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McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC)

Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | Hunt Valley, United States | NYSE
55.33 USD +0.79 (1.448%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 55.34 +0.01 (0.018%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:53 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:55 a.m. EDT

The long-term outlook remains fundamentally sound due to robust profitability and a fortress-like balance sheet, yet the multi-year price trajectory presents a significant headwind. The stock has endured three consecutive years of negative annual returns, a structural decline that suggests the market is currently pricing in persistent operational challenges or a secular shift in consumer demand, despite the company's strong underlying metrics like high ROE and healthy margins. This disconnect creates a 'value trap' scenario where the cheap valuation fails to compensate for the lack of capital appreciation. On the short end, the recent price action shows a tentative recovery, trading above its 50-day moving average, which offers a slight tactical edge, but the statistical forecast models remain neutral, warning of potential noise rather than a confirmed trend reversal. The options market confirms this tension, with traders buying protection against a fall while betting on a rebound, resulting in a neutral stance where neither a strong buy nor a panic sell is justified at this moment.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.109019
AutoARIMA0.110019
MSTL0.113072
AutoTheta0.135139

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 2.53
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.023
Excess Kurtosis 1.05
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-07-05
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-05
Debt to Equity Ratio 65.143
Revenue per Share 27.482
Market Cap 14,875,556,864
Trailing P/E 9.07
Forward P/E 16.78
Beta 0.63
Profit Margins 21.91%
Website https://www.mccormickcorporation.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:55 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put open interest at strikes 45 and 50, suggesting a fear of a significant drop to the lower end of the range. Conversely, call activity is concentrated at the money and slightly out-of-the-money (55-60), indicating a belief that the stock will recover from its recent lows rather than crash further. Implied volatility is elevated on deep OTM puts, reflecting anxiety about downside risk.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.93% 3.21% 2.65% 2.29%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-06 0.480000 0.926999
2026-04-20 0.480000 0.908231
2025-12-29 0.480000 0.694244
2025-10-14 0.450000 0.683891
2025-07-07 0.450000 0.613163
2025-04-07 0.450000 0.608766
2024-12-30 0.450000 0.596421
2024-10-07 0.420000 0.529101
2024-07-08 0.420000 0.604839
2024-04-05 0.420000 0.556513
2023-12-28 0.420000 0.615565
2023-10-06 0.390000 0.604183
2023-07-07 0.390000 0.460612
2023-04-06 0.390000 0.454545
2022-12-29 0.390000 0.463513
2022-10-07 0.370000 0.503813
2022-07-08 0.370000 0.450835
2022-04-08 0.370000 0.362319
2021-12-30 0.370000 0.387151
2021-10-08 0.340000 0.428698
2021-07-09 0.340000 0.390356
2021-04-09 0.340000 0.385881
2020-12-30 0.340000 0.359560
2020-10-02 0.310000 0.321510
2020-07-02 0.310000 0.341391
2020-04-09 0.310000 0.401815
2019-12-30 0.310000 0.363892
2019-10-04 0.285000 0.337358
2019-07-05 0.285000 0.353072
2019-04-05 0.285000 0.375272
2018-12-28 0.285000 0.410042
2018-10-05 0.260000 0.383057
2018-07-06 0.260000 0.435584
2018-04-06 0.260000 0.499040
2017-12-28 0.260000 0.508607
2017-10-06 0.235000 0.478713
2017-07-06 0.235000 0.490913
2017-04-06 0.235000 0.469624
2016-12-28 0.235000 0.506520
2016-10-06 0.215000 0.451538
2016-07-07 0.215000 0.406005
2016-04-07 0.215000 0.432509
2015-12-29 0.215000 0.492780
2015-10-08 0.200000 0.483384
2015-07-09 0.200000 0.503842
2015-04-01 0.200000 0.524384
2014-12-29 0.200000 0.526801
2014-10-08 0.185000 0.541966
2014-07-02 0.185000 0.521715
2014-04-03 0.185000 0.520613
2013-12-27 0.185000 0.538104
2013-10-03 0.170000 0.530670
2013-07-03 0.170000 0.491543
2013-04-11 0.170000 0.477193
2012-12-27 0.170000 0.538742
2012-10-03 0.155000 0.493709
2012-07-05 0.155000 0.502676
2012-04-04 0.155000 0.570377
2011-12-28 0.155000 0.616180
2011-10-05 0.140000 0.608960
2011-07-07 0.140000 0.560673
2011-04-07 0.140000 0.591966
2010-12-29 0.140000 0.599572
2010-10-06 0.130000 0.623501
2010-07-01 0.130000 0.688559
2010-04-08 0.130000 0.681520
2009-12-29 0.130000 0.713697
2009-09-30 0.120000 0.707130
2009-07-01 0.120000 0.721805
2009-04-02 0.120000 0.818554
2008-12-29 0.120000 0.771952
2008-10-01 0.110000 0.563958
2008-07-02 0.110000 0.619718
2008-04-10 0.110000 0.591557
2007-12-26 0.110000 0.565262
2007-10-03 0.100000 0.570939
2007-07-03 0.100000 0.532056
2007-04-04 0.100000 0.524246
2006-12-27 0.100000 0.513743
2006-10-04 0.090000 0.473560
2006-07-05 0.090000 0.536353
2006-03-30 0.090000 0.534125
2005-12-28 0.090000 0.589777
2005-10-05 0.080000 0.489297
2005-07-06 0.080000 0.502040
2005-03-31 0.080000 0.464711
2004-12-29 0.080000 0.414938
2004-10-06 0.070000 0.405327
2004-06-30 0.070000 0.411765
2004-04-01 0.070000 0.416791
2003-12-29 0.070000 0.473293
2003-10-01 0.060000 0.429338
2003-07-02 0.060000 0.454718
2003-04-03 0.055000 0.455110
2002-12-26 0.055000 0.469283
2002-09-26 0.052500 0.440621
2002-06-26 0.052500 0.404002
2002-03-21 0.052500 0.427437
2001-12-27 0.052500 0.486336
2001-09-26 0.050000 0.464253
2001-06-27 0.050000 0.472813
2001-03-29 0.050000 0.482742
2000-12-27 0.050000 0.551724
2000-09-27 0.047500 0.635983
2000-06-28 0.047500 0.557798
2000-03-29 0.047500 0.617886
1999-12-29 0.047500 0.653763
1999-09-29 0.042500 0.526112
1999-06-30 0.042500 0.538614
1999-03-29 0.042500 0.579957
1998-12-29 0.042500 0.518095
1998-09-29 0.040000 0.570156
1998-06-30 0.040000 0.447944
1998-03-27 0.040000 0.513026
1997-12-29 0.040000 0.567627
1997-10-28 0.037500 0.626632
1997-09-30 0.037500 0.623377
1997-06-26 0.037500 0.594059
1997-03-26 0.037500 0.600000
1996-12-27 0.037500 0.645161
1996-09-26 0.035000 0.592593
1996-06-26 0.035000 0.640000
1996-03-28 0.035000 0.622222
1995-12-27 0.035000 0.595745
1995-09-27 0.032500 0.559140
1995-07-03 0.032500 0.608187
1995-03-27 0.032500 0.565217
1994-12-23 0.032500 0.712329
1994-09-26 0.030000 0.627451
1994-06-27 0.015000 0.284024
1994-03-25 0.030000 0.539326
1993-12-27 0.030000 0.513369
1993-09-24 0.027500 0.505747
1993-06-25 0.027500 0.500000
1993-03-25 0.027500 0.470588
1992-12-24 0.027500 0.382609
1992-09-25 0.025000 0.370370
1992-06-24 0.025000 0.459770
1992-03-25 0.022500 0.358209
1991-12-24 0.022500 0.361809
1991-09-24 0.018750 0.385852
1991-06-24 0.018750 0.377358
1991-03-27 0.016250 0.333333
1990-12-21 0.016250 0.509804
1990-09-24 0.015000 0.558140
1990-06-25 0.015000 0.470588
1990-03-27 0.013750 0.536585
1989-09-25 0.011250 0.428571
1989-06-26 0.011250 0.486486
1989-03-20 0.010000 0.587156
1988-12-21 0.010000 0.598131
1988-09-21 0.008750 0.538462
1988-06-17 0.008750 0.554455
1988-03-18 0.007813 0.543513
1987-12-21 0.007813 0.694489
1987-09-21 0.007813 0.550999
1987-06-17 0.007813 0.550999
1987-03-20 0.007813 0.552521
1986-12-22 0.007813 0.632952
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.92
dividendYield 3.52
exDividendDate 2026-07-06
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.86
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.03410341
lastDividendValue 0.48
lastDividendDate 2026-07-06
dividendDate 2026-07-20

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.20726746
Address1 24 Schilling Road
Address2 Suite 1
All Time High 107.35
All Time Low 0.339844
Ask 55.91
Ask Size 300
Audit Risk 4
Average Analyst Rating 2.1 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,486,900
Average Daily Volume3 Month 3,809,227
Average Volume 3,809,227
Average Volume10Days 2,486,900
Beta 0.627
Bid 54.74
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 10
Book Value 26.02
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 55.33
Current Ratio 0.781
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 55.66
Day Low 54.76
Debt To Equity 65.143
Dividend Date 1,784,505,600
Dividend Rate 1.92
Dividend Yield 3.52
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,782,388,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,782,388,800
Earnings Growth -0.142
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.142
Earnings Timestamp 1,782,390,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,791,289,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,791,289,800
Ebitda 1,451,500,032
Ebitda Margins 0.19653
Enterprise To Ebitda 13.817
Enterprise To Revenue 2.715
Enterprise Value 20,055,556,096
Eps Current Year 3.08759
Eps Forward 3.29805
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.1
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,783,296,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 52.0526
Fifty Day Average Change 3.277401
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.06296325
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -20.726746
Fifty Two Week High 72.41
Fifty Two Week High Change -17.080002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.23587903
Fifty Two Week Low 44.82
Fifty Two Week Low Change 10.510002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.23449358
Fifty Two Week Range 44.82 - 72.41
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 99,153,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.11
Float Shares 265,485,531
Forward Eps 3.29805
Forward P E 16.77658
Free Cashflow 714,025,024
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 14,100
Fullday Change 0.790001
Fullday Change Percent 1.44848
Fullday Price 55.34
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.38853002
Gross Profits 2,869,600,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.000120000004
Held Percent Institutions 0.96862
Implied Shares Outstanding 268,851,552
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 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,783,296,000
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, 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 (APAC), as well as desserts under the Aeroplane brand; and packaged chilled herbs under the Gourmet Garden brand. Its authentic regional brands include Zatarain's, Stubb's, Thai Kitchen, and Simply Asia. The company also supplies its products under private labels. This segment serves retailers, including grocery, mass merchandise, warehouse clubs, discount and drug stores, and e-commerce retailers directly and indirectly through distributors and wholesale foodservice suppliers. The Flavor Solutions segment offers seasoning blends, spices, 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 14,875,556,864
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_181176
Most Recent Quarter 1,780,185,600
Net Income To Common 1,618,400,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,795,996,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 14,658,872,689
Number Of Analyst Opinions 13
Open 54.76
Operating Cashflow 1,231,500,032
Operating Margins 0.17422001
Overall Risk 10
Payout Ratio 0.3095
Peg Ratio 2.11
Phone 410 771 7301
Post Market Change 0.0099983215
Post Market Change Percent 0.018070344
Post Market Price 55.34
Post Market Time 1,787,961,211
Previous Close 54.54
Price Eps Current Year 17.920126
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.1264412
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.0140753
Profit Margins 0.21912001
Quick Ratio 0.291
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.13333
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.790001
Regular Market Change Percent 1.44848
Regular Market Day High 55.66
Regular Market Day Low 54.76
Regular Market Day Range 54.76 - 55.66
Regular Market Open 54.76
Regular Market Previous Close 54.54
Regular Market Price 55.33
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 2,002,520
Return On Assets 0.05136
Return On Equity 0.24728
Revenue Growth 0.167
Revenue Per Share 27.482
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 10
Shares Outstanding 254,055,150
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0
Shares Short 202
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 253
Short Name McCormick & Company, Incorporat
Short Ratio 0.0
Source Interval 15
State MD
Symbol MKC
Target High Price 75.0
Target Low Price 52.0
Target Mean Price 60.61538
Target Median Price 60.0
Total Cash 331,200,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.232
Total Debt 4,933,499,904
Total Revenue 7,385,800,192
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.86
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.03410341
Trailing Eps 6.1
Trailing P E 9.070492
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.114
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 57.46435
Two Hundred Day Average Change -2.1343498
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.037142154
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,002,520
Website https://www.mccormickcorporation.com
Zip 21,031