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After finishing at $65.81 in the prior trading day, McCormick & Co., Inc (NYSE: MKC) closed at $66.11, up 0.46%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.46 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.59 million shares were traded. MKC stock price reached its highest trading level at $66.395 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $65.4.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of MKC by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 186.99 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.08. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.29 and its Current Ratio is at 0.71. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.76 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.54.
On June 16, 2025, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $83.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 12 ’25 when Jenkins Katherine sold 7,642 shares for $76.38 per share. The transaction valued at 583,696 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
Repas Gregory sold 2,750 shares of MKC for $223,905 on Apr 03 ’25. The V.P. & Controller now owns 2,266 shares after completing the transaction at $81.42 per share. On Apr 02 ’25, another insider, Kurzius Lawrence Erik, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 50,000 shares for $81.81 each. As a result, the insider received 4,090,300 and left with 247,437 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MKC now has a Market Capitalization of 17733384192 and an Enterprise Value of 22036514816. As of this moment, McCormick’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.88, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.70. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.13. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.61 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.08. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.246 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.051.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MKC is 0.62, which has changed by -0.17548019 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15822446 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MKC has reached a high of $86.24, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $63.66. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.62%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -10.91%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.52M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3716870 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 253.24M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 252.72M. Insiders hold about 5.84% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.20% stake in the company. Shares short for MKC as of 1757894400 were 9437628 with a Short Ratio of 3.75, compared to 1755216000 on 6726366.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MKC’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.77, compared to 1.77 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.026895609. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.88. The current Payout Ratio is 57.44% for MKC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-07 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-10-14. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2020-12-01 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
. The current market rating for McCormick & Co., Inc (MKC) reflects the collective analysis of 10.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.64, with high estimates of $0.67 and low estimates of $0.62.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.07 and $3.01 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.03. EPS for the following year is $3.22, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $3.34 and $3.14.
Revenue Estimates
8 analysts predict $1.85B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.87B to a low estimate of $1.83B. As of. The current estimate, McCormick & Co., Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.8BFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.77B. There is a high estimate of $1.89B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.65B.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MKC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $6.86B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $6.79B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $6.83B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $6.72BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $7.23B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $7.92B and the low estimate is $7B.
