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) Return on equity

McCormick & Company, Incorporated's return on equity over the twelve months to 31 May 2026 was 24.5%, up 10.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (14.2%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 13.9% (fiscal 2023) to 32.5% (fiscal 2018); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is above the Packaged Foods industry median of 0.00% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 3.93%.

Return on equity, annual

Annual

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 14.2% (0.92)
FY2024 15.2% 1.25
FY2023 13.9% (1.04)
FY2022 15.0% (3.11)
FY2021 18.1% (2.15)
FY2020 20.2% (0.96)
FY2019 21.2% (11.28)
FY2018 32.5% 9.77
FY2017 22.7% (5.73)
FY2016 28.4% 5.44

Against its own ten years

Low 13.9% High 32.5%
Ten-year median 20.2%
Current reading's percentile 18

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated 24.5%
SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. compare 15.9%
JBS JBS N.V. compare 12.2%
DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. compare 12.0%
HRL Hormel Foods Corporation compare 4.30%
SJM The J. M. Smucker Company compare 3.93%
GIS General Mills, Inc. compare −10.5%
CAG Conagra Brands compare −25.1%
MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. compare —
Packaged Foods industry median 0.00%
Consumer Defensive sector median 3.93%
Market median 1.76%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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