McCormick/$MKC
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About McCormick
In its 135-plus-year history, McCormick has become the leading global manufacturer of spices, herbs, extracts, seasonings, and other flavorings. In addition to its namesake brand, the firm's portfolio includes Old Bay, Zatarain's, Thai Kitchen, Frank's RedHot, French's, and Cholula. This mix will be complemented by the pending addition of Unilever's food brands, primarily Knorr cooking aids and Hellmann's mayonnaise. After the deal close, the combined business is slated to generate 70% of sales from consumers and 30% from restaurants and other packaged food and beverage manufacturers. Around 40% of sales are slated to come from faster-growing emerging markets, with Europe (23%) and North America (36%) accounting for the remainder.
- Ticker
- $MKC
- Sector
- Consumer Essentials
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 14,100
- Headquarters
- Hunt Valley, United States
- Website
- www.mccormickcorporation.com
McCormick Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$14B
8.38
$6.01
0.64
$1.89
3.81%
Price and volume
Market cap
$14B
Beta
0.64
52-week high
$72.41
52-week low
$44.82
Average daily volume
2.5M
Dividend rate
$1.89
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.781
Quick ratio
0.291
Long term debt to equity
0.475
Total debt to equity
0.651
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
30.86%
Interest coverage (TTM)
5.91%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
1,453.8
Gross margin (TTM)
38.85%
Net profit margin (TTM)
21.91%
Operating margin (TTM)
16.50%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
11.74%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$520,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
5.15%
Return on equity (TTM)
24.73%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
8.384
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.834
Price to book
1.94
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-3.21
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
13.278
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
7.53%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
3.795
Dividend yield (TTM)
3.75%
Forward dividend yield
3.81%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
9.54%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
109.40%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
4.26%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
5.42%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
32.38%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
13.56%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
6.96%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
8.40%
What the Analysts think about McCormick
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Revenue synergies: The combination is positioned to unlock new regions, flavors, and consumption occasions across retail and foodservice channels, driving revenue synergies by leveraging complementary portfolios. (Financial Times)
Emerging markets & scale: The deal creates a step-change in scale, broadening McCormick’s exposure to faster-growing emerging markets and expanding its foodservice platform, positioning it to tap high-growth regions like Asia and Latin America. (Reuters)
Earnings beat and resilient demand: In Q2 2026, McCormick handily beat profit estimates as higher pricing and its Mexico acquisition offset rising commodity costs, and it reaffirmed annual sales growth targets of 13-17%, underscoring robust demand and pricing power. (Reuters)
Elevated leverage: Pro forma net debt to EBITDA will rise to approximately 4.0x at closing, constraining financial flexibility and heightening execution risk around the promised de-leverage to 3.0x over two years. (Investing.com)
Integration and regulatory uncertainty: Shareholders are wary of the complex, long-drawn integration process and potential antitrust hurdles, with the deal not expected to close until mid-2027, risking delays in value realization. (Reuters)
Cost inflation and consumer headwinds: Rising commodity costs remain a drag on margins, and ongoing consumer uncertainty may limit pricing pass-through, potentially eroding the expected benefits from cost savings programs. (Reuters)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 4 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing McCormick
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Fund name | Fund size | $MKC weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR S&P US Dividend Aristocrats€SPYD | €3.3B | 0.54% |
SPDR S&P US Dividend Aristocrats£USDV | £2.8B | 0.54% |
iShares S&P 500 Consumer Staples Sector€2B7D | €450M | 0.43% |
iShares S&P 500 Consumer Staples Sector£ICSU | £386M | 0.43% |
iShares S&P 500 Equal Weight€O4J0 | €4.3B | 0.20% |
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