McCormick & Company, Incorporated

Description

McCormick & Company, Incorporated manufactures, markets, and distributes 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 and sauces, and desserts. This segment markets its products under the McCormick, French's, Frank's RedHot, Lawry's, Cholula Hot Sauce, Gourmet Garden, Club House, and OLD BAY brands in the Americas; Ducros, Schwartz, Kamis, LA Drogheria, and Vahiné brands in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; McCormick and DaQiao brands in the Asia/Pacific; McCormick, Aeroplane, and Gourmet Garden brands in China; and the McCormick brand and other brands in Australia, as well as markets regional and ethnic 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 and wholesale foodservice suppliers. 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.

About

CEO
Mr. Brendan M. Foley
Employees
13,800
Instrument type
Common Stock
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Packaged Foods
MIC code
XNYS
Address
24 Schilling Road, Hunt Valley, MD 21031, United States
Phone
410 771 7301
Website
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Earnings

Date Estimate EPS Actual EPS Difference % Surprise
Jan 21, 2026
Sep 29, 2025
Jun 25, 2025
Mar 24, 2025
Jan 23, 2025 0.77 0.80 0.03 3.90%

Earnings estimate

Current Quarter
(Feb 2025)
Next Quarter
(May 2025)
Current Year
(Nov 2025)
Next Year
(Nov 2026)
Number of analysts 10 10 13 13
Average estimate 0.64 0.69 3.08 3.33
Low estimate 0.61 0.67 3.05 3.27
High estimate 0.67 0.70 3.17 3.42
Last year EPS 0.63 0.69 2.95 3.08
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Growth estimates

Current qtr (Feb 2025)
2.050%
Next qtr. (May 2025)
-0.520%
Current year (Nov 2025)
4.360%
Next year (Nov 2026)
8.130%
Next 5 years (per annum)
Past 5 years (per annum)

Analyst Ratings

Date Firm Action Rating Price Target
Jan 27, 2025
Barclays
Andrew Lazar
Maintains Equal-Weight ▼ Lowers $85 → $82
Jan 24, 2025
JP Morgan
Ken Goldman
Maintains Underweight ▲ Raises $66 → $69
Jan 15, 2025
JP Morgan
Ken Goldman
Maintains Underweight ▼ Lowers $68 → $66
Jan 8, 2025
TD Cowen
Robert Moskow
Upgrade Buy ▲ Raises $86 → $90
Dec 9, 2024
Jefferies
Rob Dickerson
Upgrade Buy ▲ Raises $85 → $91
Oct 2, 2024
TD Cowen
Robert Moskow
Maintains Hold ▲ Raises $84 → $86
Oct 2, 2024
B of A Securities
Peter Galbo
Maintains Buy ▲ Raises $95 → $96
Oct 2, 2024
Stifel
Matthew Smith
Maintains Hold ▲ Raises $75 → $85
Sep 17, 2024
B of A Securities
Peter Galbo
Maintains Buy ▲ Raises $86 → $95
Jun 24, 2024
TD Cowen
Robert Moskow
Maintains Hold ▼ Lowers $75 → $73
Jun 12, 2024
Citigroup
Thomas Palmer
Upgrade Neutral ▲ Raises $68 → $69
Apr 2, 2024
Argus Research
John Staszak
Upgrade Buy Announces $88
Mar 28, 2024
Barclays
Andrew Lazar
Maintains Equal-Weight ▲ Raises $71 → $76
Mar 27, 2024
Stifel
Matthew Smith
Maintains Hold ▲ Raises $70 → $75
Mar 27, 2024
Citigroup
Thomas Palmer
Maintains Sell ▲ Raises $60 → $68
Feb 1, 2024
Citigroup
Thomas Palmer
Initiates Sell Announces $60
Jan 26, 2024
JP Morgan
Ken Goldman
Maintains Underweight ▼ Lowers $59 → $57
Jan 22, 2024
Consumer Edge Research
Connor Rattigan
Downgrade Equal-Weight
Jan 16, 2024
Barclays
Lauren Lieberman
Maintains Equal-Weight ▼ Lowers $74 → $71
Oct 4, 2023
B of A Securities
Peter Galbo
Maintains Buy ▼ Lowers $100 → $86
Oct 4, 2023
Stifel
Matthew Smith
Maintains Hold ▼ Lowers $82 → $70
Sep 22, 2023
HSBC
Alejandro Zamacona
Initiates Hold Announces $86
Sep 13, 2023
TD Cowen
Robert Moskow
Initiates Market Perform Announces $87
Jul 3, 2023
Barclays
Andrew Lazar
Maintains Equal-Weight ▲ Raises $77 → $85
Jun 6, 2023
B of A Securities
Upgrade Buy
Apr 14, 2023
Stifel
Matthew Smith
Reinstates Hold Announces $82
Mar 29, 2023
B of A Securities
Peter Galbo
Maintains Underperform ▲ Raises $73 → $75
Mar 29, 2023
Deutsche Bank
Stephen Powers
Maintains Hold ▲ Raises $69 → $75
Mar 29, 2023
JP Morgan
Ken Goldman
Maintains Underweight ▲ Raises $63 → $66
Mar 10, 2023
UBS
Cody Ross
Initiates Sell Announces $71

Income statement

2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
Fiscal date 2024-11-30 2023-11-30 2022-11-30 2021-11-30 2020-11-30
Total reported revenue 6.72B 6.66B 6.35B 6.32B 5.60B
Cost of revenue 4.13B 4.16B 4.08B 3.82B 3.30B
Gross profit 2.59B 2.50B 2.27B 2.49B 2.30B
Operating expense
Research & development
Selling general and admin 1.52B 1.48B 1.36B 1.40B 1.28B
Other operating expenses
Operating income 1.07B 1.02B 917.40M 1.09B 1.02B
Non operating interest income
Income 45.90M 36.60M 17.80M 9.30M 7.80M
Expense 209.40M 208.20M 149.10M 136.60M 135.60M
Other income expense -8.00M -53.90M 26.70M -67.40M -9.50M
Pretax income 898.30M 798.70M 812.80M 895.80M 881.50M
Tax provision 184.00M 174.50M 168.60M 192.70M 174.90M
Net income 788.50M 680.60M 682.00M 755.30M 747.40M
Basic EPS 2.94 2.54 2.54 2.83 2.80
Diluted EPS 2.92 2.52 2.52 2.80 2.78
Basic average shares 268.50M 268.40M 268.20M 267.30M 266.50M
Diluted average shares 268.50M 268.40M 268.20M 267.30M 266.50M
EBITDA 1.33B 1.27B 1.17B 1.29B 1.20B
Net income from continuing op. 788.50M 680.60M 682.00M 755.30M 747.40M
Minority interests
Preferred stock dividends

Balance sheet

2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
Fiscal date 2024-11-30 2023-11-30 2022-11-30 2021-11-30 2020-11-30
Total assets 13.07B 12.86B 13.12B 12.91B 12.09B
Current assets
Cash
Cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents 186.10M 166.60M 334.00M 351.70M 423.60M
Other short term investments
Accounts receivable 587.40M 587.50M 573.70M 549.50M 528.50M
Other receivables
Inventory 1.24B 1.13B 1.34B 1.18B 1.03B
Prepaid assets 51.50M 47.60M 61.70M 41.70M 38.00M
Restricted cash
Assets held for sale
Hedging assets
Other current assets 74.10M 73.40M 77.20M 70.60M 60.90M
Non current assets
Properties 211.00M 220.00M 218.90M 136.80M 136.80M
Land and improvements 94.10M 93.30M 90.10M 95.10M 87.20M
Machinery furniture equipment 1.57B 1.44B 1.27B 1.20B 1.10B
Construction in progress 247.10M 223.30M 238.70M 211.90M 125.50M
Leases
Accumulated depreciation -1.34B -1.25B -1.14B -1.06B -985.40M
Goodwill 13.95B 14.04B 13.97B 14.27B 13.33B
Investment properties
Financial assets
Intangible assets 3.50B 3.52B 3.55B 3.59B 3.36B
Investments and advances 282.70M 264.10M 283.00M 301.30M 322.90M
Other non current assets 176.70M 148.10M 153.40M 140.60M 176.30M
Total liabilities 7.75B 7.78B 8.43B 8.48B 8.15B
Current liabilities
Accounts payable 1.24B 1.12B 1.17B 1.06B 1.03B
Accrued expenses 775.70M 795.50M 649.50M 751.20M 772.90M
Short term debt 748.30M 1.07B 1.51B 1.31B 1.15B
Deferred revenue
Tax payable
Pensions
Other current liabilities
Non current liabilities
Long term debt 3.76B 3.52B 3.82B 4.08B 3.86B
Provision for risks and charges 103.50M
Deferred liabilities 840.50M 861.20M 866.30M 792.30M 727.20M
Derivative product liabilities
Other non current liabilities 145.10M 175.00M 169.00M 144.60M 166.40M
Shareholders equity
Common stock 2.24B 2.20B 2.14B 2.06B 1.98B
Retained earnings 3.55B 3.25B 3.02B 2.78B 2.42B
Other shareholders equity -491.20M -388.60M -480.60M -426.50M -470.80M
Total shareholders equity 5.32B 5.08B 4.70B 4.43B 3.94B
Additional paid in capital
Treasury stock
Minority interest 25.80M 22.80M 18.70M 14.50M 13.90M

Cash flow statement

202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998199719961995199419931992199119901989
Operating Activities
Net Income788.50M680.60M682.00M755.30M747.40M702.70M933.40M477.40M472.30M401.60M437.90M389.00M407.80M374.20M370.20M299.80M255.80M230.10M202.20M214.90M214.50M199.20M173.80M137.10M137.50M103.30M103.80M98.40M49.70M97.60M61.10M99.70M95.20M80.90M69.40M52.50M
Depreciation208.80M199.30M200.60M186.30M165.00M158.80M150.70M125.20M108.70M105.90M102.70M106.00M102.80M98.30M95.10M94.30M85.60M82.60M84.30M74.60M72.00M65.30M53.40M60.70M61.30M57.40M54.80M49.30M63.80M63.70M62.50M50.50M43.80M40.50M36.60M34.80M
Deferred Taxes-30.30M-5.40M21.80M36.00M-11.20M20.90M-269.30M24.10M-40.00M1.00M6.10M-15.30M24.30M38.00M10.50M24.00M-8.80M-12.00M-26.00M5.90M-1.70M15.60M21.10M2.20M-5.10M9.30M2.00M18.90M-26.40M15.70M-27.10M-1.10M-700,0006.10M400,0002.80M
Stock-Based Compensation47.40M63.40M60.30M66.60M46.00M37.20M25.60M23.90M25.60M18.70M18.20M18.70M20.20M13.00M11.90M12.70M18.20M
Other Non-Cash Items6.30M3.00M40.00M7.20M22.80M5.20M18.60M390.40M18.00M10.90M13.40M21.40M24.90M29.20M9.60M19.10M18.40M10.70M8.00M9.80M100,000100,000-2.20M-6.50M-10.00M-5.80M-2.40M5.30M
Accounts Receivable-20.50M3.40M-45.80M-22.60M4.80M12.20M19.80M-13.00M-21.00M15.60M-16.40M-29.20M-38.80M-8.60M-38.20M45.80M-7.70M-51.60M14.90M16.80M-35.50M9.80M-35.00M7.80M-24.50M-2.10M1.60M-4.20M-5.40M-21.60M-24.90M-26.30M1.40M-7.50M-20.10M10.10M
Accounts Payable135.10M-68.10M125.30M34.90M164.20M128.20M72.80M98.20M47.00M40.40M-6.70M12.10M8.20M49.30M10.50M3.40M42.60M
Other Assets & Liabilities-197.60M334.00M-335.20M-235.10M-66.40M-102.40M-101.80M51.40M55.50M-20.40M-31.10M-38.10M-64.40M-215.80M-64.90M-59.10M-72.00M-61.10M22.80M-12.50M74.80M-74.90M-20.80M-26.30M39.10M43.00M-21.40M27.40M40.60M-61.70M-68.60M-39.30M-27.00M-33.20M-26.80M-40.00M
Operating Cash Flow931.40M1.21B709.00M827.70M1.05B957.60M834.20M827.20M655.30M585.60M515.90M461.80M460.10M738.80M413.10M431.80M327.10M209.40M323.10M328.90M333.70M215.00M211.60M199.90M219.00M218.90M150.60M189.90M122.40M91.50M-3.50M73.50M106.90M86.80M57.10M65.50M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures12.30M1.10M1.70M400,0001.10M2.50M1.30M600,0006.20M600,00018.10M-76.90M-78.70M-64.50M-59.90M-81.70M-93.90M-96.10M-52.00M-46.30M-60.70M-40.10M-59.40M-80.20M-87.50M-74.60M-73.60M-73.20M-46.20M109.30M
Net Intangibles13.60M
Net Acquisitions1.00M95.20M-641.00M-803.00M-4.20M-4.33B-116.40M-210.90M-142.30M-441.40M-46.90M-679.30M-15.90M-102.60M-5.50M-74.50M-202.90M-1.40M-386.60M
Purchase of Investments
Sale of Investments9.20M
Investing Cash Flow5.90M3.40M102.00M-630.60M-800.30M2.70M22.90M-4.32B-113.30M-210.50M1.10M-139.80M1.30M-440.80M-40.70M600,000-661.20M-92.80M-172.10M-70.00M-134.40M-100.70M-95.30M-96.60M-442.60M-45.90M-62.60M-46.70M187.90M-78.50M-184.00M-145.10M-121.30M-61.50M-64.30M98.60M
Financing Activities
Long-Term Debt Issuance495.50M496.40M1.00B527.00M25.90M3.99B6.00M247.00M246.20M800,000252.00M503.00M
Long-Term Debt Payments-801.10M-268.10M-772.00M-257.10M-257.70M-447.70M-797.90M-272.70M-202.00M-1.60M-1.60M-251.40M-4.70M-101.10M-14.40M-252.20M-150.40M
Other Financing Charges-2.00M-10.30M-19.40M-17.30M-14.10M-12.70M-27.10M-34.40M-3.50M-5.30M-100,000100,000100,000
Financing Cash Flow-600.60M-1.20B-528.60M8.50M164.30M-816.70M-829.30M3.73B-408.30M-238.00M-380.60M-290.60M-377.40M129.80M-334.70M-579.40M433.40M-217.60M-204.40M-226.80M-197.70M-147.70M-37.20M-37.80M-115.60M-118.10M-95.80M-149.70M-115.60M-47.20M-43.80M-34.60M-34.60M-55.20M-62.20M-76.80M
Other Cash Details
End Cash Position186.10M166.60M334.00M351.70M423.60M155.40M96.60M186.80M118.40M112.60M77.30M63.00M79.00M53.90M50.80M39.50M38.90M45.90M49.00M30.30M70.30M25.10M47.30M31.30M23.90M12.00M13.50M12.50M15.50M
Income Tax Paid151.00M111.50M129.00M106.30M
Interest Paid57.50M52.20M50.00M54.20M
Free Cash Flow647.00M973.40M389.50M550.30M816.00M773.10M652.10M632.90M504.30M461.60M370.90M365.30M344.70M243.30M298.50M333.40M228.80M146.00M226.00M265.40M279.70M99.20M113.00M92.40M148.40M180.00M80.30M137.30M127.00M-22.70M-15.20M4.50M38.00M1.20M13.80M12.60M
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