MKC
Neutral signalScored 2026-08-03 Drivers: fundamentals. Moteurs : fondamentaux.
Research, not advice.
À propos
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
- Nom
- McCormick & Company, Incorporated
- Secteur
- Consumer Defensive
- Industrie
- Packaged Foods
- Bourse
- NYSE
- Capitalisation
- $12.9B
- Employés
- 14,100
- PDG
- Brendan Foley
- Site web
- https://www.mccormickcorporation.com
- Marché
- AJINFCAGCPBDANOYKHCMDLZ
McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a global leader in the manufacture, marketing, and distribution of a wide array of flavorful products, including spices, seasoning mixes, and condiments, to the food industry. Its operations are divided into two primary segments: Consumer and Flavor Solutions. The Consumer segment provides an extensive range of items such as spices, herbs, seasonings, sauces, and desserts. These are sold under numerous prominent brands across various regions: McCormick, French's, Frank's RedHot, Lawry's Cholula Hot Sauce, Gourmet Garden, Club House, and OLD BAY in the Americas; Ducros, Schwartz, Kamis, Drogheria & Alimentari, and Vahiné throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA); McCormick and DaQiao in China; and McCormick, Aeroplane, and Gourmet Garden in Australia. In addition, it offers specialized regional and ethnic brands like Zatarain's, Stubb's, Thai Kitchen, and Simply Asia, and also produces goods for private labels. Its customer base encompasses a broad spectrum of retailers, including grocery stores, mass merchandisers, warehouse clubs, discount and drug stores, and e-commerce platforms. Distribution to these outlets occurs both directly and indirectly via distributors and wholesale foodservice providers. The Flavor Solutions segment caters to large-scale food manufacturers and the wider foodservice industry. It supplies essential ingredients such as seasoning blends, spices, herbs, condiments, coating systems, and complex flavor formulations. These products are delivered directly to clients or through a network of distributors. Founded in 1889, the company maintains its headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland.
Price (1 year)
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ACHAT TOTAL: 1100 titres (~55227 USD)
- Insiders
- Conway Michael Aaron
- Total bought
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$55,227
Avg buy (VWAP, 90d window) $44.61 vs last close —
- Total sold
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$10,829,201
Avg sell (VWAP, 90d window) $52.69 vs last close —
Total sold sums Form 4 code S in this window. Codes F, M, A and G are left out.
- Last activity
- 2026-07-23
- Last synced
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Insider holdings as a share of total assets aren't available for this company.
Avg buy and avg sell are volume-weighted prices (sum of shares × price, divided by shares) for Form 4 rows in this 90-day window that report both figures. A comparison with last close is market context for that average, not advice.
Recent Form 4
Filings in the 90-day window for this company. Value is shares × price from the filing. Research, not advice.
| Date | Person | Side | Shares | Price | Value | Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | Hattersley Gavin | Buy · P | 1,000 | $44.61 | $44,610 | Form 4 |
| 2026-08-10 | Kurzius Lawrence Erik | Sell · S | 205,538 | $52.69 | $10,829,201 | Form 4 |
Congressional trades
STOCK Act disclosures (90-day window)
Amounts are STOCK Act brackets as disclosed. Quorum does not turn a bracket into an exact price or a midpoint.
| Date | Member | Side | Amount range | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-23 | Julie Johnson | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Filing |
| 2025-09-23 | Julie Johnson | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Filing |
| 2025-09-22 | Julie Johnson | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Filing |
Recent trades
| Date | Representative | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | Julia Letlow | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2025-09-25 | Julie Johnson | Sale (Full) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2025-09-23 | Julie Johnson | Sale (Full) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2025-09-23 | Julie Johnson | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2025-08-04 | Lisa C. McClain | Sale (Full) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2025-07-22 | Lisa C. McClain | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2025-07-11 | Ritchie Torres | Sale (Full) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2025-04-08 | Robert P. Bresnahan | Sale (Full) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2025-01-07 | Ritchie Torres | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2024-10-23 | Julia Letlow | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2024-09-26 | Ritchie Torres | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2024-02-13 | Ro Khanna | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2024-02-13 | Ro Khanna | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2024-01-10 | Ro Khanna | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2023-10-02 | Ro Khanna | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2023-08-29 | Ro Khanna | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2023-05-23 | Ro Khanna | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2023-04-17 | Ro Khanna | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2023-03-24 | Ro Khanna | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2023-03-14 | Ro Khanna | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2023-03-06 | Daniel Goldman | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2023-02-14 | Ro Khanna | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2023-02-10 | Ro Khanna | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2021-04-09 | Sara Jacobs | Sale (Full) | $15,001 - $50,000 |
| 2020-04-29 | Gilbert Cisneros | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2019-03-25 | Van Taylor | Sale (Full) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2019-01-24 | Susie Lee | Sale (Full) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2019-01-07 | Van Taylor | Sale (Full) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2018-12-17 | David McKinley | Sale (Full) | $15,001 - $50,000 |
| 2018-08-28 | Carlos Curbelo | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2018-07-05 | Pete Sessions | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
Signal
Neutral signalScored 2026-08-03 Drivers: fundamentals. Moteurs : fondamentaux.
MKC presents a compelling event-driven setup anchored by a high-conviction MA_RUMOR catalyst (score 85, confidence 0.8) tied to the $65B Unilever Foods merger, supported by aligned insider buying and confirmatory news…
The first sentence of the analysis written for MKC on 2026-08-03 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.
Factor checklist — research, not advice
A check leans with a bullish reading. A cross leans against it. A dash is unavailable or mixed.
- Insider Pulls against a bullish reading. Sale value outweighs purchases
- Congress Unavailable or mixed. No purchase disclosures in the stored window
- Narrative Supports a bullish reading. Stored narrative reading is in the bullish band
- Timing Unavailable or mixed. No stored price series
- Financial indicators Unavailable or mixed. Current ratio 0.70 · operating margin 16% — readings disagree
Market snapshot
Financial ratios
| Metric | Trend | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2021-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 37.9% | 38.5% | 37.6% | 35.8% | 39.5% | |
| Ebit Margin | 16.2% | 16.5% | 15.1% | 15.1% | 16.3% | |
| Ebitda Margin | 19.6% | 19.6% | 18.1% | 18.3% | 19.3% | |
| Operating Profit Margin | 15.7% | 15.8% | 14.5% | 13.6% | 16.1% | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 13.3% | 13.4% | 12.0% | 12.8% | 14.2% | |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 10.5% | 10.6% | 9.4% | 10.1% | 11.1% | |
| Net Profit Margin | 11.5% | 11.7% | 10.2% | 10.7% | 12.0% | |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 11.5% | 11.7% | 10.2% | 10.7% | 12.0% | |
| Current Ratio | 0.698 | 0.742 | 0.646 | 0.695 | 0.681 | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.283 | 0.312 | 0.282 | 0.305 | 0.314 | |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.137 | 0.129 | 0.113 | 0.105 | 0.111 | |
| Cash Ratio | 0.031 | 0.065 | 0.054 | 0.097 | 0.109 | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 22.585 | 26.670 | 25.524 | 33.535 | 30.325 | |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.000 | 1.694 | 0.000 | -3.273 | 28.303 | |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.000 | 1.694 | 0.000 | -3.273 | 28.303 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 22.662 | 26.853 | 25.726 | 33.802 | 30.650 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 66.173 | 1.692 | 0.000 | -3.380 | 42.604 | |
| Price To Book Ratio | 3.108 | 3.979 | 3.438 | 4.881 | 5.201 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 2.606 | 3.131 | 2.612 | 3.597 | 3.631 | |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 24.079 | 32.540 | 17.876 | 58.653 | 41.686 | |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 18.529 | 22.837 | 14.063 | 35.066 | 27.695 | |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.303 | 0.345 | 0.357 | 0.406 | 0.418 | |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.697 | 0.852 | 0.907 | 1.138 | 1.222 | |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.411 | 0.460 | 0.476 | 0.532 | 0.550 | |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.351 | 0.404 | 0.398 | 0.438 | 0.474 | |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 2.301 | 2.470 | 2.542 | 2.804 | 2.926 | |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | -8.202 | -7.304 | -6.218 | -6.125 | -6.347 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.314 | 0.320 | 0.399 | 0.190 | 0.257 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.141 | 0.137 | 0.186 | 0.103 | 0.131 | |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.769 | 0.702 | 0.787 | 0.598 | 0.664 | |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 1.053 | 1.183 | 0.806 | 0.600 | 0.710 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 5.458 | 5.064 | 4.625 | 5.792 | 7.431 | |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 1.081 | 1.232 | 1.155 | 0.432 | 0.633 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.241 | 0.204 | 0.269 | 0.122 | 0.154 | |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 4.338 | 3.354 | 4.689 | 2.487 | 2.979 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 1.365 | 1.270 | 1.813 | 0.989 | 1.292 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.612 | 0.572 | 0.615 | 0.582 | 0.481 | |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 16.209 | 19.275 | 18.094 | 23.946 | 22.956 |
Sparkline shows each ratio oldest → newest (left → right).
How the latest year compares
For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower
| Metric | Current | vs 1Y ago | vs 5Y avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 37.9% | ▼-0.6% | ▲0.0% |
| Ebit Margin | 16.2% | ▼-0.3% | ▲0.4% |
| Ebitda Margin | 19.6% | ▲0.0% | ▲0.6% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 15.7% | ▼-0.1% | ▲0.5% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 13.4% | ▼-0.0% | ▲0.2% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 10.5% | ▼-0.1% | ▲0.1% |
| Net Profit Margin | 11.5% | ▼-0.2% | ▲0.3% |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 11.5% | ▼-0.2% | ▲0.3% |
| Current Ratio | 0.698 | ▼-0.044 | ▲0.006 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.283 | ▼-0.029 | ▼-0.016 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.137 | ▲0.009 | ▲0.018 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.031 | ▼-0.033 | ▼-0.040 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 22.585 | ▼-4.085 | ▼-5.143 |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.000 | ▼-1.694 | ▼-5.345 |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.000 | ▼-1.694 | ▼-5.345 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 22.662 | ▼-4.191 | ▼-5.276 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 66.173 | ▲64.482 | ▲44.756 |
| Price To Book Ratio | 3.108 | ▼-0.871 | ▼-1.014 |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 2.606 | ▼-0.525 | ▼-0.509 |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 24.079 | ▼-8.460 | ▼-10.887 |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 18.529 | ▼-4.308 | ▼-5.109 |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.303 | ▼-0.042 | ▼-0.063 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.697 | ▼-0.155 | ▼-0.267 |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.411 | ▼-0.050 | ▼-0.075 |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.351 | ▼-0.053 | ▼-0.062 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 2.301 | ▼-0.169 | ▼-0.307 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | -8.202 | ▼-0.898 | ▼-1.363 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.314 | ▼-0.006 | ▲0.018 |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.141 | ▲0.004 | ▲0.001 |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.769 | ▲0.068 | ▲0.065 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 1.053 | ▼-0.129 | ▲0.183 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 5.458 | ▲0.394 | ▼-0.216 |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 1.081 | ▼-0.151 | ▲0.174 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.241 | ▲0.036 | ▲0.043 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 4.338 | ▲0.985 | ▲0.769 |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 1.365 | ▲0.095 | ▲0.019 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.612 | ▲0.040 | ▲0.040 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 16.209 | ▼-3.066 | ▼-3.887 |
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $17.83B | $21.05B | $17.40B | $22.85B | $22.94B | |
| Enterprise value | $21.73B | $25.38B | $21.83B | $27.84B | $27.98B | |
| EV / Sales | 3.18x | 3.77x | 3.28x | 4.38x | 4.43x | |
| EV / Op. cash flow | 22.58x | 27.52x | 17.64x | 42.73x | 33.78x | |
| EV / Free cash flow | 29.35x | 39.22x | 22.42x | 71.47x | 50.84x | |
| EV / EBITDA | 16.21x | 19.27x | 18.09x | 23.95x | 22.96x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.91x | 3.28x | 3.67x | 4.29x | 4.13x | |
| Current ratio | 0.70x | 0.74x | 0.65x | 0.69x | 0.68x | |
| Income quality | 1.22x | 1.17x | 1.82x | 0.95x | 1.10x | |
| Graham number | $38 | $36 | $33 | $32 | $32 | |
| Graham net-net | -$23 | -$24 | -$25 | -$26 | -$27 | |
| Tax burden | 86.5% | 87.8% | 85.2% | 83.9% | 84.3% | |
| Interest burden | 82.3% | 81.1% | 79.3% | 84.5% | 86.8% | |
| Working capital | -$924.1M | -$743.8M | -$1.10B | -$1.05B | -$1.03B | |
| Invested capital | $9.12B | $9.61B | $9.22B | $9.13B | $9.18B | |
| Return on assets | 6.0% | 6.0% | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.9% | |
| Operating ROA | 8.2% | 8.2% | 7.4% | 6.6% | 8.1% | |
| Return on tangible assets | 17.1% | 18.1% | 16.7% | 15.6% | 19.0% | |
| Return on equity | 13.8% | 14.9% | 13.4% | 14.6% | 17.1% | |
| Return on invested capital | 7.6% | 7.7% | 6.9% | 6.1% | 7.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.6% | 10.4% | 9.9% | 8.9% | 10.5% | |
| Earnings yield | 4.4% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 3.0% | 3.3% | |
| Free cash flow yield | 4.2% | 3.1% | 5.6% | 1.7% | 2.4% | |
| Capex / Op. cash flow | 23.1% | 29.8% | 21.3% | 40.2% | 33.6% | |
| Capex / Depreciation | 95.9% | 131.7% | 132.4% | 130.6% | 149.2% | |
| Capex / Sales | 3.2% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 4.4% | |
| SG&A / Sales | 21.9% | 22.6% | 22.2% | 21.4% | 22.2% | |
| R&D / Sales | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Stock comp / Sales | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | |
| Intangibles / Total assets | 65.1% | 66.8% | 68.2% | 66.8% | 69.2% | |
| Days sales outstanding | 34d | 32d | 32d | 33d | 32d | |
| Days payables outstanding | 108d | 109d | 98d | 105d | 102d | |
| Operating cycle | 143d | 141d | 131d | 153d | 145d | |
| Cash conversion cycle | 35d | 32d | 33d | 48d | 43d |
Change by theme
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Recent news
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- 2026-10-05 Rockland Trust Co. Acquires 22,991 Shares of McCormick & Company, Incorporated $MKC Rockland Trust Co. raised its stake in McCormick and Company, Incorporated (NYSE: MKC) by 6.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 393,414 shares of the company''s stock after acquiring an additional 22,991 shares during the period. Rockland
- 2026-10-02 McCormick Stock Trades Cheap, Offers Dividend Growth and Unilever Deal Upside The main criticism has long been McCormick''s persistently high valuation, typically at the high end of the consumer discretionary range, creating a hurdle for value-conscious investors—but that hurdle is not present this year. Trading at approximately 15x its current-year earnings forecast, the stock is as cheap as it''s going to get, and a robust recovery could lie ahead.