McCormick & Company MKC
McCormick is a global leader in flavor. We manufacture, market, and distribute herbs, spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavorful products to the entire food and beverage industry: retailers, food manufacturers, and foodservice businesses. 10-K, Item 1
- Employees
- 14,100
- Headquarters
- Hunt Valley, MD
- CEO
- Brendan M. Foley
- Next results
- around Jan 21, 2027
Where each dollar of revenue went, FY2025
Revenue of $6.8B through the costs to a net profit of $789.4M · income statement of the 10-K
MKC among Consumer staples peers
Six ratios from the latest 10-K. Each corner is the share of 32 peers the company is above, not a score.
What changed
5 new risk paragraphs and 1 accounting fact worth reading about. 10-K filed Jan 22, 2026 against Jan 23, 2025.
Each row opens the detail with the quote and the filing. A row is a change worth reading, not a verdict.
Accounting checks
11 checks on the latest 10-K. Checks, not verdicts.
1fact worth reading about the other 10 checks found nothing to note
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Auditor change8-K item 4.01 (change in certifying accountant) filed Sep 28, 2026
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Receivables +7.1% vs revenue +1.7% (+5.3 pts)
9 more checks with nothing to note
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Cash from operations $962.2M vs net income $789.4M (FY ending Nov 30, 2025)
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Inventory +2.6% vs revenue +1.7% (+0.9 pts)
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No statement of substantial doubt about going concern
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No 8-K item 4.02 in the last 2 years
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No NT 10-K or NT 10-Q in the last 2 years
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The same matters as last year: Valuation of Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
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No sentence in the 10-K concludes that controls were not effective because of a material weakness
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No 8-K item 2.06 in the last 2 years
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No 8-K item 1.03 in the last 2 years
In their words
5 paragraphs in Risk Factors that were not in the 10-K filed Jan 23, 2025. Quoted as filed.
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Item 1A · new paragraph · not in the 10-K filed Jan 23, 2025 10-K, ITEM 1A
Changes in global trade policies, including tariffs, have caused inflationary pressures and higher costs on certain raw materials and imports. These actions have impacted our business through increased costs and uncertainty. If maintained, the tariffs, as well as related measures that have been taken and which could be taken by other…
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Item 1A · new paragraph · not in the 10-K filed Jan 23, 2025 10-K, ITEM 1A
Changes in the political conditions in markets in which we manufacture, sell or distribute our products, as well as changing geopolitical conditions, including conflicts, may be difficult to predict and may adversely affect our business and financial results. Results of elections, referendums, sanctions or other political processes and…
New risk paragraphs, against peers
Latest 10-K of each, Consumer staples companies closest in revenue
Paragraphs in Risk Factors with nothing like them in the company's 10-K the year before. A count of text, not of risk.
Financial performance
Last 4 fiscal years · 10-K XBRL
| Metric | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $6.4B | $6.7B | $6.7B | $6.8B |
| Net income | $682.0M | $680.6M | $788.5M | $789.4M |
| Operating cash flow | $651.5M | $1.2B | $921.9M | $962.2M |
| Free cash flow | $389.5M | $973.4M | $647.0M | $740.4M |
Revenue, FY2016 to FY2025
Ten fiscal years, each from its own 10-K · XBRL · USD
$6.8B ▲ 1.7% in FY2025$789.4M ▲ 0.1% in FY2025$740.4M ▲ 14.4% in FY2025
Recent filings
No new filings in the last 30 days · SEC EDGAR
Nothing new. The most recent filings:
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BuyOct 5, 2026Hattersley Gavin (Director) bought $45K open-market purchase on Oct 2, 2026
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8-KOct 1, 2026Quarterly results 8-K item 2.02
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10-QOct 1, 2026Quarterly report (10-Q) period ended Aug 31, 2026
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AuditorSep 28, 2026Auditor change 8-K item 4.01
About the company
McCormick & Company, Hunt Valley, MD · from the 10-K filed Jan 22, 2026
McCormick is a global leader in flavor. We manufacture, market, and distribute herbs, spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavorful products to the entire food and beverage industry: retailers, food manufacturers, and foodservice businesses. We also are partners in a number of joint ventures that are involved in the manufacture and sale of flavorful products, the most significant of which is McCormick de Mexico. Our major sales, distribution, and production facilities are located in North America, Europe, and China. Additional facilities are based in Australia, Central America, Thailand, and South Africa.
- Headquarters
- Hunt Valley, MD
- Country
- United States
- Reports in
- USD
- Listed on
- NYSE
- Fiscal year ends
- November 30
- Last results
- Oct 1, 2026
- Incorporated in
- MD
Employees, at the top of the page: "As of November 30, 2025, we had approximately 14,100 full-time employees worldwide" (10-K). Address and exchange: SEC's company file.
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Sources
The 10-K filed Jan 22, 2026 (open at SEC), compared with the 10-K filed Jan 23, 2025. Numbers from the XBRL of the 10-Ks; filings from SEC EDGAR.
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