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(MKC) McCormick - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NYSE • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US5797802064

Spices, Seasonings, Condiments, Sauces, Blends

Packaged Foods & Meats
Market Cap in USD: 18,378m

IPO / Inception: 1972-04-03
Return 12m vs S&P 500: -21.9%

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: -46.45%
EPS Trend: -14.7%

Last SUE: -4.00
Qual. Beats: 0

Revenue

Rev. CAGR: -0.08%
Rev. Trend: 40.5%

Last SUE: 0.48
Qual. Beats: 0

Dividends

Dividend Yield	2.76%
Yield on Cost 5y	2.13%
Yield CAGR 5y	7.12%
Payout Consistency	100.0%
Payout Ratio	85.5%

Risk via 5d forecast
Volatility	22.0%
Value at Risk 5%th	35.8%
Relative Tail Risk	-1.11%

Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio	-0.51
Alpha	-19.24
CAGR/Max DD	-0.16

Character TTM
Hurst Exponent	0.376
Beta	0.306
Beta Downside	0.318

Drawdowns 3y
Max DD	35.82%
Mean DD	17.01%
Median DD	16.95%

Description: MKC McCormick December 19, 2025

McCormick & Company (NYSE: MKC) is a global manufacturer and distributor of spices, seasoning blends, condiments, and related flavor products, serving both the consumer market and industrial food manufacturers. The firm operates two primary segments: Consumer, which sells branded and private-label spices, sauces, desserts and chilled herbs to retailers and e-commerce channels; and Flavor Solutions, which supplies custom seasoning blends, coating systems and compound flavors to multinational food processors and food-service operators.

The Consumer segment leverages a portfolio of well-known brands-including McCormick, French’s, Frank’s RedHot, Lawry’s, Cholula, Old Bay, and regional names such as Zatarain’s and Stubb’s-across the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific. The Flavor Solutions segment targets large-scale food manufacturers and food-service distributors with proprietary flavor technologies and co-packaging services. Both segments benefit from the company’s extensive distribution network, which spans grocery chains, warehouse clubs, discount stores, drugstores, and online platforms.

As of FY 2023, McCormick reported revenue of roughly $5.6 billion and an adjusted operating margin of 14 %, supported by a 4 % organic sales growth driven largely by “at-home cooking” trends and premium-price pricing power. Key economic drivers include commodity price volatility (e.g., pepper, salt), inflation-sensitive input costs, and shifting consumer preferences toward ethnic and clean-label flavors. The packaged-foods sector is currently experiencing a 3-4 % CAGR in flavor-enhancement demand, offering a tailwind for McCormick’s flavor-solution business. For a deeper, data-driven look at MKC’s valuation multiples and scenario analysis, the ValueRay platform offers a concise dashboard you might find useful.

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 4.0

Net Income (778.0m TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 407.3m TTM)

FCFTA 0.06 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA 0.12pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp)

NWC/Revenue -13.20% (prev -13.48%; Δ 0.28pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp)

CFO/TA 0.07 (>3.0%) and CFO 878.9m > Net Income 778.0m (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%)

Net Debt (4.26b) to EBITDA (1.33b) ratio: 3.21 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5)

Current Ratio 0.71 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active)

Outstanding Shares last Quarter (269.3m) change vs 12m ago -0.15% (target <= -2.0% for YES)

Gross Margin 38.22% (prev 38.48%; Δ -0.27pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0)

Asset Turnover 51.32% (prev 50.58%; Δ 0.75pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0)

Interest Coverage Ratio 5.46 (EBITDA TTM 1.33b / Interest Expense TTM 202.4m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3)

Altman Z'' 1.87

(A) -0.07 = (Total Current Assets 2.22b - Total Current Liabilities 3.12b) / Total Assets 13.25b

(B) 0.29 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 3.84b / Total Assets 13.25b

(D) 0.77 = Book Value of Equity 5.75b / Total Liabilities 7.46b

Total Rating: 1.87 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D)

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 61.80

1. Piotroski 4.0pt

2. FCF Yield 3.50%

3. FCF Margin 11.69%

4. Debt/Equity 0.76

5. Debt/Ebitda 3.21

6. ROIC - WACC (= 3.57)%

7. RoE 14.10%

8. Rev. Trend 40.51%

9. EPS Trend -14.73%

What is the price of MKC shares?

As of January 07, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 66.35 with a total of 2,925,860 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -3.11%, over one month by +5.06%, over three months by -1.49% and over the past year by -8.17%.

Is MKC a buy, sell or hold?

McCormick has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.44. Therefor, it is recommend to hold MKC.

Strong Buy: 4
Buy: 1
Hold: 9
Sell: 2
Strong Sell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the MKC price?

Issuer	Target	Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price	76.9	15.9%
Analysts Target Price	76.9	15.9%
ValueRay Target Price	65.7	-0.9%

MKC Fundamental Data Overview January 01, 2026

Market Cap USD = 18.38b (18.38b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 23.7778
P/E Forward = 21.4133
P/S = 2.7075
P/B = 3.2255
P/EG = 2.9735
Beta = 0.621
Revenue TTM = 6.79b USD
EBIT TTM = 1.11b USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.33b USD
Long Term Debt = 3.10b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 1.25b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 4.36b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 4.26b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 22.64b USD (18.38b + Debt 4.36b - CCE 94.9m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 5.46 (Ebit TTM 1.11b / Interest Expense TTM 202.4m)
FCF Yield = 3.50% (FCF TTM 793.3m / Enterprise Value 22.64b)
FCF Margin = 11.69% (FCF TTM 793.3m / Revenue TTM 6.79b)
Net Margin = 11.46% (Net Income TTM 778.0m / Revenue TTM 6.79b)
Gross Margin = 38.22% ((Revenue TTM 6.79b - Cost of Revenue TTM 4.19b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 37.40% (prev 37.53%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.71 (Enterprise Value 22.64b / Total Assets 13.25b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.15% (Interest Expense 50.2m / Debt 4.36b)
Taxrate = 14.84% (39.3m / 264.8m)
NOPAT = 941.5m (EBIT 1.11b * (1 - 14.84%))
Current Ratio = 0.71 (Total Current Assets 2.22b / Total Current Liabilities 3.12b)
Debt / Equity = 0.76 (Debt 4.36b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 5.75b)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.21 (Net Debt 4.26b / EBITDA 1.33b)
Debt / FCF = 5.37 (Net Debt 4.26b / FCF TTM 793.3m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 5.52b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 5.87% (Net Income 778.0m / Total Assets 13.25b)
RoE = 14.10% (Net Income TTM 778.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 5.52b)
RoCE = 12.82% (EBIT 1.11b / Capital Employed (Equity 5.52b + L.T.Debt 3.10b))
RoIC = 9.53% (NOPAT 941.5m / Invested Capital 9.88b)
WACC = 5.96% (E(18.38b)/V(22.74b) * Re(7.14%) + D(4.36b)/V(22.74b) * Rd(1.15%) * (1-Tc(0.15)))
Discount Rate = 7.14% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 8.05%
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -33.33 | Cagr: -0.06%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 78.47% ; FCFE base≈785.7m ; Y1≈795.7m ; Y5≈865.6m
Fair Price DCF = 60.32 (DCF Value 15.28b / Shares Outstanding 253.2m; 5y FCF grow 0.92% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: -14.73 | EPS CAGR: -46.45% | SUE: -4.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 40.51 | Revenue CAGR: -0.08% | SUE: 0.48 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-02-28): EPS=0.64 | Chg30d=-0.001 | Revisions Net=-3 | Analysts=6
EPS next Year (2026-11-30): EPS=3.23 | Chg30d=+0.030 | Revisions Net=+1 | Growth EPS=+7.0% | Growth Revenue=+5.8%

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