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MKC

McCormick & Co., Inc

Jan 22 • 04:00PM ET

61.20

-5.36 -8.05 %

Consumer Defensive • Packaged Foods • USA • NYSE

Today, 11:00 AMMcCormick reports Q4 EPS of $0.84 ($0.86 adjusted) on 3% sales growth; shares fall after the adjusted EPS miss even as the company issues 2026 guidance with GAAP EPS and constant-currency sales growth above consensus, pointing to continued organic growth and margin recovery.

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Index	S&P 500	P/E	20.86	EPS (ttm)	2.93	Insider Own	6.37%	Shs Outstand	268.38M	Perf Week	-10.75%
Market Cap	16.42B	Forward P/E	17.33	EPS next Y	3.53	Insider Trans	-1.13%	Shs Float	251.27M	Perf Month	-10.76%
Enterprise Value	20.35B	PEG	1.70	EPS next Q	0.63	Inst Own	86.17%	Short Float	4.64%	Perf Quarter	-8.53%
Income	789.40M	P/S	2.40	EPS this Y	7.16%	Inst Trans	6.08%	Short Ratio	4.24	Perf Half Y	-15.48%
Sales	6.84B	P/B	2.86	EPS next Y	9.85%	ROA	6.01%	Short Interest	11.67M	Perf YTD	-10.15%
Book/sh	21.44	P/C	171.22	EPS next 5Y	10.21%	ROE	14.32%	52W High	86.24 -29.04%	Perf Year	-17.58%
Cash/sh	0.36	P/FCF	22.18	EPS past 3/5Y	5.10% 1.08%	ROIC	8.93%	52W Low	62.64 -2.30%	Perf 3Y	-24.54%
Dividend Est.	1.92 (3.13%)	EV/EBITDA	15.38	Sales past 3/5Y	2.51% 4.08%	Gross Margin	40.41%	Volatility	3.43% 2.32%	Perf 5Y	-33.20%
Dividend TTM	1.83 (2.99%)	EV/Sales	2.98	EPS Y/Y TTM	-1.83%	Oper. Margin	15.96%	ATR (14)	1.76	Perf 10Y	44.20%
Dividend Ex-Date	Dec 29, 2025	Quick Ratio	0.28	Sales Y/Y TTM	1.73%	Profit Margin	11.54%	RSI (14)	30.70	Recom	1.92
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	7.30% 8.06%	Current Ratio	0.70	EPS Q/Q	5.45%	SMA20	-9.07%	Beta	0.61	Target Price	78.55
Payout	61.43%	Debt/Eq	0.70	Sales Q/Q	2.91%	SMA50	-8.18%	Rel Volume	6.08	Prev Close	66.56
Employees	14100	LT Debt/Eq	0.54	Earnings	Jan 22 BMO	SMA200	-12.52%	Avg Volume	2.75M	Price	61.20
IPO	Mar 17, 1980	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	-1.85% 0.31%	Trades		Volume	16,736,846	Change	-8.05%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Dec-15-25	Upgrade	Deutsche Bank	Hold → Buy	$75
Aug-20-25	Upgrade	JP Morgan	Neutral → Overweight	$83
Jun-16-25	Initiated	UBS	Neutral	$83
Mar-27-25	Downgrade	Argus	Buy → Hold
Jan-08-25	Upgrade	TD Cowen	Hold → Buy	$86 → $90
Dec-09-24	Upgrade	Jefferies	Hold → Buy	$85 → $91
Jun-12-24	Upgrade	Citigroup	Sell → Neutral	$68 → $69
Apr-02-24	Upgrade	Argus	Hold → Buy
Feb-01-24	Initiated	Citigroup	Sell	$60
Jan-22-24	Downgrade	Consumer Edge Research	Overweight → Equal Weight
Sep-22-23	Initiated	HSBC Securities	Hold	$86
Sep-13-23	Initiated	TD Cowen	Market Perform	$87
Jun-06-23	Upgrade	BofA Securities	Underperform → Buy	$75 → $100
Apr-14-23	Resumed	Stifel	Hold	$82
Mar-10-23	Initiated	UBS	Sell	$71
Jan-27-23	Upgrade	Bernstein	Mkt Perform → Outperform	$90
Nov-15-22	Initiated	Exane BNP Paribas	Outperform	$94
Jul-06-22	Downgrade	Argus	Buy → Hold
Feb-17-22	Upgrade	Argus	Hold → Buy	$112
Jan-19-22	Downgrade	Credit Suisse	Outperform → Neutral	$100

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12:16PM	Analyst Report: McCormick & Company, Incorporated (Morningstar Research)

McCormick & Co., Inc. engages in the manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavorful products to retail outlets, food manufacturers, and foodservice businesses. It operates through the Consumer and Flavor Solutions segments. The Consumer segment sells spices, seasonings, condiments, and sauces. The Flavor Solutions segment includes seasoning blends, spices and herbs, condiments, coating systems, and compound flavors. The company was founded by Willoughby M. McCormick in 1889 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Kurzius Lawrence Erik	10% Owner	Jan 13 '26	Option Exercise	49.96	50,000	2,498,000	296,762	Jan 14 04:03 PM
Kurzius Lawrence Erik	10% Owner	Jan 13 '26	Sale	67.43	50,000	3,371,500	246,762	Jan 14 04:03 PM
Tapiero Jacques	Director	Jan 02 '26	Option Exercise	67.28	792	53,310	31,590	Jan 06 03:53 PM
Brendan Foley	Affiliate	Nov 13 '25	Proposed Sale	65.56	57,144	3,746,361		Nov 13 05:44 PM
Foley Brendan M	Chairman, President & CEO	Nov 12 '25	Option Exercise	49.96	57,144	2,854,914	165,796	Nov 13 04:43 PM
Foley Brendan M	Chairman, President & CEO	Nov 12 '25	Sale	65.56	57,144	3,746,361	108,652	Nov 13 04:43 PM
Kurzius Lawrence Erik	10% Owner	Nov 11 '25	Sale	64.54	39,014	2,517,964	0	Nov 12 12:13 PM
Kurzius Lawrence Erik	10% Owner	Oct 08 '25	Option Exercise	49.96	50,000	2,498,000	296,762	Oct 10 09:40 AM
Kurzius Lawrence Erik	10% Owner	Oct 08 '25	Sale	65.86	50,000	3,293,000	246,762	Oct 10 09:40 AM
Schwartz Jeffery D	Vice President, Gen Counsel	Jul 01 '25	Option Exercise	49.96	10,000	499,600	83,957	Jul 02 10:25 AM
Jenkins Katherine	Chief Growth Officer	May 12 '25	Option Exercise	49.62	5,430	269,413	3,430	May 13 03:17 PM
Jenkins Katherine	Chief Growth Officer	May 12 '25	Sale	76.38	7,642	583,696	0	May 13 03:17 PM
Repas Gregory	V.P. & Controller	Apr 03 '25	Sale	81.42	2,750	223,905	2,266	Apr 04 12:13 PM
Kurzius Lawrence Erik	Director	Apr 02 '25	Option Exercise	49.96	50,000	2,498,000	297,437	Apr 02 02:43 PM
Kurzius Lawrence Erik	Director	Apr 02 '25	Sale	81.81	50,000	4,090,300	247,437	Apr 02 02:43 PM
Montiel Maritza Gomez	Director	Apr 01 '25	Option Exercise	52.98	5,912	313,188	12,850	Apr 02 02:41 PM
Montiel Maritza Gomez	Director	Apr 01 '25	Sale	82.67	5,912	488,745	6,938	Apr 02 02:41 PM
Schwartz Jeffery D	Vice President, Gen Counsel	Mar 31 '25	Option Exercise	49.96	20,000	999,200	89,958	Apr 01 01:19 PM
Jenkins Katherine	Chief Growth Officer	Mar 15 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	584	0	2,309	Mar 18 06:32 PM
Gabriel Marcos Mendes	Executive VP & CFO	Mar 15 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	1,069	0	9,641	Mar 18 06:32 PM
Sanchez Ana	President EMEA	Mar 15 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	648	0	5,441	Mar 18 06:25 PM
Tapiero Jacques	Director	Mar 15 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	1,344	0	30,446	Mar 18 06:23 PM
Repas Gregory	V.P. & Controller	Mar 15 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	711	0	5,105	Mar 18 06:20 PM
Kurzius Lawrence Erik	Director	Mar 15 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	1,734	0	248,079	Mar 18 06:18 PM
Piper Sarah	Chief Human Relations Officer	Mar 15 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	212	0	3,331	Mar 18 06:14 PM
Foust Andrew	President, Americas	Mar 15 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	931	0	8,858	Mar 18 06:12 PM
THOMAS TERRY S	Director	Mar 15 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	1,344	0	1,734	Mar 18 06:10 PM
Montiel Maritza Gomez	Director	Mar 15 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	1,344	0	6,938	Mar 18 06:08 PM
PRESTON MARGARET M V	Director	Mar 15 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	1,344	0	81,293	Mar 18 06:07 PM
Conway Michael Aaron	Director	Mar 15 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	1,344	0	16,630	Mar 18 06:04 PM
BRAMMAN ANNE L	Director	Mar 15 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	1,344	0	6,639	Mar 18 06:01 PM
MANGAN MICHAEL D	Director	Mar 15 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	1,344	0	41,780	Mar 18 05:59 PM
LITTLE PATRICIA A	Director	Mar 15 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	1,344	0	26,076	Mar 18 05:58 PM
VERNON W ANTHONY	Director	Mar 15 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	1,344	0	11,826	Mar 18 05:56 PM
RODKIN GARY M	Director	Mar 15 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	1,344	0	12,110	Mar 18 05:54 PM
PRESTON MARGARET M V	Director	Feb 13 '25	Sale	77.03	28,092	2,163,927	6,177	Feb 14 10:12 AM
Tapiero Jacques	Director	Feb 03 '25	Option Exercise	78.03	707	55,163	29,102	Feb 04 03:30 PM
Kurzius Lawrence Erik	Director	Feb 03 '25	Option Exercise	49.96	50,000	2,498,000	326,895	Feb 04 03:15 PM
Kurzius Lawrence Erik	Director	Feb 03 '25	Sale	76.81	50,000	3,840,320	276,895	Feb 04 03:15 PM

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McCormick & Co., Inc

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