MKC
McCormick & Company
Consumer Staples · Packaged Foods & Meats · US
$45.98
Close 2026-05-15
✓ ETHICAL PASS

STRONG MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100%
Full financial profile available
Market Cap
$12.4B
Trailing P/E
7.54
Forward P/E
13.74
Rev Growth
+16.7%
Profit Margin
23.1%
ROE
25.3%
Analyst Target
$61.62
Recommendation
BUY
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.

Opportunity Summary
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.
Ethical Screen
Business ActivityPASS
Debt Ratio (0.32%)PASS
Cash Ratio (0.02%)PASS
Receivables Ratio (0.05%)PASS
Revenue Ratio (0.01%)PASS
OverallPASS
Score Ethical: 84.4
Score Valuation: 77.5
Score Quality: 88.2
Score Combined: 68.8
Fair Value Est: $55.90 · Margin of Safety: +17.8% · Tier: OPPORTUNITY

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Opportunity Scores
Valuation100.0
Quality100.0
Cash Flow36.2
Moat100.0
Balance Sheet80.4
Debt Purity4.4
Liquid Purity93.1
Rev Purity88.3
Compliance55.2
Tier: GOLD · Score: 70.8 · Rank: #264
Earnings History (Last 8 Quarters)
DateEPS Est.Reported EPSSurprise %
2026-07-020.70Pending--
2026-03-310.600.66+10.7%
2026-01-220.880.84-4.5%
2025-10-070.820.85+4.2%
2025-06-260.650.69+5.7%
2025-03-250.640.60-6.8%
2025-01-230.770.80+4.3%
2024-10-010.670.83+23.2%
Quarterly Financials
PeriodRevenueNet IncomeEBITDAGross ProfitOp. IncomeEPS
2026-02-28$1.9B$1.0B$295.3M$708.9M$252.6M3.78
2025-11-30$1.9B$226.6M$379.7M$720.3M$315.5M
2025-08-31$1.7B$225.5M$359.3M$645.1M$292.6M0.84
2025-05-31$1.7B$175.0M$312.7M$622.8M$258.6M0.65
2025-02-28$1.6B$163.4M$288.8M$604.0M$225.2M0.60
2024-11-300.80
Insider Transactions
DateNameRoleSharesValue
2026-04-10HATTERSLEY GAVIN D KDirector2,000$106.0K
2025-10-08KURZIUS LAWRENCE ERIKBeneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security50,000$2.5M
2025-10-08KURZIUS LAWRENCE ERIKBeneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security50,000$3.3M
2025-03-14RODKIN GARY MDirector1,344--
2025-03-14THOMAS TERRY S.Director1,344--
2025-03-14REPAS GREGORYOfficer711--
2025-03-14JENKINS KATHERINEOfficer319--
2025-02-13PRESTON MARGARET M VDirector7,150$550.8K
2025-01-27REPAS GREGORYOfficer1,626--
2025-01-27SANCHEZ ANAOfficer2,259--
Top Institutional Holders
HolderSharesValue% Held
Blackrock Inc.21.3M$1.0B0.1%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co16.5M$789.8M0.1%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC16.5M$789.3M0.1%
State Street Corporation15.3M$733.5M0.1%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC13.9M$662.7M0.1%
Aristotle Capital Management, LLC12.7M$605.4M0.0%
Geode Capital Management, LLC6.7M$318.6M0.0%
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.5.7M$272.5M0.0%
Boston Partners4.4M$210.6M0.0%
Invesco Ltd.3.9M$188.4M0.0%
Analyst Recommendations
3 Months Ago
3
5
7
15 analysts
2 Months Ago
3
5
6
14 analysts
Last Month
2
5
7
14 analysts
Current
3
5
7
15 analysts
Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Strong Sell
Additional Fundamentals
Enterprise Value
$18.2B
Price/Book
1.84
Beta
0.670
Analysts
13
Total Revenue (TTM)
$7.1B
Total Debt
$4.9B
Earnings Growth
+528.3%
Dividend Yield
4.1%
Rec. Mean
2.13
Employees
14,100

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Trade Consideration
The Opportunity
Score 68.8 (P100 — top 0.4% of scored tickers). Strong Moat. Ethical PASS. 13 analysts at Buy.
Price: $45.98 | Target: $61.62 (+34%) | Fair Value: $55.90 (+22%)
Score
69
Moat
STRONG
Conviction
Standard
Upside
+34%
The Fundamentals
Revenue Growth+16.7%
Profit Margin23.1%
ROE25.3%
Forward P/E13.7
Market Cap$12.4B
Earnings Track Record
DateEstimateReportedSurprise
2026-07-02$0.70Pending
2026-03-31$0.60$0.66+10.7%
2026-01-22$0.88$0.84-4.5%
2025-10-07$0.82$0.85+4.2%
2025-06-26$0.65$0.69+5.7%
2025-03-25$0.64$0.60-6.8%
Position Sizing Scenarios
Stop: $39.08 (-15%) | Entry: $45.98
SharesCostProfit to TargetR:R
To Consensus ($61.62, 13 analysts)
10$459.75+$156.40 (34%)2.3R
50$2,298.75+$782.00 (34%)2.3R
100$4,597.50+$1,564.00 (34%)2.3R
To Fair Value ($55.90)
10$459.75+$99.20 (22%)1.4R
50$2,298.75+$496.00 (22%)1.4R
100$4,597.50+$992.00 (22%)1.4R
Risk Factors
  • No elevated risk flags in current data
The Verdict
McCormick & Company passes all ethical screens and holds a strong competitive moat.
Quantitative Grade

A single score combining all analytical layers below. A is strongest, D is weakest.

D
Quant Score
29.3
Risk Grade
LOW_RISK
Layers
8
Quality: HMM_CRISIS
Risk Profile

How much could this ticker lose on a bad day? These metrics measure worst-case scenarios from historical data.

VaR 95%
-2.6%
worst expected daily loss, 19 in 20 days
CVaR 95%
-3.9%
avg loss on the worst 5% of days
Annual Volatility
Sortino Ratio
-1.01
above 1.0 is good
Max Drawdown
-44.3%
Worst Day
Forward Outlook

Based on 10,000 simulated price paths, here is the probability of where this ticker could be in 30, 60, and 90 days.

30d Prob Up
90d Prob Up
Median Return 30d
Liquidity Score
80
Liquidity Grade
HIGHLY LIQUID
Trend & Momentum

What direction is this ticker actually moving, filtered through noise? Is it speeding up or slowing down?

Kalman Trend
Trend Strength
Momentum Signal
HMM Regime
RSI Signal
Technical Signals

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MA Crossover
BELOW_200
Bollinger Position
LOWER_HALF
Beta
Relative Volume
1.9x
Short Interest
Financial Health

Is this company financially sound? The Z-Score measures bankruptcy risk. The F-Score measures fundamental strength.

Altman Z-Score
below 1.81 = distress zone
Piotroski F-Score
Earnings Beat Rate
75.0%
Earnings Consistency
Correlations

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Most Correlated
TickerCorrelation
XLP0.579
GIS0.547
CAG0.546
KHC0.525
PEP0.523
Inverse Correlated
TickerCorrelation
FIGR-0.239
PTRN-0.217
LGN-0.201
CBC-0.189
BFLBY-0.183
Seasonality

Does this ticker have consistent patterns on certain days or months? Historical tendencies, not guarantees.

Best Day
Friday
Worst Day
Monday
Best Month
Feb
Worst Month
Mar
Fri-Mon Effect
0.3661211354900147
Earnings Drift

After this company beats earnings, does the price keep going up? Drift tracks post-earnings momentum.

Avg Drift After Beat
-0.0%
Beat Drift Positive %
50.0%
Consistency
Momentum Rankings

How does this ticker's recent performance compare to the entire universe? Ranked across 1, 3, 6, and 12-month returns.

1M Return
-9.1%
3M Return
-32.5%
6M Return
-29.5%
12M Return
-32.4%
Momentum Rank
#4252
Momentum Signal
STRONG_DOWN

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