McCormick & Company (MKC): financials, SEC filings and peers

McCormick & Company (MKC) is a packaged foods & meats company in the Consumer Staples sector of the S&P 500, headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

It was founded in 1889 and joined the S&P 500 on March 20, 2003.

Its fiscal year ends in November, and its shares trade on the NYSE.

In its SEC filings it is classified as “Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products”.

McCormick & Company at a glance

Revenue (12 months): $7.7B
Revenue growth: +13.2%
Operating margin: 13.4%
Net income (12 months): $1.5B
Free cash flow (12 months): —
Cash: $331M
Debt: $5.0B
Diluted EPS (12 months): $5.53

Twelve months to August 31, 2026, from the 10-Q filed October 1, 2026.

Latest twelve months

Over the twelve months to August 31, 2026, McCormick & Company reported revenue of $7.7 billion, up 13.2% from a year earlier.

Its operating margin was 13.4%, down 2.3 percentage points from a year earlier: for every $100 of sales, about $13 was left as operating profit.

Net income was $1.5 billion (19.4% of revenue), 91.6% higher than a year earlier.

At the end of the period it held $331 million in cash and $5.0 billion in debt, a net debt position of $4.7 billion.

Five-year trend

Revenue went from $5.6 billion in fiscal 2020 to $6.8 billion in fiscal 2025, about 4.1% a year.
Revenue has grown for 5 fiscal years in a row.
Operating margin narrowed from 17.8% to 15.7% over the same years.
Free cash flow was positive in each of the last 6 fiscal years.

Fiscal year	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Revenue	$6.3B	$6.4B	$6.7B	$6.7B	$6.8B
Revenue growth	12.8%	0.5%	4.9%	0.9%	1.7%
Operating margin	16.1%	13.6%	14.5%	15.8%	15.7%
Net income	$755M	$682M	$681M	$789M	$789M
Free cash flow	$550M	$390M	$973M	$647M	$740M
Diluted EPS	$2.80	$2.52	$2.52	$2.92	$2.93

Fiscal years as reported in McCormick & Company’s 10-K filings. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital spending.

Recent SEC filings

10-Q filed October 1, 2026 — quarterly report
8-K filed October 1, 2026 — Earnings results
8-K filed September 28, 2026 — Auditor change
8-K filed August 28, 2026 — Executive or director change
10-Q filed June 25, 2026 — quarterly report
8-K filed June 25, 2026 — Earnings results
8-K filed May 26, 2026 — Executive or director change
8-K filed May 1, 2026 — Material agreement; New debt obligation

All McCormick & Company filings on SEC EDGAR

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Questions about McCormick & Company

Is McCormick & Company's revenue growing?

Yes. Revenue for the twelve months to August 31, 2026 was $7.7 billion, up 13.2% from a year earlier, according to its SEC filings.

Is McCormick & Company profitable?

Yes. It earned $1.5 billion in net income over the twelve months to August 31, 2026, a net margin of 19.4%.

Does McCormick & Company have more cash or more debt?

At August 31, 2026 it had $331 million in cash and $5.0 billion in debt, so more debt than cash.

When did McCormick & Company last file financial results?

Its latest quarterly report (10-Q) was filed with the SEC on October 1, 2026.

Which companies are similar to McCormick & Company?

In the S&P 500, McCormick & Company is grouped in Packaged Foods & Meats within the Consumer Staples sector. General Mills (GIS), Hormel Foods (HRL), Hershey Company (The) (HSY), Kraft Heinz (KHC), Mondelez International (MDLZ) are in the same group.

Understand the numbers

Source: McCormick & Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR), retrieved November 11, 2026. Figures are as reported by the company and may be restated. This page is for information only and is not financial advice.