McCormick & Company, Incorporated MKC
Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods · United States · S&P 500
Based on the available data, McCormick & Company, Incorporated gets an algorithmic score of 46/100. It trades at 48.40 $, with a bearish technical trend (RSI 34.4) and 29.8% annual volatility.
Updated: 2026-09-30
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Strengths
- High ROE (24.7%): generates strong profit on equity.
- High net margin (21.9%): pricing power / competitive advantage.
- Attractive free-cash-flow yield (5.7%).
- Low beta (0.17): defensive profile.
- Meaningful dividend (3.97%).
Weaknesses
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Fundamentals
| P/E | 8.05 |
| Forward P/E | 14.69 |
| PEG | 1.90 |
| P/B | 1.86 |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.53 |
| P/S | 1.76 |
| ROE % | 24.73 |
| ROA % | 5.14 |
| Gross margin % | 38.85 |
| Operating margin % | 17.42 |
| Net margin % | 21.91 |
| Revenue growth % (y/y) | 16.70 |
| Earnings growth % (y/y) | -14.20 |
| Revenue CAGR % | 2.51 |
| Earnings CAGR % | 5.00 |
| Debt/Equity % | 65.14 |
| Current ratio | 0.78 |
| FCF yield % | 5.69 |
| Dividend yield % | 3.97 |
| Payout % | 30.95 |
Returns
| 1 month | -12.5 % |
| 3 months | -3.1 % |
| 6 months | -8.3 % |
| YTD | -26.8 % |
| 1 year | -23.9 % |
| 3 years | -31.6 % |
| 5 years | -36.6 % |
Risk
| 1-year volatility | 29.8 % |
| Beta | 0.17 |
| 5-year max drawdown | -52.0 % |
| Sharpe 1A | -0.90 |
Macroeconomic context
Defensive sector: stable demand in recessions. Sensitive to agricultural commodity costs and input inflation; competes with bonds for its dividend. As a US company, its valuation depends on the Fed, 10-year Treasury yields and the US earnings cycle.
How the score is calculated
The score combines profitability (ROE, ROA, net margin), growth (revenue and earnings), valuation (P/E, EV/EBITDA, free cash flow), financial strength (debt and liquidity; not applied to banks and insurers) and momentum (6 and 12-month returns and trend). It is an educational quantitative filter, not a buy or sell recommendation.