McCormick & Company (MKC)
Consumer Staples · Packaged Foods & Meats · NYSE
A global leader in flavor, providing a broad range of spices, condiments, and customized flavor solutions for retail consumers and the food industry.
What McCormick & Company does
McCormick & Company is a global leader in flavor, manufacturing, marketing, and distributing herbs, spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavorful products. The company serves the entire food and beverage industry, including retailers, food manufacturers, and foodservice businesses, through two segments: Consumer and Flavor Solutions. Its global portfolio features well-known brands such as McCormick, French’s, Frank’s RedHot, Lawry’s, Cholula, and various regional brands.
Recent developments
The company recently entered into a merger agreement with Unilever to combine with the Unilever Foods business (excluding specific regions/segments) in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction. Additionally, the company completed the acquisition of a 75% controlling interest in McCormick de Mexico on January 2, 2026.
From McCormick & Company's filing of 2026-10-01.
Themes: consumer staples, flavor and ingredients, food manufacturing, global retail distribution, foodservice supply chain, condiments and sauces
Fundamentals
- Price$45.94 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$12.4B as of 2026-05-31 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return-30.2% 2025-10-08 close $65.81 → 2026-10-08 close $45.94
- P/E7.65 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+11.5% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+37.9% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE+13.7% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.71 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)+9.5% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+2.5% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.16 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-10-01 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +3.9%; at least 8 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — a stock split inside this window left the earlier years on a different per-share basis, so the real streak may be longer.
How MKC compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 10% 91 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit margintop 25% 105 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating margintop 25% 98 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- gross marginmiddle range 93 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitymiddle range 106 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 109 covered Consumer Staples peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 77 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 110 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Staples companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
MKC is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Top 10 score
47.2 #893 of 1,379 scored · #31 of 65 in Consumer Staples
Valuation 74th (price to earnings 7.6, price to book 3.1) and profitability 60th (operating margin 15.7%, return on equity 13.7%); weakest is trend (13th, a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day).
Left this list on 1 Oct 2026
- Left 1 Oct 2026: score 47.4, rank 26 (not compared with 1 Sep 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 3, this pass under 4, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version) (a member leaves above rank 15).
- Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 5, score 53.9.
- Held its place at 1 rebalance on 1 Sep 2026.
Scores as of 8 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, MKC's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 61%, free-cash-flow payout 65%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout61% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout65% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How McCormick & Company looks technically
McCormick & Company (MKC) is trading 17.0% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 352 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. A strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 31, with sellers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 35, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 6 trading days ago. It is 36.6% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 17.0% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -17.0% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $51.24 | $51.24 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $55.35 | $55.35 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 49 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 49 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 352 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 352 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 31, with sellers in control | 30.9 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 35, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 35.5 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($43.25 to $49.77) — its "stochastic" reading is 41 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 41.3 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 30 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $72.41 | $72.41 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 36.6% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -36.6% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 6.2% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +6.2% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 36.6% below its highest point of the past year | 36.6% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 6 trading days ago | 6 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 6 trading days ago | 6 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $107.35 (set on 2022-03-07) | $107.35 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($44.14 to $71.65), and it has recovered only a small part of its fall from last year’s high — 7% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $61.14 to $62.02. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 6.5% |
| From the all-time high | it is 57.2% below its all-time high | -57.2% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 0.6% above a support level at $45.67 — a price it turned at three times since 2026-05-21, most recently on 2026-06-22. Since 2024-10-08 it has 1 such level below the current price and 11 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.6% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $14.04 (set on 2009-04-16) | $14.04 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 227.2% above its all-time low | +227.2% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 81% of the past ~6 months) | 81st percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.40 between its high and its low — about 3.0% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.40 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $43.75 and $52.00 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $43.75 – $47.87 – $52.00 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.0% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.0% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 6.7 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (17.0% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 6.7 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.72× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have cut their average price target by 8.7% since the prior reading | -8.7% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a bearish engulfing | 6 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 6 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
1
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 0.4% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.3% |
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Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 12.5 percentage points (the stock lost 11.5% while the market gained 1.0%) | -12.5% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 14.7 percentage points (the stock lost 10.9% while the market gained 3.8%) | -14.7% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 27.0 percentage points (the stock lost 9.6% while the market gained 17.5%) | -27.0% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 45.2 percentage points (the stock lost 30.2% while the market gained 15.0%) | -45.2% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 0 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 0 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 6 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, MACD momentum is negative, a strong downtrend, with sellers in control, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 6 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 10% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 6.5% of the share price. | -10.4% |
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Volume-weighted price
1
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 15% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $53.88 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -14.7% |
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Price levels it has turned at before
MKC last closed at $45.94 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 1 price below its last close and 11 above; the nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $45.67 | Support | 0.6% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-05-21 to 2026-06-22 |
| $49.90 | Resistance | 8.6% above the last close | turned there three times · 2026-06-11 to 2026-07-23 |
| $54.22 | Resistance | 18.0% above the last close | turned there three times · 2026-04-13 to 2026-07-17 |
| $59.88 | Resistance | 30.4% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-01-23 to 2026-02-03 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · Analyst price target recently CUT · lagging the market · Stretched far below its 200-day average (6+ daily ranges) · Trading below the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (2.27 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 13 analysts
- Mean price target$54.85 range $47.00 – $65.00; median $55.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-03. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for MKC
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.779 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-03
- Estimate change, 30 days+$0.02238 (+3.0%) from $0.7566, on 2026-08-29, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward25% of 8 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Fluctuations in raw material costs and availability due to weather, market conditions, or global trade policies.","Exposure to integration risks and regulatory/shareholder approval challenges regarding the pending Unilever Foods merger.","Sensitivity to consumer price elasticity and potential adverse impacts on sales volume/mix from pricing actions."]
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
2 open-market purchases and 1 open-market sale by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 30 days · read to 2026-10-041 buy ($44610) · 0 sells — 1 buying insider
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-042 buys ($99837) · 1 sell ($11M) — 2 buying, 1 selling insiders
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-042 buys ($99837) · 1 sell ($11M) — 2 buying, 1 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net buying (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-10-02. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about MKC's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
U.S. House trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 11 matched disclosures for MKC from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
U.S. House trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding MKC as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 39,231,997
- Reported value $1,978,077,285
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 2 increased, 3 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
MKC had 15,951,184 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
Short interest as a percent of shares outstanding is not shown for MKC because we do not hold a verified share count to divide it by. The reported figures above are unaffected.
- Reported short interest (shares) 15,951,184
- Prior settlement (shares) 16,047,875
- Reported change -0.6%
- Days to cover (reported) 5.73
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Nestlé (NSRGY)
- Unilever
- General Mills (GIS)
- Kraft Heinz (KHC)
- Kerry Group (KRYAY)
- Givaudan (GVDNY)
- International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)
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Frequently asked questions
What does McCormick & Company (MKC) do?
McCormick & Company is a global leader in flavor, manufacturing, marketing, and distributing herbs, spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavorful products. The company serves the entire food and beverage industry, including retailers, food manufacturers, and foodservice businesses, through two segments: Consumer and Flavor Solutions. Its global portfolio features well-known brands such as McCormick, French’s, Frank’s RedHot, Lawry’s, Cholula, and various regional brands.
What sector is McCormick & Company (MKC) in?
McCormick & Company (MKC) is classified in the Consumer Staples sector. Its industry is Packaged Foods & Meats. It trades on NYSE.
Does MKC pay a dividend?
Yes — McCormick & Company (MKC) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 3.94% and at least 8 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — a stock split inside this window left the earlier years on a different per-share basis, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are McCormick & Company's (MKC) competitors?
Notable peers of McCormick & Company (MKC) include Nestlé, Unilever, General Mills, Kraft Heinz and Kerry Group. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent U.S. House stock trading in MKC?
Yes — we hold 11 matched STOCK Act disclosures for MKC from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is McCormick & Company (MKC) overbought or oversold right now?
McCormick & Company (MKC) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 35, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on MKC come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.