McCormick & Co Inc (MKC.V) stock

MKC.VNYSEMiscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred ProductsFiscal year ends November 30Also trades as MKC

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Aug 31, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 1, 2026Score 21/3047% below fair value

$46.94+0.89 (+1.93%)

Close on Oct 29, 2026Market cap $12.61BP/E 8.5Yield 3.84%

McCormick statistics

108 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Jan 21, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
Last ex-dividend date: Oct 13, 2026
Fundamentals through: Aug 31, 2026
Share price as of: Oct 30, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $12.71B; $1.08B
Enterprise Value: $17.98B; $1.81B
PE Ratio: 8.55; 19.73
PS Ratio: 1.65; 0.75
PB Ratio: 1.81; 1.79
P/FCF Ratio: 13.73; 15.68
P/OCF Ratio: 11.14; 9.71

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 2.34; 1.09
EV / EBITDA: 13.79; 13.43
EV / EBIT: 17.42; 18.14
EV / FCF: 19.42; 19.37

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 269M; 76M
Shares Change (YoY): -0.04%; 0.42%
Float: 266M; 56M
Shares Held by Insiders: 1.08%; 10.2%
Shares Held by Institutions: 89.8%; 59.1%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 20M; –
Short Interest Change: 24.7%; -2.13%
Days to Cover: 5.25; 3.79

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $72.41; –
52-Week Low: $43.25; –
20-Day Moving Average: $46.31; –
50-Day Moving Average: $49.08; –
200-Day Moving Average: $53.35; –
Average True Range (14): $1.34; –
Price Change (1 Week): -1.72%; -0.03%
Price Change (1 Month): 7.14%; 6.46%
Price Change (3 Months): -8.21%; -6.62%
Price Change (6 Months): -5.87%; -12.0%
Price Change (YTD): -30.6%; -13.7%
Price Change (1 Year): -25.9%; -16.0%
Price Change (3 Years): -26.0%; -32.6%
Price Change (5 Years): -41.1%; -37.6%
Price Change (10 Years): -1.35%; -9.47%
Average Volume (10 Days): 3M; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 4M; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 4M; –
Relative Volume: 1.19; 0.87
Relative Strength Index (14): 50.0; 51.8
Volatility (1 Year): 31.1%; 48.7%
Beta (5 Years): 0.41; 0.47

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 39.1%; 29.2%
Operating Margin: 13.4%; 3.19%
Pretax Margin: 10.8%; 2.70%
Profit Margin: 19.4%; 1.24%
EBITDA Margin: 17.0%; 5.97%
FCF Margin: 12.0%; 5.95%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 23.4%; 3.97%
Return on Assets (ROA): 9.97%; 1.11%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 6.91%; 3.74%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 8.44%; 5.03%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 0.66; 1.41
Quick Ratio: 0.26; 0.55
Debt / Equity: 0.72; 0.69
Debt / EBITDA: 3.85; 3.38
Debt / FCF: 5.42; 4.95
Net Debt / EBITDA: 3.59; 2.93
Interest Coverage: 4.59; 0.81

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 13.2%; 2.86%
Net Income Growth (YoY): 91.6%; -6.08%
EPS Growth (YoY): 91.3%; -11.1%
FCF Growth (YoY): 41.3%; 0.31%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 2.51%; 1.96%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 4.08%; 6.37%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): 5.15%; -0.87%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): 1.06%; 3.22%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.51; 0.91
Revenue Per Employee: $545.09K; $663.28K
Profits Per Employee: $105.71K; $7.96K
Employee Count: 14,100; 634
WACC: 6.39%; 7.35%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $7.69B; $862.46M
Gross Profit: $3.00B; $228.35M
Operating Income: $1.03B; $303.56K
Pretax Income: $833.70M; $9.10M
Net Income: $1.49B; $987.94K
EBITDA: $1.30B; $9.49M
EPS (Diluted): $5.53; $0.14

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $331.10M; $42.94M
Total Debt: $5.02B; $747.43M
Net Cash (Debt): -$4.69B; -$3.87M
Net Cash Per Share: -$17.43; -$0.06
Equity (Book Value): $7.00B; $154.80M
Book Value Per Share: $26.05; $5.60
Tangible Book Value: -$4.26B; $21.64M
Working Capital: -$1.52B; $22.95M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $1.14B; $15.10M
Capital Expenditures: -$214.90M; -$64.50M
Free Cash Flow: $925.90M; $119.42M
FCF Per Share: $3.44; $1.42

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 11.7%; 2.31%
FCF Yield: 7.29%; 5.33%
Dividend Yield: 3.81%; 3.60%
Buyback Yield: 0.13%; 0.63%
Shareholder Yield: 3.94%; 3.44%
Dividend Per Share: $1.80; $1.56
Dividend Growth (YoY): 7.14%; 2.92%
Years of Dividend Growth: 16; 4
Payout Ratio: 34.1%; 72.3%
FCF Payout Ratio: 54.8%; 59.2%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $224.90M; $15.10M
Income Tax: $227.70M; $9.75M
Effective Tax Rate: 27.3%; 24.0%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $56.93; $22.24
Graham Upside: 20.4%; -30.0%
Altman Z-Score: 1.80; 2.47
Piotroski F-Score: 6; 4
Beneish M-Score: -2.45; -2.62

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Oct 29, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	MKC.V	S&P 500	Difference	MKC.V per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	-5.2%	+0.7%	−5.9 pts
3 months	-8.3%	+5.7%	−14.0 pts
Year to date	-29.0%	+13.7%	−42.7 pts
1 year	-23.8%	+13.1%	−36.9 pts
3 years	-21.5%	+94.3%	−115.8 pts	-7.8%	+24.8%
5 years	-34.9%	+79.1%	−114.0 pts	-8.2%	+12.4%
10 years	+20.4%	+323.9%	−303.5 pts	+1.9%	+15.5%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 15, 2026.

0M MKC.V shares were sold short on Oct 15, 2026, up 1.9% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 1.0 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 33.8% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 15, 2026	2,356	+1.9%	4,425	1.0
Sep 30, 2026	2,313	-72.0%	20,655	1.0
Sep 15, 2026	8,266	+1618.5%	21,857	1.0
Aug 31, 2026	481	-61.6%	4,064	1.0
Aug 14, 2026	1,252	+519.8%	7,028	1.0
Jul 31, 2026	202	-20.2%	4,638	1.0
Jul 15, 2026	253	-80.9%	1,951	1.0
Jun 30, 2026	1,325	+12.7%	5,969	1.0
Jun 15, 2026	1,176	+110.8%	3,945	1.0
May 29, 2026	558	-59.9%	5,227	1.0
May 15, 2026	1,391	+106.4%	6,788	1.0
Apr 30, 2026	674	-38.3%	7,180	1.0