McCormick & Company, Incorporated MKC
47.94
0.12
0.25%
as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $12.9B
- P/E
- 8.0×
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McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC) Gross margin
McCormick & Company, Incorporated's gross margin over the twelve months to 31 May 2026 was 38.6%, up 0.7 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (37.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 35.8% (fiscal 2022) to 41.5% (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is above the Packaged Foods industry median of 27.5% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 34.8%.
Gross margin, annual
Annual
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 37.9% | (0.64) |
| FY2024 | 38.5% | 0.98 |
| FY2023 | 37.6% | 1.74 |
| FY2022 | 35.8% | (3.66) |
| FY2021 | 39.5% | (1.59) |
| FY2020 | 41.1% | 0.95 |
| FY2019 | 40.1% | 0.64 |
| FY2018 | 39.5% | 1.55 |
| FY2017 | 37.9% | (3.59) |
| FY2016 | 41.5% | 1.08 |
Quarterly
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 40.2% | 2.35 |
| Feb 2026 | 37.8% | (1.10) |
| Nov 2025 | 38.9% | 1.53 |
| Aug 2025 | 37.4% | (0.13) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low 35.8%
High 41.5%
Ten-year median
39.5%
Current reading's percentile
27
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| SJM The J. M. Smucker Company compare | 38.7% |
| MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated | 38.6% |
| GIS General Mills, Inc. compare | 33.6% |
| DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. compare | 26.3% |
| CAG Conagra Brands compare | 23.9% |
| HRL Hormel Foods Corporation compare | 15.7% |
| SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. compare | 13.4% |
| JBS JBS N.V. compare | 11.8% |
| MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. compare | — |
| Packaged Foods industry median | 27.5% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 34.8% |
| Market median | 46.3% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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