Ratios in Focus: Analyzing McCormick & Co., Inc (MKC)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

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In the latest session, McCormick & Co., Inc (NYSE: MKC) closed at $67.48 up 0.27% from its previous closing price of $67.3. In other words, the price has increased by $0.27 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.8 million shares were traded. MKC stock price reached its highest trading level at $67.7099 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $66.901.

Ratios:

For a deeper understanding of McCormick & Co., Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 190.80 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.64. 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.

Insider Transactions:

Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 13 ’25 when Brendan Foley bought 57,144 shares for $65.56 per share.

Foley Brendan M sold 57,144 shares of MKC for $3,746,361 on Nov 12 ’25. The Chairman, President & CEO now owns 108,652 shares after completing the transaction at $65.56 per share. On Nov 11 ’25, another insider, Kurzius Lawrence Erik, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, sold 39,014 shares for $64.54 each. As a result, the insider received 2,517,964 and left with 0 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 18109990912 and an Enterprise Value of 22404190208. As of this moment, McCormick’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.35, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.18. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.28. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.67 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.15. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.301 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.335.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for MKC is 0.62, which has changed by -0.13895625 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1326145 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 $63.15. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.12%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.93%.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, MKC has traded an average of 2.64M shares per day and 2538580 over the past ten days. A total of 253.24M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 252.72M. Insiders hold about 5.83% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.33% stake in the company. Shares short for MKC as of 1763078400 were 12467896 with a Short Ratio of 4.72, compared to 1760486400 on 10836886.

Dividends & Splits

According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for MKC is 1.80, from 1.77 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.026300147. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.93. . The current Payout Ratio is 57.44% for MKC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-10-14 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-29. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2020-12-01 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

The stock of McCormick & Co., Inc (MKC) is currently being evaluated by 10.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.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 $2.96 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.02. EPS for the following year is $3.2, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $3.34 and $3.14.

Revenue Estimates

A total of 8 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $1.84B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $1.85B to a low estimate of $1.82B. As of . The current estimate, McCormick & Co., Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.8BFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.72B. 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 $7.22B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $7.92B and the low estimate is $7B.