MKC

McCormick & Company, Incorporated

Consumer Staples
US companies in Packaged Foods (12)
NYSE · USD
Mkt cap $12.8bn

$47.48

as of 27 Oct 2026, 34% below its 52-week high

Screens as well placed to keep growing its dividend, with low cut-risk signals.

These scores are a resilience check on the dividend, not a recommendation to buy or sell. They are not financial advice.

Trailing yield: 4.04%Last 12 months of regular payments at today's price
Forward yield: 4.32%Each payment expected in the next 12 months, not the latest one doubled
Earnings cover: 2.9×Pays 34% of earnings
Cash cover: 1.8×Free cash flow over dividends paid
5y dividend growth: +7.7% a yearNo cut since FY2008
Next ex-dividend date: Estimated29 Dec 2026Quarterly dividend of about $0.51

Compared with US companies in Packaged Foods (12)

Trailing yield is lower than 6 of the 10 other US companies in Packaged Foods with a yield figure.
5y dividend growth (as paid) is higher than 8 of the 9 other US companies in Packaged Foods with a 5y growth figure.

Quality

High

Capacity to keep growing the dividend

Risk

Low

Signals of dividend-cut pressure

Trim

Low

How extended the valuation looks

Why Risk is 25

MKC against US companies in Packaged Foods (12)

Valuation against its own history

As of the last reported period (31 Aug 2026). P80 means the figure is higher than 80% of MKC’s past readings.

P/E9.8×P3, good for this measure
Yield3.49%P96, good for this measure
FCF payout54.8%P58, neutral for this measure
Net debt / EBITDA2.94P3, good for this measure
DGR 5y+7.3%P0, poor for this measure
ROIC5.9%P3, poor for this measure

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