2026-10-02 · MKC
MKC: what changed in its latest quarter
Quarter ended Aug 31, 2026 vs the same quarter a year earlier, from MCCORMICK & CO INC’s SEC filing.
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Friday, October 2, 2026. MKC: what changed in its latest quarter. Quarter ended Aug 31, 2026 vs the same quarter a year earlier, from MCCORMICK & CO INC’s SEC filing.
What the data shows for McCormick & Company (MKC): Revenue growth: +17.4% vs the same quarter a year earlier. EPS growth: −57.1% vs the same quarter a year earlier. Gross margin: +1.9 pts vs the same quarter a year earlier. Operating margin: −6.0 pts vs the same quarter a year earlier. Free cash flow: −45.6% vs the same quarter a year earlier.
About the company: McCormick & Company trades as MKC and is part of the S&P 500, in the Consumer Staples sector (Packaged Foods & Meats), headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland, founded in 1889.
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- OBSERVEDRevenue growth: +17.4% vs the same quarter a year earlierHow: this year ÷ last year − 1 · Source: SEC EDGAR · Oct 1, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
- OBSERVEDEPS growth: −57.1% vs the same quarter a year earlierHow: this year ÷ last year − 1 · Source: SEC EDGAR · Oct 1, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
- OBSERVEDGross margin: +1.9 pts vs the same quarter a year earlierHow: this year’s margin − last year’s margin · Source: SEC EDGAR · Oct 1, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
- OBSERVEDOperating margin: −6.0 pts vs the same quarter a year earlierHow: this year’s margin − last year’s margin · Source: SEC EDGAR · Oct 1, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
- OBSERVEDFree cash flow: −45.6% vs the same quarter a year earlierHow: this year ÷ last year − 1 · Source: SEC EDGAR · Oct 1, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
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