McCormick & Company, Incorporated MKC
- Market cap
- $12.9B
- P/E
- 8.0×
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McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC) Price to free cash flow
As of 25 September 2026, McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC) trades at a price to free cash flow of 12.6×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 12.1× (June 2026) to 59.6× (December 2022); the current reading is higher than 1% of that period. That is above the Packaged Foods industry median of 8.5× and below the Consumer Defensive sector median of 13.5×.
Price to free cash flow, daily
Annual
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 24.0× | (25.94%) |
| FY2024 | 32.4× | 81.80% |
| FY2023 | 17.8× | (69.57%) |
| FY2022 | 58.7× | 40.70% |
| FY2021 | 41.7× | 36.53% |
| FY2020 | 30.5× | 5.24% |
| FY2019 | 29.0× | (4.12%) |
| FY2018 | 30.3× | 47.81% |
| FY2017 | 20.5× | (10.28%) |
| FY2016 | 22.8× | (4.14%) |
Quarterly
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 12.3× | (55.45%) |
| Feb 2026 | 27.6× | 14.66% |
| Nov 2025 | 24.0× | (14.60%) |
| Aug 2025 | 28.1× | (21.07%) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Price to free cash flow against peers
| Company | Price to free cash flow |
|---|---|
| CAG Conagra Brands compare | 6.8× |
| SJM The J. M. Smucker Company compare | 8.1× |
| SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. compare | 9.1× |
| DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. compare | 10.8× |
| GIS General Mills, Inc. compare | 11.7× |
| MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated | 12.6× |
| HRL Hormel Foods Corporation compare | 13.8× |
| JBS JBS N.V. compare | 21.6× |
| MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. compare | — |
| Packaged Foods industry median | 8.5× |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 13.5× |
| Market median | 14.0× |
What Price to free cash flow is
Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.
Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))
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