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McCormick & Company, Incorporated — Intrinsic Value & Fair Price

MKC
NYSEConsumer DefensivePackaged FoodsCIK 0000063754mccormickcorporation.comAbout MKC
Last close · Oct 16, 202646.35+0.64 (+1.40%)
Market cap$12.5B
Model value · DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y
52.15
McCormick closed at $46.35 — undervalued by 11% vs model.
27.70the model's range162.12

DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y leads for a mature, steady company — positive operating income and three years of positive free cash flow. From a five-year discounted cash flow.

Other models
23.19 – 84.14
Wall St. target
52.50 12% below
Below model, 1y
20 of 20 days

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Dividends

Quarterly · as of Oct 16, 2026
Yield, trailing 12 months
4.14%
Past 2 years
low 1.95%high 4.30%
Dividends per share, a year at a time
$1.36Oct ’21$1.48Oct ’22$1.56Oct ’23$1.68Oct ’24$1.80Oct ’25$1.92TTM
Dividends / free cash flow, FY2025
65.2%
Raised
31 years in a row
Growth, 5 yrs
7.1% a year
Last change
+6.7% · Dec 2025
Every payment, with ex-dates · latest $0.48, paid Oct 26, 2026

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How it is valued

Valued asMature & stable
Low/slowing growth (~1% recent)Moderate margins (12% net margin)Strong dividend yieldHighly cyclical earningsStrong FCF yield (5.9%)
What growth the price implies: the reverse DCF

Key figures

FY2025 · chosen for mature companies
P/E
15.8×
EV / EBITDA
12.2×
FCF yield
5.9%
Dividend yield, TTM
4.14%
Beta
0.64
Cost of capital (WACC)
7.21%
Full financials

Analyst actions

third-party, quoted
10-02Bernstein · target59.00
10-02Deutsche Bank · target57.00
10-02UBS · target48.00
09-14TD Cowen · “Hold” from “Buy”downgrade
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About McCormick

McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a global leader in the manufacture, marketing, and distribution of a wide array of flavorful products, including spices, seasoning mixes, and condiments, to the food industry. Its operations are divided into two primary segments: Consumer and Flavor Solutions. The Consumer segment provides an extensive range of items such as spices, herbs, seasonings, sauces, and desserts. These are sold under numerous prominent brands across various regions: McCormick, French's, Frank's RedHot, Lawry's Cholula Hot Sauce, Gourmet Garden, Club House, and OLD BAY in the Americas; Ducros, Schwartz, Kamis, Drogheria & Alimentari, and Vahiné throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA); McCormick and DaQiao in China; and McCormick, Aeroplane, and Gourmet Garden in Australia. In addition, it offers specialized regional and ethnic brands like Zatarain's, Stubb's, Thai Kitchen, and Simply Asia, and also produces goods for private labels. Its customer base encompasses a broad spectrum of retailers, including grocery stores, mass merchandisers, warehouse clubs, discount and drug stores, and e-commerce platforms. Distribution to these outlets occurs both directly and indirectly via distributors and wholesale foodservice providers. The Flavor Solutions segment caters to large-scale food manufacturers and the wider foodservice industry. It supplies essential ingredients such as seasoning blends, spices, herbs, condiments, coating systems, and complex flavor formulations. These products are delivered directly to clients or through a network of distributors. Founded in 1889, the company maintains its headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

CEO
Brendan Foley
Headquarters
Hunt Valley, MD
Employees
14,100
IPO
1999-04-26
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