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McCormick & Company, Incorporated

MKC

Consumer Defensive · 45.26 -0.3% today

Participation confirmed · construction unavailableMarket checked 7 Oct, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

McCormick & Company, Incorporated's move is spreading beyond its market group.

No new filing conclusion is available. 11 of 35 group members are active now; 1 filing-linked outsider is moving with the group, and 0 of 3 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Company-0.3% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group11 of 35 activePackaged Foods & Beverages · inactive
Disclosed network0 of 3 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • At least 23 of 35 durable members become active together.
  • Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
  • BROS remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.

Invalidation: The live read weakens if participation falls to 12 of 35 members or fewer.

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Research brief

The story so far

Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods

No new filing conclusion is available. 11 of 35 group members are active now; 1 filing-linked outsider is moving with the group, and 0 of 3 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • At least 23 of 35 durable members become active together.
  • Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
  • BROS remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Oct 21, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations620
Usable filing statements242
Verified relationships5
Evidence supporting the case
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.22x in the latest annual period.
  • Energy and commodity prices has repeated favorable evidence across 6 filings.
  • Pricing and mix has repeated favorable evidence across 6 filings.
  • Tariffs and trade policy has repeated favorable evidence across 6 filings.
  • Input and raw-material costs has repeated favorable evidence across 4 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Foreign exchange has repeated adverse evidence across 3 filings.
Questions before a position
  • EV/sales is 72% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Oct 7, 2026

45.26
6m-10.4%12m-33.7%24m-44.8%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-11-30$6.3B+12.8%$2.80+0.3%
2022-11-30$6.4B+0.5%$2.52+0.1%
2023-11-30$6.7B+4.9%$2.52-0.1%
2024-11-30$6.7B+0.9%$2.92-0.1%
2025-11-30$6.8B+1.7%$2.93-0.1%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Energy and commodity pricespositive · 6 filings
“The increase in gross profit was driven by the impacts of our acquisition of McCormick de Mexico, the IEEPA tariff refund, favorable pricing, and CCI-led cost savings, partially offset by increased commodity costs and higher freight costs, including the impac…”
10-Q · Oct 1, 2026 ↗
Pricing and mixpositive · 6 filings
“The increase in gross profit was driven by favorable pricing, the impact of our acquisition of McCormick de Mexico, and CCI-led cost savings.”
10-Q · Oct 1, 2026 ↗
Tariffs and trade policypositive · 6 filings
“The increase in operating cash flow was primarily driven by lower cash used for working capital, including cash inflows associated with tariff refunds.”
10-Q · Oct 1, 2026 ↗
Credit and interest ratesmixed · 5 filings
“Interest expense in the 2026 periods was also impacted by the effects of higher interest rates and higher average borrowing levels.”
10-Q · Oct 1, 2026 ↗

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 1.8× · EV/sales 2.2×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

45.26-0.3% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 7 Oct, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for MKC. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for MKC. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind MKC

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

PEP12.0% of MKCcustomerJan 22, 2026 ▾

“Sales to one of our Flavor Solutions segment customers, PepsiCo, Inc., accounted for consolidated sales of approximately 12% in 2025, and 13% in both 2024 and 2023.”

ULUnilever PLCpartnerJun 25, 2026 ▾

“On March 31, 2026, we entered into the Merger Agreement with Unilever, pursuant to which Unilever will separate its Unilever Foods business, excluding its foods businesses in India, Nepal and Portugal, as well as its Lifestyle & Nutrition business, Buavita bu…”

Depended on by

UVSPUnivest Financial CorporationpartnerFeb 23, 2026 ▾

“McCormick 48 Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Banking Officer of the Bank.”

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

MKC is currently a Participant in the organic co-movement group Packaged Foods & Beverages. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.