MKC
McCormick & Company
Consumer Staples · Packaged Foods & Meats · US
$47.24
Data: 2026-05-15
✓ ETHICAL PASS

STRONG MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$12.4B
Total market value of the company
7.54
Very cheap relative to earnings
13.74
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+16.7%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
23.1%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
25.3%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$61.62
+30% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 13 analysts covering this stock
About McCormick & Company

McCormick & Company, Incorporated manufactures, markets, and distributes herbs, spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavorful products to the food industry. It operates in two segments, Consumer and Flavor Solutions. The Consumer segment offers spices, herbs, and seasonings, as well as condiments and sauces, and desserts. This segment markets its products under the McCormick, French's, Frank's RedHot, Lawry's, Cholula Hot Sauce, Club House, Gourmet Garden, and OLD BAY brands in the Americas; Ducros, Schwartz, Kamis, LA Drogheria, and Vahiné brands in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; and McCormick and DaQiao brands in the Asia/Pacific, as well as markets desserts under the Aeroplane brand and packaged chilled herbs under the Gourmet Garden brand name; and markets authentic regional brands, such as Zatarain's, Stubb's, Thai Kitchen, and Simply Asia. It also supplies its products under the private labels. This segment serves retailers comprising grocery, mass merchandise, warehouse clubs, discount and drug stores, and e-commerce retailers directly and indirectly through distributors, wholesale foodservice suppliers, and e-commerce. The Flavor Solutions segment offers seasoning blends, spices and herbs, condiments, coating systems, and compound flavors to multinational food manufacturers and foodservice customers. It serves foodservice customers directly and indirectly through distributors. The company was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

https://www.mccormickcorporation.com

Country: United States Employees: 14,100 Industry: Packaged Foods
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
31.5% PASS
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
2.3% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
5.5% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.6% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$55.90
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
15.5%
Slight discount to fair value
Rating
OPPORTUNITY
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
98.4th
Ranks in the top 2% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
84.4
Valuation Score
77.5
Quality Score
88.3
Combined
77.0

Trading at $46 against a fair value of $56, a 18% discount. Strong competitive moat. 23% profit margins. Passes all ethical screens. Ranks better than 98% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

DISTRIBUTION
Smart money appears to be selling into strength — caution
-0.612
Returns do not compensate for the risk — negative edge
-0.0551
No positive edge detected — the data suggests staying out
-0.383
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
-17.0%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-44.3%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
CRISIS
Elevated risk detected — extreme caution warranted
Days in State
1
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.67
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$78.16
40% below the year high
52W Low
$44.82
5% above the year low
Avg Volume
4,121,079
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
0.0
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
N/A
4.1%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$6.10
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

0.65
Moderate leverage — manageable
0.76
Below 1 means short-term obligations exceed liquid assets — risk flag
Quick Ratio
0.29
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
38.2%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
14.3%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$373M
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$7.1B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$1.6B
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
13
Target High
$77.00
Target Median
$61.62
Target Low
$51.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

45
NEUTRAL
Mixed insider activity. 0 purchases and 0 sales in the last 90 days — no clear directional signal. Political selling noted.
Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-04-10 HATTERSLEY GAVIN D K Director 2,000 $105,960
2025-10-08 KURZIUS LAWRENCE ERIK Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security 50,000 $2,498,000
2025-10-08 KURZIUS LAWRENCE ERIK Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security 50,000 $3,293,000
2025-03-14 RODKIN GARY M Director 1,344
2025-03-14 THOMAS TERRY S. Director 1,344
2025-03-14 REPAS GREGORY Officer 711
2025-03-14 JENKINS KATHERINE Officer 319
2025-02-13 PRESTON MARGARET M V Director 7,150 $550,764
2025-01-27 REPAS GREGORY Officer 1,626
2025-01-27 SANCHEZ ANA Officer 2,259
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
Insider Intelligence
Political Trading Activity

Congressional trading disclosures involving this instrument

Date Politician Party Type Amount
2026-04-13 Ro Khanna Democrat Sale 1K–15K
Source: Congressional disclosure filings. View all political trades at
Insider Intelligence
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-15

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