← BackMCCORMICK & CO INC · Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred ProductsMKC
Low riskNext report: Around Jan 21, 2027 (est.)
The short versionA profitable company with growing sales. Insiders are buying.
Going well
- Sales up 17% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
- Raised its dividend (3.8% yield)
- Profitable every year for 10 years
Money moves
- An insider bought $45K of shares with their own money in the last 30 days
- Institutions added 4.4% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (465 bought, 479 sold)
- Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)
Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.
What the price means
Price as of Oct 26
$47.99-0.3% that day
Latest insider buy: A director bought at $44.61 on Oct 2. The stock is now $47.99, +7.6% since.
- Company value
- $12.9B
- Share price times all shares
- Price vs profit (P/E)
- 8.7x
- You pay about $9 for each $1 of yearly profit
- Price vs sales
- 1.7x
- Company value is 1.7 times a year of sales
- Dividend yield
- 3.8%
- Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
- Cash vs value
- 3%
- Cash as a share of company value
- Debt vs value
- 28%
- Debt as a share of company value
From MKC's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.
The business over time
Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings
Sales, Aug '26$2.0B+17% vs a year earlier
Nov '23Tap a barAug '26
Last 12 months: $7.7B, up 13% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 4.1% a year.
Business quality
The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.- MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.14.3%
- MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.63x equity
- PassNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.11.5%
- PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
- PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$962.2M
- PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-0.3% in 3 years
- MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.37.9%
- Revenue
- $6.8B
- +1.7% vs prior year
- 5-year growth
- +4.1%/yr
- revenue, per year
- Total debt
- $3.6B
- 0.63x equity
- Current ratio
- 0.70x
- short-term assets / bills due
From annual reports filed with the SEC. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.
Latest quarter
Quarter ended Aug 31, 2026- Revenue
- $2.0B
- +17.4% YoY
- EPS
- $0.36
- vs $0.84
- Op. margin
- 10.7%
- -6.0 pts
- Gross margin
- 39.3%
- +1.9 pts
- Free cash flow
- $112.1M
- Share count
- 0.0%
- vs a year ago
Insider rating
Last 90 days
64Buying
- 1 insider bought $45K
- Gavin Hattersley grew their stake 34.4%
50 is neutral. Buying by more insiders, top executives and bigger stakes raises it. Selling lowers it; pre-planned sales count less.
Weekly insider trend13 weeks agoBoughtSoldThis week
Filing buzz
Last 7 days vs normal
0/ 100
- This week
- 0
- Normal week
- 2.1
- vs normal
- 0.0x
SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.
Institutional ownership
■Steady+4.4%Institutions added 4.4% to their holdings. 465 bought, 479 sold.
Shares held by institutions239.9M
Sep '24Jun '26
Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years
-0.1%Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn
Cash flow positiveDebt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have
0.5x · $3.7B debtShares outstandingLatest reported
269MNext reportAround Jan 21, 2027 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year
- Results filedOct 1
- Results filedJun 25
- Results filedMar 31
- Results filedJan 22
- Results filedOct 7, 2025
Insider trades
Open-market buys and sells, last 90 days Bought$45K1 insider
Sold$00 insiders
| Insider | Trade | Shares | Avg price | Value | Owns after | Date |
|---|
Gavin HattersleyDirector | Buy | 1K | $44.61 | $45K | 4K | |
- +34.4% of their holdings
- Filed 3 days after
|
"Owns after" is the insider's holding right after the trade. Pre-planned (10b5-1) sales are set up months ahead, a weaker signal.
Latest filings
Straight from SEC EDGAR
Stock awardBrendan M FoleyChairman, President & CEO, Director
55 shares at $45.86 · $3K
- +0% of holdings
- Now owns 14,698 shares
- Phantom Stock
- Held Non Qualified Retirement Savings Plan
- Filed 1 day after trade
Stock awardBrendan M FoleyChairman, President & CEO, Director
55 shares at $45.94 · $3K
- +0% of holdings
- Now owns 14,643 shares
- Phantom Stock
- Held Non Qualified Retirement Savings Plan
- Filed 5 days after trade
BoughtGavin HattersleyDirector
1,000 shares at $44.61 · $45K
- +34% of holdings
- Now owns 3,906 shares
- Filed 3 days after trade
Stock awardBrendan M FoleyChairman, President & CEO, Director
51 shares at $49.09 · $3K
- +0% of holdings
- Now owns 14,589 shares
- Phantom Stock
- Held Non Qualified Retirement Savings Plan
- Filed 1 day after trade
Stock awardBrendan M FoleyChairman, President & CEO, Director
48 shares at $51.90 · $3K
- +0% of holdings
- Now owns 14,538 shares
- Phantom Stock
- Held Non Qualified Retirement Savings Plan
- Filed 1 day after trade
Stock awardSarah PiperChief Human Relations Officer
49 shares at $51.90 · $3K
- +1% of holdings
- Now owns 4,986 shares
- Phantom Stock
- Held Non Qualified Retirement Savings Plan
- Filed 1 day after trade