McCormick & Company
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. The Consumer segment offers spices, herbs, and seasonings, as well as c…
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. The Consumer segment offers spices, herbs, and seasonings, as well as condiments, 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 (APAC), as well as desserts under the Aeroplane brand; and packaged chilled herbs under the Gourmet Garden brand. Its authentic regional brands include Zatarain's, Stubb's, Thai Kitchen, and Simply Asia. The company also supplies its products under private labels. This segment serves retailers, including grocery, mass merchandise, warehouse clubs, discount and drug stores, and e-commerce retailers directly and indirectly through distributors and wholesale foodservice suppliers. The Flavor Solutions segment offers seasoning blends, spices, 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.After signing in, return here and select “Add to watchlist”. Saving companies requires a verified email address.
Priced within the modelled range
Other models: USD 37.22–83.32 (median 44.75). The recommended value is in line with them.
Why: Free cash flow is positive and in line with earnings, and the dividend is small, so a cash-flow DCF fits best.
Start with the price and fair value range, then review the data dates and assumptions below. Estimates are not predictions or investment advice.
Market price within modeled range
Free-cash-flow DCF using TTM through 31 Aug 2026 reported free cash flow, with cash, debt, and shares from the latest report. Base assumptions are 3.26% growth, 2.4% terminal growth, and 9.2% discount. Low/high cases vary growth by 2 and terminal growth/discount by 1 percentage point; this illustrative range is not a statistical confidence interval or investment advice.
Assumptions: growth 3.26%, discount rate 9.20%, terminal growth 2.40% (sector defaults). See a worked example.
Blended growth assumption: 3.3% (sector default 5.3%, own revenue history 2.0%, analyst revenue consensus 2.9%).
5-year outlook: relative outlook of about 6.0% a year (High confidence), anchored to a 7% market return and adjusted for how this company ranks against others. A ranking aid, not a prediction. See the full forecast.
Analyst consensus expects revenue growth of 2.9% a year; the growth assumption used is 3.3%.
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Why this model: Free cash flow is positive and in line with earnings, and the dividend is small, so a cash-flow DCF fits best.
Compare models- Recommended: Free-cash-flow DCF — USD 39.17 (-21.7%)
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EPS-based Gordon proxy
— USD 83.32 (+66.4%)
Not used: Treats all earnings as if paid out and ignores the cash kept for reinvestment, so it overstates value for companies that retain most profit.
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DCF (trailing free cash flow)
— USD 39.17 (-21.7%)
Not used: Not chosen: Free-cash-flow DCF ranks ahead of it for this company.
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FCFF (steady state)
— USD 37.22 (-25.6%)
Not used: Assumes only the long-run terminal growth rate from today, so it ignores the near-term growth expected.
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EV/EBITDA (12x)
— USD 44.75 (-10.6%)
Not used: Used only when free cash flow is far below earnings even after averaging three years; a fixed 12x multiple also ignores sector differences.
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Fade DCF (10-year growth fade)
— USD 39.10 (-21.9%)
Not used: An alternative growth path (fading over 10 years) shown for comparison; the automatic choice does not use it.
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EV/Sales (Rule of 40)
— USD 102.87 (+105.5%)
Not used: Used only for technology and communication companies whose cash-flow value is far below the price.
| Bear USD 24.84 | -101.6% |
| Base USD 39.17 | -27.8% |
| Bull USD 65.81 | 23.9% |
Margin = (value − price) / value, so it is measured against the value and reads lower than the upside to value, which is measured against the price. Positive means the price is below that case.
At USD 50.06 the market implies about this annual free-cash-flow growth for 5 years (terminal 2.4%, discount 9.2%).
Compare: the market implies 7.6% a year, this model assumes 3.3%. The market expects more than this model does, which is why it reads as overvalued.
Sensitivity: base value per share
How the Free-cash-flow DCF value changes with growth (rows) and discount rate (columns). Green cells are above the current price.
These are assumption-based scenarios, not a confidence interval. Scroll horizontally to see all discount rates.
| Growth \ Discount | 7.2% | 8.2% | 9.2% | 10.2% | 11.2% |
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| -0.7% | 49.09 | 38.26 | 30.61 | 24.91 | 20.51 |
| 1.3% | 55.13 | 43.17 | 34.73 | 28.45 | 23.60 |
| 3.3% | 61.65 | 48.47 | 39.17 | 32.26 | 26.92 |
| 5.3% | 68.66 | 54.17 | 43.95 | 36.35 | 30.48 |
| 7.3% | 76.21 | 60.30 | 49.08 | 40.74 | 34.30 |
Track record: see the methodology page for how this model has performed historically, including its limits. Treat it as a screen, not a forecast.
Price history and fair value
3 months price change: -4.78% · USD 50.06 · Market data through 05 Nov 2026 ; dashed line is today’s model base value (USD 39.17). The fair value is today’s estimate, not what the model said in the past.
Saved price history is current through 05 Nov 2026; last refreshed 06 Nov 2026 18:14 (22 minutes ago).
10 Aug 2026Range USD 43.68 – 55.8905 Nov 2026
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More detail: quality, peers, price history, dividends and financials
Quality score: 72 / 100
Five equal checks on reported history: profitability, cash generation, revenue growth, balance sheet and margins. It describes business quality, not whether the price is attractive.
| Profitability | 5 of 5 years profitable | 20 / 20 |
| Cash generation | free cash flow positive in 5 of 5 years | 20 / 20 |
| Growth | revenue +4.9% a year | 12 / 20 |
| Balance sheet | net debt 2.9x EBITDA | 10 / 20 |
| Margins | EBITDA margin 17% | 10 / 20 |
Peers in Consumer Staples
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| Company | Price | Margin of safety | P/E | P/B | Yield | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MKC (this company) | USD 50.06 | -27.8% | 9.0 | 1.9 | 3.8% | 72 |
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| WN.TO George Weston Limited | CAD 109.72 | 26.2% | 39.8 | 9.1 | 1.2% | 72 |
| KHC Kraft Heinz | USD 25.32 | 25.2% | – | 0.8 | 6.3% | 36 |
| CA.PA Carrefour SA | EUR 13.63 | 23.9% | 29.2 | 0.8 | 8.7% | 72 |
| ABF.L Associated British Foods plc | GBP 19.90 | 18.8% | 15.1 | 1.2 | 3.2% | 82 |
| ADM Archer Daniels Midland | USD 70.47 | 16.8% | 13.7 | 1.4 | 3.0% | 64 |
| AXFO.ST Axfood AB | SEK 283.80 | 7.9% | 25.0 | 8.2 | 3.1% | 70 |
| DLTR Dollar Tree | USD 137.94 | 0.3% | 16.3 | 7.7 | – | 72 |
| Peer median | 16.3 | 1.9 | ||||
Dividends
Paid in the last 12 months: USD 1.92 per share · yield 3.84% at the current price.
| Year | Dividends per share |
|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | 1.440 |
| 2025 | 1.830 |
| 2024 | 1.710 |
| 2023 | 1.590 |
| 2022 | 1.500 |
| 2021 | 1.390 |
Trailing 12-month financials
TTM through 31 Aug 2026 · quarterly EODHD data · data downloaded 06 Nov 2026 13:11
| Revenue | USD 7,685,700,000 |
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| EBITDA | USD 1,330,900,000 |
| EBIT | USD 1,058,600,000 |
| Net income | USD 1,490,500,000 |
| Free cash flow | USD 925,900,000 |
| Capital expenditures | USD 214,900,000 |
| Debt | USD 4,246,300,000 |
| Cash | USD 331,100,000 |
| Working capital | USD -1,515,200,000 |
| Shares outstanding | 269,400,000 |
| Reported dividends per share | USD 1.8849 |