General Mills, Inc. (GIS) vs McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC)

General Mills, Inc. and McCormick & Company, Incorporated are both Packaged Foods companies. General Mills, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $18.7B against $12.9B — 1.5× the size. General Mills, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; McCormick & Company, Incorporated trades at 8.0×. McCormick & Company, Incorporated grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 9.54% against −4.49%. McCormick & Company, Incorporated has the higher net margin (21.9% vs −4.89%) and the higher return on invested capital (6.36% vs −0.63%). Both pay a dividend; General Mills, Inc. yields more (3.68% vs 2.54%). Across the 22 metrics below, McCormick & Company, Incorporated leads on 17 and General Mills, Inc. on 5.