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McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC)

Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | Hunt Valley, United States | NYSE
54.33 USD +1.06 (1.990%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 54.39 +0.06 (0.110%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:13 p.m. EDT

McCormick & Company (MKC) has shown a recent dip in price, with some analysts recommending a 'Hold' and others lowering price targets. The stock's dividend yield is attractive, with a consistent payout history, making it a solid choice for dividend-focused investors. However, the short-term price forecasting model suggests a slight decline, which might indicate a potential buy-the-dip opportunity. Long-term investors may find the stock's fundamentals and recent dip as a chance to buy and hold, but the market sentiment is mixed, and the stock's high overall risk and debt-to-equity ratio should be considered.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.124879
AutoETS0.124879
MSTL0.125063
AutoTheta0.138175

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 16.18
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.121
Excess Kurtosis -1.31
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-19
Last Dividend Date 2025-12-28
Debt to Equity Ratio 65.158
Revenue per Share 26.463
Market Cap 14,606,252,032
Trailing P/E 8.91
Forward P/E 16.24
Beta 0.71
Profit Margins 23.12%
Website https://www.mccormickcorporation.com

As of April 11, 2026, 4:13 p.m. EDT: Options activity shows a mixed sentiment. Call options are predominantly positioned on the upside with increased volume and open interest on strikes like 55.0 and 65.0, indicating potential for upward movement. However, put options show significant activity on the downside, especially on strikes like 50.0 and 65.0, suggesting some bearish sentiment. The ATM IV is low across all expirations, which may indicate a lack of directional conviction. The presence of top OI on higher strikes suggests some speculation about a potential rebound, but the overall market sentiment is cautiously bearish.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.69% 2.00% 2.26% 2.10%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2025-12-29 0.480000 0.694244
2025-10-14 0.450000 0.688686
2025-07-07 0.450000 0.621743
2025-04-07 0.450000 0.621004
2024-12-30 0.450000 0.612013
2024-10-07 0.420000 0.546121
2024-07-08 0.420000 0.627566
2024-04-05 0.420000 0.580866
2023-12-28 0.420000 0.646054
2023-10-06 0.390000 0.638036
2023-07-07 0.390000 0.489339
2023-04-06 0.390000 0.485102
2022-12-29 0.390000 0.496944
2022-10-07 0.370000 0.542693
2022-07-08 0.370000 0.488120
2022-04-08 0.370000 0.394047
2021-12-30 0.370000 0.422572
2021-10-08 0.340000 0.469737
2021-07-09 0.340000 0.429541
2021-04-09 0.340000 0.426282
2020-12-30 0.340000 0.398717
2020-10-02 0.310000 0.357806
2020-07-02 0.310000 0.381155
2020-04-09 0.310000 0.450171
2019-12-30 0.310000 0.409388
2019-10-04 0.285000 0.380910
2019-07-05 0.285000 0.400015
2019-04-05 0.285000 0.426664
2018-12-28 0.285000 0.467952
2018-10-05 0.260000 0.438942
2018-07-06 0.260000 0.501052
2018-04-06 0.260000 0.576584
2017-12-28 0.260000 0.590553
2017-10-06 0.235000 0.558687
2017-07-06 0.235000 0.575677
2017-04-06 0.235000 0.553401
2016-12-28 0.235000 0.599679
2016-10-06 0.215000 0.537300
2016-07-07 0.215000 0.485295
2016-04-07 0.215000 0.519067
2015-12-29 0.215000 0.593965
2015-10-08 0.200000 0.585527
2015-07-09 0.200000 0.613307
2015-04-01 0.200000 0.641534
2014-12-29 0.200000 0.647852
2014-10-08 0.185000 0.670002
2014-07-02 0.185000 0.648528
2014-04-03 0.185000 0.650519
2013-12-27 0.185000 0.675881
2013-10-03 0.170000 0.670139
2013-07-03 0.170000 0.624004
2013-04-11 0.170000 0.608740
2012-12-27 0.170000 0.690540
2012-10-03 0.155000 0.636227
2012-07-05 0.155000 0.650987
2012-04-04 0.155000 0.742394
2011-12-28 0.155000 0.806565
2011-10-05 0.140000 0.802016
2011-07-07 0.140000 0.742928
2011-04-07 0.140000 0.788844
2010-12-29 0.140000 0.803711
2010-10-06 0.130000 0.840804
2010-07-01 0.130000 0.934363
2010-04-08 0.130000 0.931189
2009-12-29 0.130000 0.981842
2009-09-30 0.120000 0.979798
2009-07-01 0.120000 1.007230
2009-04-02 0.120000 1.150728
2008-12-29 0.120000 1.094065
2008-10-01 0.110000 0.805419
2008-07-02 0.110000 0.890147
2008-04-10 0.110000 0.854972
2007-12-26 0.110000 0.821753
2007-10-03 0.100000 0.834716
2007-07-03 0.100000 0.782245
2007-04-04 0.100000 0.774837
2006-12-27 0.100000 0.763287
2006-10-04 0.090000 0.707184
2006-07-05 0.090000 0.804810
2006-03-30 0.090000 0.805756
2005-12-28 0.090000 0.894423
2005-10-05 0.080000 0.746415
2005-07-06 0.080000 0.769620
2005-03-31 0.080000 0.715907
2004-12-29 0.080000 0.642194
2004-10-06 0.070000 0.629908
2004-06-30 0.070000 0.642492
2004-04-01 0.070000 0.653017
2003-12-29 0.070000 0.744653
2003-10-01 0.060000 0.678717
2003-07-02 0.060000 0.721997
2003-04-03 0.055000 0.725888
2002-12-26 0.055000 0.751861
2002-09-26 0.052500 0.709233
2002-06-26 0.052500 0.653293
2002-03-21 0.052500 0.694040
2001-12-27 0.052500 0.793055
2001-09-26 0.050000 0.760782
2001-06-27 0.050000 0.778461
2001-03-29 0.050000 0.798585
2000-12-27 0.050000 0.917167
2000-09-27 0.047500 1.063164
2000-06-28 0.047500 0.938482
2000-03-29 0.047500 1.045357
1999-12-29 0.047500 1.113225
1999-09-29 0.042500 0.901694
1999-06-30 0.042500 0.928079
1999-03-29 0.042500 1.004542
1998-12-29 0.042500 0.902548
1998-09-29 0.040000 0.998384
1998-06-30 0.040000 0.788900
1998-03-27 0.040000 0.907625
1997-12-29 0.040000 1.009371
1997-10-28 0.037500 1.120670
1997-09-30 0.037500 1.122009
1997-06-26 0.037500 1.075729
1997-03-26 0.037500 1.092947
1996-12-27 0.037500 1.182342
1996-09-26 0.035000 1.093017
1996-06-26 0.035000 1.187570
1996-03-28 0.035000 1.162106
1995-12-27 0.035000 1.119544
1995-09-27 0.032500 1.057086
1995-07-03 0.032500 1.156495
1995-03-27 0.032500 1.081325
1994-12-23 0.032500 1.370469
1994-09-26 0.030000 1.215542
1994-06-27 0.015000 0.553728
1994-03-25 0.030000 1.054474
1993-12-27 0.030000 1.009293
1993-09-24 0.027500 0.999466
1993-06-25 0.027500 0.993103
1993-03-25 0.027500 0.939328
1992-12-24 0.027500 0.767467
1992-09-25 0.025000 0.745772
1992-06-24 0.025000 0.929195
1992-03-25 0.022500 0.727284
1991-12-24 0.022500 0.737248
1991-09-24 0.018750 0.789080
1991-06-24 0.018750 0.774634
1991-03-27 0.016250 0.686788
1990-12-21 0.016250 1.053917
1990-09-24 0.015000 1.159813
1990-06-25 0.015000 0.983338
1990-03-27 0.013750 1.126546
1989-09-25 0.011250 0.904570
1989-06-26 0.011250 1.031228
1989-03-20 0.010000 1.250748
1988-12-21 0.010000 1.281583
1988-09-21 0.008750 1.160611
1988-06-17 0.008750 1.201618
1988-03-18 0.007813 1.184570
1987-12-21 0.007813 1.521844
1987-09-21 0.007813 1.215915
1987-06-17 0.007813 1.222615
1987-03-20 0.007813 1.232767
1986-12-22 0.007813 1.420223
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.92
dividendYield 3.53
exDividendDate 2026-04-20
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.83
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.034353293
lastDividendValue 0.48
lastDividendDate 2025-12-29
dividendDate 2026-04-27

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.27239853
Address1 24 Schilling Road
Address2 Suite 1
All Time High 107.35
All Time Low 0.339844
Ask 54.43
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 4
Average Analyst Rating 2.1 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 5,130,150
Average Daily Volume3 Month 4,600,432
Average Volume 4,600,432
Average Volume10Days 5,130,150
Beta 0.706
Bid 53.8
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 9
Book Value 25.976
City Hunt Valley
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 54.33
Current Ratio 0.758
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 54.5
Day Low 53.01
Debt To Equity 65.158
Dividend Date 1,777,248,000
Dividend Rate 1.92
Dividend Yield 3.53
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,774,958,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,774,958,400
Earnings Growth 5.283
Earnings Quarterly Growth 5.261
Earnings Timestamp 1,774,960,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,774,960,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,774,960,200
Ebitda 1,357,400,064
Ebitda Margins 0.19094999
Enterprise To Ebitda 14.676
Enterprise To Revenue 2.802
Enterprise Value 19,921,328,128
Eps Current Year 3.09805
Eps Forward 3.34624
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.1
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,776,643,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 60.2816
Fifty Day Average Change -5.951599
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.098729946
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -27.239853
Fifty Two Week High 78.16
Fifty Two Week High Change -23.830002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.3048874
Fifty Two Week Low 47.52
Fifty Two Week Low Change 6.8100014
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.1433081
Fifty Two Week Range 47.52 - 78.16
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 99,153,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.03
Float Shares 265,287,978
Forward Eps 3.34624
Forward P E 16.236134
Free Cashflow 372,775,008
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 14,100
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.38181
Gross Profits 2,714,200,064
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00018999999
Held Percent Institutions 0.94188005
Implied Shares Outstanding 268,843,195
Industry Packaged Foods
Industry Disp Packaged Foods
Industry Key packaged-foods
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=65454&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,766,966,400
Last Dividend Value 0.48
Last Fiscal Year End 1,764,460,800
Last Split Date 1,606,780,800
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name McCormick & Company, Incorporated
Market us_market
Market Cap 14,606,252,032
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_181176
Most Recent Quarter 1,772,236,800
Net Income To Common 1,643,299,968
Next Fiscal Year End 1,795,996,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 14,605,507,973
Number Of Analyst Opinions 13
Open 53.04
Operating Cashflow 897,600,000
Operating Margins 0.14344
Overall Risk 9
Payout Ratio 0.3
Peg Ratio 2.05
Phone 410 771 7301
Post Market Change 0.05999756
Post Market Change Percent 0.11043172
Post Market Price 54.39
Post Market Time 1,776,470,355
Previous Close 53.27
Price Eps Current Year 17.536839
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.091546
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.0547009
Profit Margins 0.23117
Quick Ratio 0.293
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.13333
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.06
Regular Market Change Percent 1.98987
Regular Market Day High 54.5
Regular Market Day Low 53.01
Regular Market Day Range 53.01 - 54.5
Regular Market Open 53.04
Regular Market Previous Close 53.27
Regular Market Price 54.33
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 2,458,078
Return On Assets 0.048779998
Return On Equity 0.25347
Revenue Growth 0.167
Revenue Per Share 26.463
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 10
Shares Outstanding 253,986,983
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0
Shares Short 727
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 11,646,197
Short Name McCormick & Company, Incorporat
Short Ratio 0.0
Source Interval 15
State MD
Symbol MKC
Target High Price 77.0
Target Low Price 52.0
Target Mean Price 62.69231
Target Median Price 64.0
Total Cash 177,700,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.661
Total Debt 4,923,400,192
Total Revenue 7,108,700,160
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.83
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.034353293
Trailing Eps 6.1
Trailing P E 8.906558
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.0864
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 65.82605
Two Hundred Day Average Change -11.496048
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.17464283
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,458,078
Website https://www.mccormickcorporation.com
Zip 21,031