McCormick & Co Inc (MKC) stock

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

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Aug 31, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 1, 2026Score 21/3048% below fair value

$46.41−0.53 (-1.13%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $12.50BP/E 8.4Yield 3.88%

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: Nov 12, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $12.50B; $1.15B
Enterprise Value: $17.77B; $1.60B
PE Ratio: 8.40; 20.59
PS Ratio: 1.63; 0.81
PB Ratio: 1.78; 1.78
P/FCF Ratio: 13.50; 15.90
P/OCF Ratio: 10.95; 10.40

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 2.31; 1.02
EV / EBITDA: 13.62; 13.01
EV / EBIT: 17.22; 17.22
EV / FCF: 19.19; 19.22

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 269M; 67M
Shares Change (YoY): -0.04%; 0.58%
Float: 266M; 46M
Shares Held by Insiders: 1.08%; 10.2%
Shares Held by Institutions: 89.8%; 57.3%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 18M; –
Short Interest Change: -4.70%; 1.45%
Days to Cover: 4.91; 4.50

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $72.41; –
52-Week Low: $43.25; –
20-Day Moving Average: $47.60; –
50-Day Moving Average: $47.88; –
200-Day Moving Average: $52.63; –
Average True Range (14): $1.57; –
Price Change (1 Week): -7.29%; -1.36%
Price Change (1 Month): 3.59%; 2.73%
Price Change (3 Months): -15.1%; -7.48%
Price Change (6 Months): -0.22%; -6.36%
Price Change (YTD): -31.9%; -15.1%
Price Change (1 Year): -29.4%; -15.5%
Price Change (3 Years): -28.7%; -32.5%
Price Change (5 Years): -43.2%; -42.2%
Price Change (10 Years): 1.42%; -11.4%
Average Volume (10 Days): 4M; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 4M; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 3M; –
Relative Volume: 1.14; 0.74
Relative Strength Index (14): 44.8; 48.6
Volatility (1 Year): 31.9%; 46.0%
Beta (5 Years): 0.39; 0.45

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 39.1%; 29.4%
Operating Margin: 13.4%; 3.49%
Pretax Margin: 10.8%; 4.13%
Profit Margin: 19.4%; 1.49%
EBITDA Margin: 17.0%; 5.70%
FCF Margin: 12.0%; 6.11%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 23.4%; 5.06%
Return on Assets (ROA): 9.97%; 1.47%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 6.91%; 5.12%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 8.44%; 5.34%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 0.66; 1.39
Quick Ratio: 0.26; 0.56
Debt / Equity: 0.72; 0.60
Debt / EBITDA: 3.85; 3.17
Debt / FCF: 5.42; 4.95
Net Debt / EBITDA: 3.59; 2.76
Interest Coverage: 4.59; 1.36

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 13.2%; 2.72%
Net Income Growth (YoY): 91.6%; -12.4%
EPS Growth (YoY): 91.3%; -12.0%
FCF Growth (YoY): 41.3%; -0.54%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 2.51%; 1.93%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 4.08%; 6.06%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): 5.15%; 1.12%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): 1.06%; 2.91%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.51; 0.91
Revenue Per Employee: $545.09K; $664.16K
Profits Per Employee: $105.71K; $16.51K
Employee Count: 14,100; 600
WACC: 6.37%; 7.36%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $7.69B; $814.99M
Gross Profit: $3.00B; $207.33M
Operating Income: $1.03B; $331.00K
Pretax Income: $833.70M; $11.82M
Net Income: $1.49B; $2.13M
EBITDA: $1.30B; $9.84M
EPS (Diluted): $5.53; $0.14

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $331.10M; $41.10M
Total Debt: $5.02B; $674.70M
Net Cash (Debt): -$4.69B; -$484.86K
Net Cash Per Share: -$17.42; -$0.04
Equity (Book Value): $7.00B; $143.59M
Book Value Per Share: $26.03; $5.66
Tangible Book Value: -$4.26B; $4.47M
Working Capital: -$1.52B; $25.54M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $1.14B; $15.26M
Capital Expenditures: -$214.90M; -$60.96M
Free Cash Flow: $925.90M; $121.74M
FCF Per Share: $3.44; $1.41

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 11.9%; 2.59%
FCF Yield: 7.41%; 4.87%
Dividend Yield: 3.88%; 3.57%
Buyback Yield: 0.13%; 0.64%
Shareholder Yield: 4.01%; 3.39%
Dividend Per Share: $1.80; $1.56
Dividend Growth (YoY): 7.14%; 2.92%
Years of Dividend Growth: 16; 4
Payout Ratio: 34.1%; 69.4%
FCF Payout Ratio: 54.8%; 54.3%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $224.90M; $13.84M
Income Tax: $227.70M; $11.70M
Effective Tax Rate: 27.3%; 23.6%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $56.91; $22.77
Graham Upside: 22.5%; -32.2%
Altman Z-Score: 1.79; 2.52
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 Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	MKC	S&P 500	Difference	MKC per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+2.9%	-2.7%	+5.6 pts
3 months	-11.5%	-1.7%	−9.7 pts
Year to date	-29.9%	+11.9%	−41.8 pts
1 year	-27.0%	+12.0%	−39.0 pts
3 years	-22.3%	+78.2%	−100.5 pts	-8.1%	+21.2%
5 years	-36.0%	+73.2%	−109.2 pts	-8.5%	+11.6%
10 years	+24.2%	+309.6%	−285.5 pts	+2.2%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

18M MKC shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 4.7% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 4.9 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 56.0% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	18,280,002	-4.7%	3,720,364	4.9
Oct 15, 2026	19,180,698	-3.6%	4,880,144	3.9
Sep 30, 2026	19,887,002	+24.7%	3,790,870	5.3
Sep 15, 2026	15,951,184	-0.6%	2,783,589	5.7
Aug 31, 2026	16,047,875	+21.1%	2,594,229	6.2
Aug 14, 2026	13,254,659	-3.1%	2,158,573	6.1
Jul 31, 2026	13,682,180	-10.7%	3,646,345	3.8
Jul 15, 2026	15,319,432	+1.7%	3,679,945	4.2
Jun 30, 2026	15,056,602	+5.4%	7,133,864	2.1
Jun 15, 2026	14,281,103	+7.2%	3,593,733	4.0
May 29, 2026	13,321,030	-1.2%	3,809,177	3.5
May 15, 2026	13,482,847	+4.4%	3,777,231	3.6