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McCormick & Company, Incorporat (MKC) stock analysis

$46.32−2.59%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • MKC lost 6.3% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 418th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned −30.5%, 46.3 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 34.8% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 1 analyst raised earnings estimates and 9 cut; forward EPS moved −2.3% (−2.5% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Packaged foods & seasonings segment of the Agriculture to the Table, where the 1-month median return is −2.0%.
  • The daily chart reads Intermediate downtrend · Decline (since Oct 16, 2026).
Market cap$12.5B
12-month return−30.5%
Forward P/E14.1×
Mean target vs price+29.7%

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

MKC−6.3%
Sector median+1.9%
S&P 5000.0%
MKC−7.7%
Sector median+0.7%
S&P 500+4.7%
MKC−10.0%
Sector median−2.7%
S&P 500+8.7%
MKC−30.5%
Sector median−1.9%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 500418 / 497
3-month rank in its sector · Consumer Defensive117 / 163

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Intermediate downtrend · DeclineConfirmed

Holding since Oct 16, 2026

  • Close below EMA20 below EMA50
  • EMA50 fell over the last ten sessions
  • Confirmed swing highs and lows are rising
  • Some swings conflict with the averages
This pattern on this stock

91 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +1.0%, positive 56% of the time, against +0.3% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$3.22
30-day change−2.3%
90-day change−2.5%
Mean target$60.08 +29.7%
Raised (30d) 1Cut (30d) 9

13 analysts cover the stock

Where it sits in the supply chain

Agriculture to the Table · Food & beverage brands

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Supplied by
Grain & oilseed processing−5.3%
ADM−3.6%1 monthBG−7.1%1 month
Weight-loss drugs (GLP-1)+3.8%
LLY+8.6%1 monthNVO−0.9%1 month
Its segment
Packaged foods & seasonings−2.0%
GIS−8.1%1 monthSJM+5.5%1 monthMKC−6.3%1 monthHRL+0.5%1 monthCAG−5.0%1 monthCPB−2.0%1 monthHSY−0.4%1 monthMDLZ+3.6%1 monthKHC−2.1%1 month1216.TW+4.0%1 monthTR−3.0%1 month

Food brands balance pricing, volume and promotion.

Sells into
Groceries & foodservice distribution+8.3%
SYY+5.1%1 monthKR+9.5%1 monthWMT+7.0%1 monthCOST+11.0%1 month

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−38.5%
Volatility, 60D26.9%
From 52-week high−34.8%
From 52-week low+6.1%
Trailing P/E8.0×
Forward P/E14.1×

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