McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a global producer and marketer of spices, herbs, seasonings, condiments, sauces and other flavor products. The company sells branded products to consumers through grocery stores, e-commerce channels and other retail outlets, while also supplying customized flavor solutions, ingredients and seasonings to food manufacturers, restaurants and foodservice operators.

Its portfolio includes the McCormick, French’s, Frank’s RedHot, Lawry’s, OLD BAY, Zatarain’s, Grill Mates and Cholula brands, among others. Products are used in home cooking, packaged foods, restaurant dishes and foodservice applications, with offerings spanning spices and herbs, seasoning mixes, marinades, mustard, hot sauce and related condiments.

Founded in 1889 by Willoughby M. McCormick, the company is headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland. McCormick serves customers in markets around the world through its consumer and flavor-solutions businesses, with operations and sales across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and other international markets. Brendan M. Foley serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $43.25 to $45.03
• 50-Day Range: $44.22 to $56.47
• 52-Week Range: $43.25 to $72.41
• Volume: 5.46 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.59 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $11.99 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.07
• Dividend Yield: 4.30%
• Price Target: $55.30
• Consensus Rating: Hold

McCormick & Company, Incorporated Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

McCormick & Company, Incorporated scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 3rd out of 167 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a consensus price target of $55.30, representing about 24.0% upside from its current price of $44.60.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.82%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for McCormick & Company, Incorporated are expected to grow by 6.82% in the coming year, from $3.08 to $3.29 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of McCormick & Company, Incorporated is 8.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of McCormick & Company, Incorporated is 8.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 13.92.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a PEG Ratio of 1.78. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a P/B Ratio of 1.58. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.64% of the float of McCormick & Company, Incorporated has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.73.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in McCormick & Company, Incorporated has recently decreased by 0.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.35%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has been increasing its dividend for 38 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of McCormick & Company, Incorporated is 31.95%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, McCormick & Company, Incorporated will have a dividend payout ratio of 58.36% next year. This indicates that McCormick & Company, Incorporated will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.48

News Sentiment

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a news sentiment score of 0.48. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 29 news articles for McCormick & Company, Incorporated this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

32 people have searched for MKC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 540% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

12 people have added McCormick & Company, Incorporated to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, McCormick & Company, Incorporated insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $10,829,797.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

10.60% of the stock of McCormick & Company, Incorporated is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

79.74% of the stock of McCormick & Company, Incorporated is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/20 Dividend: 7/06/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/20 Dividend: 7/06/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/20/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/01/2026
• Today: 10/02/2026
• Record date for 10/26 Dividend: 10/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/26 Dividend: 10/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/26/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 11/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food Products
• Sub-Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MKC
• CIK: 63754
• Web: www.mccormickcorporation.com
• Phone: (410) 771-7301
• Fax: 410-771-7462
• Employees: 14,100
• Year Founded: 1889

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for McCormick & Company, Incorporated: $55.30
• High Price Target: $65.00
• Low Price Target: $47.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +24.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.38
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.01
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.07
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.48
• P/E Growth: 1.78
• Net Income: $789.40 million
• Net Margins: 19.39%
• Pretax Margin: 10.85%
• Return on Equity: 12.01%
• Return on Assets: 5.46%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.38
• Current Ratio: 0.66
• Quick Ratio: 0.39

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.84 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.75
• Cash Flow: $3.91 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.41
• Book Value: $28.22 per share
• Price / Book: 1.58

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 268,850,000
• Free Float: 240,354,000
• Market Cap: $11.99 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.65