suppliers. The Flavor Solutions segment offers seasoning blends, spices, herbs, condiments, coating systems, and compound flavors to multinational food manufacturers and foodservice customers. It serves foodservice customers directly and indirectly through distributors. The company was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

General Information

Headquarters:United States
City:Hunt Valley
Employees:14,100
Sector:Consumer Defensive
Industry:Packaged Foods
Website:-

Key Executives

NameTitleAgeTotal pay
Mr. Brendan M. FoleyPresident, CEO & Chairman592.23M
Mr. Marcos Mendes GabrielExecutive VP & CFO531.04M
Mr. Jeffery D. SchwartzVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary551.10M
Ms. Sarah J. PiperChief Human Relations Officer48926,914
Mr. Andrew FoustChief Integration Officer441.02M
Ms. Anju RaoChief Science Officer--
Mr. Guy PeriChief Information & Digital Officer--
Ms. Faten FreihaVice President of Investor Relations--

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McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC): Quantitative Analysis

McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC) — Consumer Defensive — Packaged Foods. MKC is in the S&P 500 today. Model factor scores and market data, recalculated every trading day.

So far in 2026, MKC has returned −27.6% against +11.4% for the S&P 500 (SPY): total return, dividends included on both sides, from Dec 31, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026.

MKC ranks 211 of 461 on today's multifactor score, and 11 of the 30 Consumer Defensive companies that score. Its strongest factor is value (Z 0.84, ranked 58 of 489); its weakest is momentum (Z -1.28, ranked 466 of 494). Each factor ranks only the companies with data for it, and the multifactor score only those with all four: that is why the totals differ.

Factor scores

The Z-Score is how many standard deviations the company sits from the index average: 0 is average, positive is better than average, negative is worse.

FactorZ-ScoreRank
Multifactor-0.017211 of 461
Momentum-1.281466 of 494 ↑3
Value0.84358 of 489
Quality-0.056232 of 468 ↓1
Growth0.42679 of 489

Market data

MetricValue
Price$47.88
Market Cap12.88B
P/E8.66
Revenue (last 12 months)7.69B
Price / book1.84
Book value per share$26.03
52-week range$43.25 – $72.41
Dividend yield3.93%
Beta0.67
Average volume3,343,000
Shares outstanding254.54M

When does MKC report earnings? 12 of its last 12, before the open →

What are MKC insiders doing? 124 transactions filed with the SEC, of them 3 buys and 9 sells, the last one on Oct 2, 2026 →

MKC latest SEC filings

Filing dates on EDGAR, the SEC's public registry. All MKC filings on EDGAR.

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Frequently asked questions about McCormick (MKC)

When does McCormick report earnings?

McCormick has no announced date in the Nasdaq public calendar checked (Nov 3, 2026 to Dec 7, 2026). Of its last 12 earnings announcements: 12 before the open (SEC filings through Oct 1, 2026). MKC earnings dates and times, quarter by quarter →

What is McCormick's P/E ratio?

McCormick's P/E (price over earnings per share for the last twelve months) is 8.7 at the Nov 3, 2026 close. That EPS is the 12-month diluted figure from the SEC, the four quarters ended Aug 31, 2026. The median of the 30 Consumer Defensive companies with a P/E is 21.2, and the S&P 500's, 23.5: McCormick is below its sector median. Consumer Defensive stocks, company by company →

Where does McCormick rank on Quant500?

In the Nov 3, 2026 multi-factor ranking, McCormick ranks 211 of 461, and 11 of the 30 Consumer Defensive companies that score. The ranking orders S&P 500 companies by the average of four factors (momentum, value, quality and growth) and is recalculated every trading day. It is a model output, not investment advice. The full ranking → How it is calculated →

Have McCormick insiders bought or sold shares?

The latest open-market purchase of McCormick shares filed with the SEC (Form 4) was on Oct 2, 2026, by a director, for $45k. The latest sale was on Aug 10, 2026, by a 10% owner, for $10.8M. In total, from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026: 3 purchases and 9 sales by directors, officers and large shareholders. All MKC insider trades →

Does McCormick pay a dividend?

Yes. Its dividend yield is 3.93% at the Nov 3, 2026 close (annual dividend of $1.92 per share). The latest recorded ex-dividend date is Oct 13, 2026.

What sector is McCormick in, and which index?

McCormick is classified in the Consumer Defensive sector (industry: Packaged Foods), per the data provider's classification (similar to GICS, not identical). It is in the S&P 500 today. It is one of the 33 S&P 500 companies in that sector. Consumer Defensive stocks →

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