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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

MKC EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): 5.69%
EPS Trend (3Y Correlation): 37.1%

MKC Revenue

Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 0.62%
Revenue Trend (3Y Correlation): 22.7%

Risk via 10d forecast
Volatility	21.8%
Value at Risk 5%th	35.6%

Reward
Sharpe Ratio	-0.58
Alpha Jensen	-22.16

Character
Hurst Exponent	0.430
Beta	0.628

Drawdowns 3y
Max DD	35.82%
Mean DD	16.10%

Description: MKC McCormick October 16, 2025

McCormick & Company (NYSE: MKC) manufactures and distributes spices, seasoning blends, condiments, and related flavor products to both consumer and food-service markets. The business is split into two segments: the Consumer segment, which sells branded products such as McCormick, French’s, Frank’s RedHot, Lawry’s, Cholula, Old Bay and a suite of regional brands through grocery, mass-merchant, warehouse-club, discount, drug-store and e-commerce channels; and the Flavor Solutions segment, which supplies seasoning blends, coating systems and compound flavors to multinational food manufacturers and food-service operators, often via distributors.

In fiscal 2023 McCormick reported revenue of approximately $5.9 billion, an operating margin of about 14 %, and earnings per share growth of roughly 8 % YoY, reflecting resilience despite higher commodity costs. Key economic drivers include the “clean-label” consumer trend that fuels demand for natural spices, and the ongoing shift toward convenience meals that rely on flavor-enhancing solutions. A sector-wide catalyst is the projected 4–5 % annual growth in the global spice market, driven by rising protein consumption in emerging economies and increased food-service spending as inflation eases.

For a deeper quantitative view of MKC’s valuation metrics and scenario analysis, the ValueRay platform offers a useful starting point.

MKC Stock Overview

Market Cap in USD	17,126m
Sub-Industry	Packaged Foods & Meats
IPO / Inception	1972-04-03
Return 12m vs S&P 500	-21.6%
Analyst Rating	3.44 of 5

MKC Dividends

Dividend Yield	2.72%
Yield on Cost 5y	2.16%
Yield CAGR 5y	7.72%
Payout Consistency	100.0%
Payout Ratio	61.2%

MKC Growth Ratios

CAGR	-5.30%
CAGR/Max DD Calmar Ratio	-0.15
CAGR/Mean DD Pain Ratio	-0.33
Current Volume	2484.6k
Average Volume	2197.3k

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 4.5

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 (3.51b) to EBITDA (1.25b) ratio: 2.80 <= 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 5.11 (EBITDA TTM 1.25b / Interest Expense TTM 202.4m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3)

Altman Z'' 1.84

(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: 1.84 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D)

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 62.16

1. Piotroski 4.50pt = -0.50

2. FCF Yield 3.85% = 1.92

3. FCF Margin 11.69% = 2.92

4. Debt/Equity 0.63 = 2.31

5. Debt/Ebitda 2.80 = -1.46

6. ROIC - WACC (= 1.79)% = 2.24

7. RoE 14.10% = 1.18

8. Rev. Trend 22.65% = 1.70

9. EPS Trend 37.12% = 1.86

What is the price of MKC shares?

As of November 14, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 66.10 with a total of 2,484,571 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +3.20%, over one month by +1.83%, over three months by -5.76% and over the past year by -10.68%.

Is McCormick a good stock to buy?

Neither. Based on ValueRay´s Fundamental Analyses, McCormick is currently (November 2025) neither a good nor a bad stock to buy. It has a ValueRay Fundamental Rating of 62.16 and therefor a neutral outlook according to the companies health.
Based on momentum, paid dividends and discounted-cash-flow analyses, the fair value of MKC is around 59.34 USD . This means that MKC is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of -10.23%.

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	77.4	17.1%
Analysts Target Price	77.4	17.1%
ValueRay Target Price	65.3	-1.2%

MKC Fundamental Data Overview November 05, 2025

Market Cap USD = 17.13b (17.13b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 22.1667
P/E Forward = 20.5339
P/S = 2.523
P/B = 3.2623
P/EG = 2.8511
Beta = 0.628
Revenue TTM = 6.79b USD
EBIT TTM = 1.03b USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.25b USD
Long Term Debt = 3.59b USD (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 496.1m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 3.60b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 3.51b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 20.63b USD (17.13b + Debt 3.60b - CCE 94.9m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 5.11 (Ebit TTM 1.03b / Interest Expense TTM 202.4m)
FCF Yield = 3.85% (FCF TTM 793.3m / Enterprise Value 20.63b)
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 = 1.56 (Enterprise Value 20.63b / Total Assets 13.25b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.39% (Interest Expense 50.2m / Debt 3.60b)
Taxrate = 15.85% (39.3m / 247.9m)
NOPAT = 870.7m (EBIT 1.03b * (1 - 15.85%))
Current Ratio = 0.71 (Total Current Assets 2.22b / Total Current Liabilities 3.12b)
Debt / Equity = 0.63 (Debt 3.60b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 5.75b)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.80 (Net Debt 3.51b / EBITDA 1.25b)
Debt / FCF = 4.42 (Net Debt 3.51b / 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 = 11.36% (EBIT 1.03b / Capital Employed (Equity 5.52b + L.T.Debt 3.59b))
RoIC = 8.88% (NOPAT 870.7m / Invested Capital 9.81b)
WACC = 7.09% (E(17.13b)/V(20.73b) * Re(8.33%) + D(3.60b)/V(20.73b) * Rd(1.39%) * (1-Tc(0.16)))
Discount Rate = 8.33% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -33.33 | Cagr: -0.06%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 77.45% ; FCFE base≈785.7m ; Y1≈795.7m ; Y5≈865.6m
Fair Price DCF = 57.16 (DCF Value 14.48b / Shares Outstanding 253.2m; 5y FCF grow 0.92% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: 37.12 | EPS CAGR: 5.69% | SUE: 0.52 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 22.65 | Revenue CAGR: 0.62% | SUE: 0.48 | # QB: 0

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