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MKC

McCormick & Company, Incorporated

MKC

NYSE·Consumer Defensive·Packaged Foods·Mkt cap $14.2B

$53.45

▲ +1.02%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$44.82 - $76.58

P/E

8.89

Fwd P/E

16.22

Beta

0.64

Div Yield

3.52%

Avg Vol

4.5M

Shares Out

268.8M

Mkt Cap

$14.2B

Price action

Price chart

Down 30.9% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

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Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Extensive brand portfolio
  • Global distribution network
  • Strong research and development capabilities
  • Diversified product offerings
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Bear Case

1 risk

  • Low volatility (beta 0.6).

Growth

Moderate growth ahead

Global flavor trend expansion

Value

Fairly valued vs Food & Beverage peers

Momentum

Strong

+8.3% over 3m

Quality

Stable

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Solid

3.52% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

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Q2 26 RECAP

JUN 25, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.80 vs $0.69 consensus (+15.6% surprise). Revenue of $1.9B vs $1.9B expected (+1.2%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +15.6%
Rev beat +1.2%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+15.6%

Revenue trend · last 8Q

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+3%

+0%

+1%

+3%

+3%

+17%

+17%

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

Q2 26

$1.7B

$1.8B

$1.6B

$1.7B

$1.7B

$1.9B

$1.9B

$1.9B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

40.2%

Operating

14.3%

Profit

8.3%

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Wall Street consensus

9 analysts · 67% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

6

67%

Hold

3

33%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$53.00

▼ -0.8% vs $53.45

Low $51.00
Median $53.00
High $55.00

Latest: Barclays · $55.00 · Jun 29, 2026

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How MKC stacks vs Packaged Foods

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