Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) vs McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC)

Hormel Foods Corporation and McCormick & Company, Incorporated are both Packaged Foods companies. McCormick & Company, Incorporated is the larger, with a market value of $12.9B against $11.0B — 1.2× the size. McCormick & Company, Incorporated trades at the lower P/E: 8.0× against 31.3×. McCormick & Company, Incorporated grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 9.54% against 0.73%. McCormick & Company, Incorporated has the higher net margin (21.9% vs 2.82%) and the higher return on invested capital (6.36% vs 3.64%). Both pay a dividend; Hormel Foods Corporation yields more (3.80% vs 2.54%). Across the 23 metrics below, McCormick & Company, Incorporated leads on 15 and Hormel Foods Corporation on 8.