McCormick stock
MKCNYSEMcCormick & Company, Incorporated, Consumer DefensiveISIN US5797802064
57Score 57 out of 100, Neutral
Price and trend
38 / 100
Price history
−30% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 20 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Below the 200-day line: the price is 12% below it.
Since May 2025 the 50-day line has been below the 200-day line; the trend has turned down.
Normal: the price is neither overheated nor sold off (RSI 43).
The price is 35% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 20 years: 58% (September 2020 to October 2026).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$47.88
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$52.63
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)43
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDbelow the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$44.14
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$71.65
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- McCormick & Company, Incorporated belongs to the Packaged Foods industry (United States) and, with a market value of $12.49B, is number 17 of 76 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $6.84B (up 1.7% year on year) and earnings of $789.4M (up 0.1%).
- For fiscal 2026, analysts expect on average revenue of $7.94B (up 16.1%) and adjusted earnings per share of $3.09 (up 3%).
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- MEQIRI Score 57 out of 100 (Neutral): rank 195 of 296 in Consumer Defensive, median 62.
- Our model puts fair value at $73.82, with the price 37% below it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- Reliable dividendNo dividend cut for over 41 years.
- Below fair valuePrice 37% below the fair value of $73.82.Valuation 88
- Consistently profitableProfit in all 10 fiscal years from 2016 to 2025.Fundamentals 80
Weaknesses
None of our weakness checks flags anything. Crash risk is measured separately.
Its standout strengths are valuation and fundamentals, while momentum and technical analysis hold the score back.
Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
Score since yesterday from 58 to 57.
Fundamentals are strong, with stable profits.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk medium
How well MEQIRI warnsIn the middle among smaller stocks.
From 2016 to 2025, 20 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 23 in 100.
What drives the risk
- price far below its 52-week high
What lowers it
- solid fundamentals
Valuation
Valuation signal
Significantly undervaluedIn our model the price counts as cheap below $56.78 and expensive above $105.45 (uncertainty medium, based on the price swings of the past year).
Calculated with a cost of equity of 8.8%. At 9.8% the fair value would be $60.85, at 7.8% it would be $93.32.
Valuation metrics
From the cash-flow model alone; the profit includes one-off items, so there is no industry value.
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 31 Aug 2026, revenue rose 13.2% on the twelve months before. Revenue has grown solidly since 2006, at about 5% per year.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 38%, operating 16%, net 12%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterModerate debt, and interest is adequately covered.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 28 Jan 2027in 76 days
- Last reported
- 1 Oct 2026EPS reported $0.86 (expected $0.76)above expectations
Analyst estimates
Earnings estimates have barely changed since 15 Oct 2026.
- Earnings per share
- $3.090.0%
- Revenue
- $7.94B0.0%
- Earnings per share
- $3.210.0%
- Revenue
- $8.15B0.0%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 15 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
Company outlook mixed
Share price after the results: −3.7%Cost inflation for 2026 now 6% to 7% versus mid single digit and a more gradual volume improvement in the Americas, while gross margin expansion is now expected at the high end of 100 to 120 basis points.
“Despite this increase, we're maintaining our full year expectations of 100 to 120 basis points of gross margin expansion versus 2025 and now expect to be at the high end of the range.”The outlook is not part of the score and not a recommendation to buy or sell.
From the earnings call on 1 Oct 2026 (fiscal Q3 2026), read by AI.
Insiders
Open-market purchases and sales by executives, board members and major holders
2 insiders bought on the open market in the last 6 months, $99,837 in total. One insider sold, $10.83M in total.
Sales say less than purchases: many insiders sell on a fixed plan, for taxes or to diversify.
Source: Form 4 filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholdings are hidden. Not a recommendation to buy.
What happened at McCormick
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
296 rated companies in Consumer Defensive
- This company
- 57
- Sector median
- 62
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
Competitors in Packaged Foods
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- SaputoSAP.TO $12.47B63
- Britannia IndustriesBRITANNIA.NS $12.28B66
- Magnum Ice CreamMICC.AS $12.14B61
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ETFs that hold McCormick
Held by 109 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| iShares MSCI World Consumer Staples Sector ESG UCITS ETF USD3SUE | 1.40% | 0.18% | €101.05M |
| Rize Sustainable Future of Food UCITS ETFRIZF | 1.29% | 0.45% | €58.13M |
| State Street SPDR S&P U.S. Dividend Aristocrats UCITS ETF (Dist)SPYD | 0.52% | 0.35% | €3.66B |
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| Xtrackers MSCI USA Consumer Staples UCITS ETF 1DXUCS | 0.39% | 0.12% | €110.63M |
| iShares S&P 500 Consumer Staples Sector UCITS ETF2B7D | 0.38% | 0.15% | €523.17M |
| State Street SPDR S&P U.S. Consumer Staples Select Sector UCITS ETF (Acc)ZPDS | 0.36% | 0.15% | €347.32M |
| iShares MSCI USA Mid-Cap Equal Weight UCITS ETFQDVC | 0.34% | 0.20% | €272.21M |
| Xtrackers MSCI World Consumer Staples UCITS ETF 1CXDWS | 0.25% | 0.25% | €977.67M |
Holdings as reported by the funds via FMP, excluding swap ETFs (their holdings are only collateral).
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 30 Nov 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 28 Feb 2023)
- Valuation signal Undervalued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.