MKC

McCormick & CompanyNYSE · Packaged Foods & Meats · Consumer Staples

Previous close

50.06

Change

+0.20 / +0.40%

FinDog View

Bearish

52-Week Range

44.82 – 72.41

P/E (TTM)

8.4

Forward P/E

15.8

Based on consensus earnings for the next 12 months

Market Cap

$13.5B

−7.19%

S&P 500 −2.41% over same period

Volume / Avg Volume

2.8M / 2.8M

0.99× average

Price History

Closing price · USD1M 6M 1Y 5Y

Historical P/E

Close ÷ trailing four-quarter EPS · Period median 9.01M 6M 1Y 5Y

Recent Earnings

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Period	Reported	Revenue	EPS Actual / Est.	Next-Day Move	Analysis
FY2026 Q2 Quarter ended 2026-05	2026-06-25	$1.9B	0.80 / —	+5.58%	Pending
FY2026 Q1 Quarter ended 2026-02	2026-03-31	—	— / —	−4.08%	Pending
FY2025 Q4 Quarter ended 2025-11	2026-01-22	—	— / —	−0.67%	Pending
FY2025 Q3 Quarter ended 2025-08	2025-10-07	—	— / —	+0.29%	Pending
FY2025 Q2 Quarter ended 2025-05	2025-06-26	—	— / —	−1.62%	Pending
FY2025 Q1 Quarter ended 2025-02	2025-03-25	—	— / —	+0.80%	Pending

Decision Panel

Trends · Valuation · Earnings reaction · Guidance credibility — all from company filings and market data

Valuation

P/E is at percentile 6 of its 5-year rangeCheap

5-year range 8.3 – 31.1 · Median 26.1

Last 4 quarters: $19.2M in buybacks + $499M in dividends, 3.84% of market cap combined

P/E (TTM)

8.4

P/B

1.9

P/S

1.8

Dividend Yield

2.35%

Earnings Reaction

Over the last 6 reports, the stock moved ±2.2% on average on the first trading day after, rising 3 times

Most recent +5.58%

Insider Trading

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Last 90 days · Open-market buys and sells by officers and directors · Amounts in USD millions

Buy 1 · $0.06MSell 1 · $10.8MNet selling $10.8M

08-10Kurzius Lawrence ErikSell$10.8M205,538 shares · Avg price 52.69
07-23Conway Michael AaronDirectorBuy$0.06M1,100 shares · Avg price 50.21

Multi-Quarter Financial Trends

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Last 12 quarters · As reported by the company

Quarter	Revenue ($B)	YoY	Gross Margin	Operating Income ($B)	Net Income ($B)	Free Cash Flow ($B)	EPS
FY2026 Q2	1.94	+16.7%	40.2%	0.28	0.15	0.34	0.56
FY2026 Q1	1.87	+16.7%	37.8%	0.23	1.02	0.02	3.77
FY2025 Q4	1.85	+2.9%	38.9%	0.31	0.23	0.54	0.84
FY2025 Q3	1.72	+2.7%	37.4%	0.29	0.23	0.21	0.84
FY2025 Q2	1.66	+1.0%	37.5%	0.25	0.18	-0.00	0.65
FY2025 Q1	1.61	+0.2%	37.6%	0.23	0.16	0.08	0.60
FY2024 Q4	1.80	+2.6%	40.2%	0.31	0.22	0.46	0.79
FY2024 Q3	1.68	−0.3%	38.7%	0.29	0.22	0.10	0.83
FY2024 Q2	1.64	−1.0%	37.7%	0.23	0.18	0.09	0.68
FY2024 Q1	1.60	+2.4%	37.4%	0.23	0.17	0.08	0.62
FY2023 Q4	1.75	+3.4%	40.0%	0.30	0.22	0.58	0.81
FY2023 Q3	1.68	+5.6%	37.0%	0.25	0.17	0.20	0.63

Peers

Largest by market cap in the sector · Latest quarterView Consumer Staples sector →

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	P/E	Revenue YoY	Gross Margin	1M	View
MKC	McCormick & Company	$13.5B	8.4	+16.7%	40.2%	−7.19%	Bearish
WMT	Walmart	$884B	38.5	+5.9%	25.4%	−5.97%	Neutral	Compare
COST	Costco	$396B	45.2	+11.6%	12.8%	−6.27%	Bullish	Compare
KO	Coca-Cola Company (The)	$378B	26.6	−0.5%	63.0%	+1.02%	Neutral	Compare
PG	Procter & Gamble	$341B	21.2	+1.5%	48.5%	+2.72%	Neutral	Compare
PM	Philip Morris International	$299B	27.8	+10.4%	68.4%	+3.90%	Neutral	Compare
PEP	PepsiCo	$183B	17.7	+6.4%	54.2%	−2.82%	Neutral	Compare
MO	Altria	$117B	14.6	+0.1%	74.9%	+9.60%	Neutral	Compare
MNST	Monster Beverage	$87.3B	41.3	+20.2%	55.9%	−2.09%	Neutral	Compare

The View in One Line

Gross margin 40.2% acceptable, but YoY revenue and EPS missing, stock down 7.19% for the month, weak momentum; lean Bearish.

Updated 2026-09-16

Key Events

08-28Management Change
Director Bramman to Depart at End of November
Anne Bramman plans to leave the McCormick board on November 30, 2026 due to her appointment as Best Buy CFO, with Valarie Sheppard succeeding her as Audit Committee Chair effective September 1.Source ↗
05-26Management Change
McCormick Appoints Cindy Hoots as Director
McCormick appointed Cindy Hoots to its board on May 19, 2026, effective June 1, and she will join the audit committee.Source ↗
05-01M&A / Contracts
McCormick Signs $2 Billion Term Loan Agreement
On April 28, 2026, McCormick signed a $2 billion term loan agreement to finance part of the cash consideration for its merger with Unilever's food business.Source ↗
04-17Management Change
McCormick Appoints Chief Integration Officer and Shifts Americas President
On April 15, 2026, McCormick appointed Andrew Foust as Chief Integration Officer, responsible for integrating the merger with Unilever's foods business, and Patrick Davis as interim Americas President.Source ↗
04-06M&A / Contracts
McCormick Reaches Agreement to Merge Food Business with Unilever
On March 31, 2026, McCormick signed an agreement with Unilever to merge its food business, in a transaction involving at least $15.7 billion and stock consideration.Source ↗
04-03Governance
McCormick Annual Meeting Completes Three Votes Including Director Elections
On April 1, 2026, McCormick shareholders elected 11 directors, ratified Ernst & Young as auditor for fiscal 2026, and approved an advisory vote on executive compensation.Source ↗
04-01M&A / Contracts
McCormick to Merge with Unilever Foods Business
On March 31, 2026, McCormick signed an agreement to acquire Unilever's foods business for at least $15.7 billion, with Unilever shareholders to own about 55.1% of the combined company.Source ↗
03-26Capital Actions
McCormick Files Legal Opinion on Investor Services Plan
McCormick filed a legal opinion on March 26, 2026 regarding the validity of the issuance of common stock and non-voting common stock under the investor services plan.Source ↗

Key Financial Trends

Quarterly Revenue ($B)1.9

Gross Margin40.2%

Free Cash Flow ($B)0.3