McCormick & Company Incorporated (MKC) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 5, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of McCormick & Company Incorporated stock $50.56, price $50.06, upside +1.0%, quality 62 out of 100. Rating: fairly valued. Calculated from audited financials with 23 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 6, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $43.67 – $93.19 · fair‑value band $29.69 – $69.32 · the $50.06 price screens below the $50.56 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 6, 2026.
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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.
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The Consumer segment offers spices, herbs, and seasonings, as well as condiments and 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, as well as markets desserts under the Aeroplane brand and packaged chilled herbs under the Gourmet Garden brand name; and markets authentic regional brands, such as Zatarain's, Stubb's, Thai Kitchen, and Simply Asia.
It also supplies its products under the private labels. This segment serves retailers comprising grocery, mass merchandise, warehouse clubs, discount and drug stores, and e-commerce retailers directly and indirectly through distributors, wholesale foodservice suppliers, and e-commerce.
The Flavor Solutions segment offers seasoning blends, spices and 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.
Stock analysis
McCormick & Company Incorporated (MKC) currently trades at $50.06, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $50.56, so the stock looks roughly fairly valued today (gap 1.0%).
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Valuation
Bull case: the Growth Earnings group reads highest at a median of $54.34 per share, and 11 of the 23 models we run sit above the $50.06 price.
Bear case: the Economic Profit group reads lowest at $27.59, and 12 of the 23 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $29.69 (bear) to $69.32 (bull), the price of $50.06 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 62/100 (solid quality), in the Consumer Defensive sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
McCormick & Company Incorporated reported revenue of $6.8B in FY2025 versus $6.3B in FY2021, a compound +2.0%/yr. Reported net income was $789M in FY2025, compounding +1.1%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $13.5B Large · P/E ratio 8.3 · P/S ratio 1.75 · EPS (TTM) $5.82 · Dividend yield 3.8% · Net margin 19.4% · Return on equity 22.6% · Return on assets (EBIT) 7.7%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 75 out of 100 (medium confidence).
What moves the price
Analysts expect earnings well below the last reported figure (earnings in transition, for example expiring patents or contracts); a fair value that looks fair on trailing earnings may then be too optimistic.
The share trades about 28% below its 52-week high and 15% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Consumer Defensive peers we cover trades at −3% fair-value upside, at 1%, MKC screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear$29.69Fair Value $50.56Bull$69.32
Price $50.06 · Upside +1.0%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 11 months old). Earnings retained since then ($3.67 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
SaleLawrence Erik Kurzius10% owner4× since Nov 11, 2025: 344,552 shares, avg. $58.92$20.3MAug 10, 2026
BuyMichael Aaron ConwayDirector1,100 shares at $50.21$55,231Jul 23, 2026
SaleMichael D ManganDirector5,000 shares at $67.92$339,600Feb 9, 2026
SaleJacques TapieroDirector2× since Feb 3, 2026: 10,000 shares, avg. $65.47$654,700Feb 5, 2026
SaleBrendan M FoleyChairman, President & CEO57,144 shares at $65.56$3.7MNov 12, 2025
Plus 6 other filings such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding. They are not market purchases or sales.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.77/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Revenue growth 1 year
+1.7%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+2.5%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+4.1%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +4.8% a year
Revenue growth 40 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+5.3%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate. Basis: adjusted.
+5.8%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year+2.0%
Dividend (yield on the price)3.8%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.1.1% vs 5.8%, slowing
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.18% → 16%
Pace: the 5-year rate starts in 2020 (pandemic)
Growth Forecast
A lot of optimism in the price
The price assumes more growth than the company has delivered so far and more than analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
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Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+5.2%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +6.3% a year for the price and +2.8% for the forecasts.
News mood ⓘNews mood, the average tone of recent news (98 articles), rated against how stocks are usually covered. 🚀 Hype = unusually upbeat · 🙂 Positive = above average · 😐 Neutral = typical · 🙁 Negative = below average · 😨 Very negative = unusually downbeat. It reflects the tone of coverage, not our valuation.Neutral
Recent news coverage is roughly neutral, about typical for how stocks are covered.
AI conclusion: Moderate advantage stems mainly from margins and cash flow in packaged foods, while thin signals across other factors and modest organic growth limit stronger conclusions.
Main risk: The UK Competition and Markets Authority could require brand divestitures or block parts of the Unilever foods acquisition, delaying or reducing the expected global scale and portfolio benefits.
Bull case: Successful completion of the merger with targeted remedies could expand McCormick's international reach and brand portfolio enough to offset integration costs and support steadier growth despite consumer pressures.
Bear case: Prolonged UK regulatory delays or forced divestitures combined with high debt service could hinder integration, reduce expected synergies and constrain the company's ability to invest or respond to market shifts.
McCormick is advancing its combination with Unilever’s foods business after clearing a major U.S. antitrust hurdle, with separation work progressing and a U.K. review still underway. Integration planning continues even as the core business shows only modest organic growth in a pressured consumer environment. Will the resulting global scale and brand portfolio create more long-term value than the execution and regulatory risks subtract?
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Packaged Foods · 629 stocks
Beats the industry median on 8/14 measures
A mixed picture versus its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score62 · Above median
Fair Value upside+1.0% · Below median
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)22.6% · Top 25%
Return on assets6.0% · Above median
Net margin (12 months)19.4% · Top 25%
Operating margin (12 months)17.8% · Top 25%
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)17.4% · Top 25%
Dividend yield (12 months)3.8% · Above median
Balance sheet
Debt / equity0.54× · Highest 25%
Valuation Multiplesvs Packaged Foods median · lower = cheaper
P/E (12 months)8.3× · Cheapest 25%
P/B2.35× · book value is mostly goodwill ⓘGoodwill and other intangible assets are larger than the equity. The book value mainly reflects prices paid for past acquisitions, so we do not rank this P/B against the peer group.
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Frequently asked questions
Is McCormick & Company Incorporated (MKC) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 6, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $50.56 versus a price of $50.06, about +1% upside (fairly valued).
What is the fair value of MKC?
Our model-based fair value for McCormick & Company Incorporated is $50.56 (as of Nov 6, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $50.06.
What is the quality score of MKC?
McCormick & Company Incorporated has a Quality Score of 62/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for McCormick & Company Incorporated (MKC)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $50.56 (as of Nov 6, 2026) from 23 valuation models. Cautious scenario $29.69, optimistic scenario $69.32. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the McCormick & Company Incorporated stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $50.56, about +1% upside versus a price of $50.06 (fairly valued). Cautious scenario $29.69, optimistic scenario $69.32. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of McCormick & Company Incorporated (MKC)?
McCormick & Company Incorporated reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $7.7B (latest available figure, as of Nov 6, 2026).
Does McCormick & Company Incorporated pay a dividend?
McCormick & Company Incorporated currently shows a dividend yield of 3.78% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 6, 2026).
What growth is priced into McCormick & Company Incorporated (MKC)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, McCormick & Company Incorporated would have to grow free cash flow by +8.8 % per year for five years (discount rate 8.4 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +4.1 % per year. As of Nov 6, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of MKC use?
Our models discount McCormick & Company Incorporated at 8.4 %: a base by market capitalisation (large), damped by beta 0.64, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For McCormick & Company Incorporated that is +8.8 % per year a year over ten years, using the same discount rate (8.4 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has McCormick & Company Incorporated (MKC) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at McCormick & Company Incorporated grew +4.1 % a year. The price currently implies +8.8 % per year free-cash-flow growth a year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of McCormick & Company Incorporated (MKC) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +3.6 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into McCormick & Company Incorporated (+8.8 % per year a year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of McCormick & Company Incorporated (MKC)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 5.49 %: that much free cash flow McCormick & Company Incorporated produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (8.4 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of McCormick & Company Incorporated (MKC)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For McCormick & Company Incorporated it is $50.56 per share (as of Nov 6, 2026), against a price of $50.06. It is the blended result of 23 valuation models (cash flow, earnings, asset, dividend).
Is McCormick & Company Incorporated stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 6, 2026, MKC trades below its calculated fair value: price $50.06, fair value $50.56, a gap of about +1% (fairly valued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of MKC?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($50.06); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($50.56). For McCormick & Company Incorporated the two are $0.5000 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is McCormick & Company Incorporated worth?
The market values McCormick & Company Incorporated at about $13.5B (market capitalisation, as of Nov 6, 2026). Per share that is $50.06; our models calculate a fair value of $50.56 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about MKC?
Our models span a range for McCormick & Company Incorporated: cautious scenario $29.69, base $50.56, optimistic $69.32 per share (as of Nov 6, 2026, price $50.06). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of MKC?
McCormick & Company Incorporated trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.3 (as of Nov 6, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $50.56 is built from several models across several years. Median P/E at fiscal year-end, 5 fiscal years (2021 to 2025), reported earnings, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023 ex one-offs: 26.8. Other multiples: PEG 2.9, P/B 2.4, P/S 1.8, EV/EBITDA 11.0.
What is the PEG ratio of MKC?
The PEG ratio of McCormick & Company Incorporated is 2.85 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Nov 6, 2026). That is above 1, so the growth is already paid for in the price.
How solid is the balance sheet of McCormick & Company Incorporated (MKC)?
Balance-sheet figures for McCormick & Company Incorporated (as of Nov 6, 2026): return on equity 22.6%, debt of 0.54 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 62/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is MKC from its 52-week high?
McCormick & Company Incorporated trades at $50.06, about 28% below its 52-week high of $69.63 and 15% above the low of $43.67 (as of Nov 5, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $50.56 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to McCormick & Company Incorporated?
From the same area (Consumer Defensive) we also value Nestlé S.A, Danone S.A, Foshan Haitian Flavouring and Food Company, The Kraft Heinz Company, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is McCormick & Company Incorporated stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 6, 2026: price $50.06, calculated fair value $50.56 (+1%), Quality Score 62/100, from 23 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of MKC calculated?
We run McCormick & Company Incorporated through 23 models from four families: discounted cash flow, earnings models, asset and balance-sheet models, and dividend models. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the result is the weighted average of $50.56, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 15.5% above its aggregate fair value. McCormick & Company Incorporated currently trades 1% below its own fair value, and the market average says nothing about that. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of McCormick & Company Incorporated (MKC)?
The closing price on Nov 5, 2026 was $50.06. Our model-based fair value is $50.56, about +1% upside (fairly valued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with McCormick & Company Incorporated right now?
The price sits close to our fair value, market and models broadly agree here, little valuation tension. A fairly wide model range ($29.69 to $69.32) leaves room in how you read the outcome.
Where does the earnings growth of McCormick & Company Incorporated (MKC) come from?
Earnings per share at McCormick & Company Incorporated grew +5.4 % a year from 2014 to 2025. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +4.6 %, EBIT margin +1.2 %, tax rate +0.7 %, residual (interest, one-offs) −1.0 %. The four rates multiply to the earnings growth rate, they do not add up. Start and end are three-year averages so a single exceptional year does not distort the result.
Key figures of McCormick & Company Incorporated
How large is the market capitalisation of McCormick & Company Incorporated (MKC)?
The market capitalisation of McCormick & Company Incorporated is $13.5B. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of McCormick & Company Incorporated (MKC)?
The price-to-sales ratio of McCormick & Company Incorporated is 1.75 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of McCormick & Company Incorporated (MKC)?
Earnings per share at McCormick & Company Incorporated are $5.82 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 8.3). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of McCormick & Company Incorporated (MKC)?
The dividend yield of McCormick & Company Incorporated is 3.8% (payout 32.5%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of McCormick & Company Incorporated (MKC)?
The net margin of McCormick & Company Incorporated is 19.4% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of McCormick & Company Incorporated (MKC)?
The return on equity (ROE) of McCormick & Company Incorporated is 22.6% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of McCormick & Company Incorporated (MKC)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of McCormick & Company Incorporated is 7.7% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of McCormick & Company Incorporated (MKC)?
The operating margin of McCormick & Company Incorporated is 17.8% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at McCormick & Company Incorporated (MKC)?
Revenue at McCormick & Company Incorporated is growing +17.4% versus a year earlier (3y avg +2.5%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at McCormick & Company Incorporated (MKC)?
Earnings per share at McCormick & Company Incorporated are growing −57.1% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does McCormick & Company Incorporated (MKC) carry?
The net debt of McCormick & Company Incorporated is $3.9B (fiscal year 2025, ≈ 5.3 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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