MKC · McCormick & Company Inc
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $12.49B |
| P/E | 8.38 |
| Float | 254.0M |
| Beta | 0.67 |
| Volatility | 16.9% |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Food Products |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Moderate |
| Clavix score | 77.0 |
| Price | 45.89 |
| Change | −0.99% |
| Prev Close | 46.35 |
| Open | 46.29 |
| Day Low | 45.80 |
| Day High | 46.68 |
| Avg Vol | 5 |
| Avg $ Vol | $211.0M |
| 52W High | 72.41 |
| 52W Low | 43.25 |
| 52W Pos | 9.1% |
| From High | −36.62% |
| From Low | +6.10% |
| Max DD 1Y | −38.39% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | −1.23% |
| SMA 50 | −9.08% |
| SMA 200 | −15.55% |
| RSI (14) | 44.4 |
| Vol 30D | 27.3% |
| Vol 90D | 30.7% |
| 1Y Range | 43–72 |
| Daily bars | 536 |
| Perf Week | +3.44% |
| Perf Month | −6.74% |
| Perf Quarter | −11.27% |
| Perf Half Y | −14.69% |
| Perf Year | −29.02% |
| Perf YTD | −31.79% |
| Prev Day | −0.99% |
| Clavix | B+ |
| Debt / Eq | 0.63 |
| Curr Ratio | 0.70 |
| Int Cover | 5.1× |
| FCF Margin | 14.1% |
| Rev Growth | +1.7% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Low |
| Sector rank | 10 / 13 |
What MKC does
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.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayMKC grades B+, 77.0 of 100. Steadiest on Macro Resilience (66), most exposed on Sector Resilience (56, mixed). 0 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Food Products median. Ranks 10 of 13 in Food Products by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| MKC | Food Products median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.67 | 0.27 |
| Volatilityannualized | 16.9% | 6.7% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −38.4% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 1.18% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 26 (10%) | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| MKC | Food Products median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 0.67 | 0.27 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Moderate | Low 69% of 13 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Food Products names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| MKC | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +3.4% |
| 1 month | −6.7% |
| Year to date | −31.8% |
| 1 year | −29.0% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| MKC | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30 since 16 Sep |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 56 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 16 · 10 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 16 ↑ 10 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 13 Food Products names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| MKC | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +1.7% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Food Products median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openMcCormick's proposed $45 billion acquisition of Unilever's food business is drawing public criticism from both Jim Cramer and Senator Elizabeth Warren, though for different reasons. The deal would combine several major grocery brands and is projected to deliver $600 million in annual savings, but it faces concerns about reduced competition and higher consumer prices.
McCormick pays an annual dividend of $1.92, about a 4.3% yield at a share price near $44.80, and has raised its quarterly payout for 40 straight years. In Q3 2026, sales rose 17.4% to $2.02 billion but organic sales grew only 1.9%, and reported earnings per share fell to $0.36 on special charges, while adjusted earnings per share edged up to $0.86 from $0.85.
McCormick reported double-digit sales growth and a double earnings beat in Q3 2026, helped by its Mexico acquisition and pricing actions.
The US Federal Trade Commission has given an early green light to McCormick's $44.8 billion deal to buy most of Unilever's global food business, ending the FTC's antitrust review of the transaction ahead of the standard waiting period.
A transaction record dated October 5, 2026 (reference number 20262304) lists Unilever PLC as the acquiring party and McCormick & Company, Inc. as the acquired party, with a 'Granted' status. The article body provides no further detail on what the transaction involves, its value, or its terms.
Nearest peers by size
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJM | J.M. Smucker Co | B+ | $13.61B | 59.31 | 0.26 | Compare |
| HRL | Hormel Foods Corp | B+ | $11.23B | 32.76 | 0.27 | Compare |
| DAR | Darling Ingredients Inc | A- | $9.68B | 16.19 | 0.99 | Compare |
| GIS | General Mills Inc | B+ | $17.71B | — | -0.00 | Compare |
| TSN | Tyson Foods Inc | A- | $18.93B | 32.98 | 0.40 | Compare |
| BG | Bunge Global SA | B+ | $20.39B | 20.25 | 0.70 | Compare |
| CAG | Conagra Brands Inc | B+ | $6.91B | — | 0.01 | Compare |
| CPB | Campbell's Co | B+ | $5.93B | 14.89 | 0.07 | Compare |
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