Yahoo · Sep 19, 2026
Is McCormick Stock Underperforming the Dow?
Though McCormick has underperformed relative to the Dow over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a moderately optimistic outlook on the stock’s prospects.
NYSE · MKC
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
$47.82
Down-$0.09 (-0.18%)
Updated Sep 25, 2026, 6:57 PM
SID Score
4.8/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 17.7B
- P/E ratio
- 22.76
- Dividend yield
- 4.77%
- 52-week range
- $44.82 – $72.41
- Volume
- 2.6M
- Avg. volume
- 2.62M
Price performance
MKC price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
MKC closed at $47.82 after 20 trading sessions, down 12.32% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $47.82
- Period change
- -12.32%
- Period low
- $47.82
- Period high
- $55.33
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | $49.46 | $49.50 | $47.76 | $47.82 | 2.6M |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $49.48 | $49.765 | $48.51 | $49.09 | 2.7M |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $49.57 | $49.59 | $49.09 | $49.42 | 2.36M |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $48.77 | $49.47 | $48.56 | $48.89 | 3.56M |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $49.08 | $49.54 | $48.70 | $48.72 | 10.03M |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $50.46 | $50.50 | $49.70 | $49.70 | 2.75M |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $49.81 | $51.30 | $49.79 | $50.06 | 2.81M |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $49.965 | $50.43 | $49.55 | $49.86 | 3.42M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $51.75 | $52.845 | $50.22 | $50.39 | 3.98M |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $51.31 | $51.705 | $50.7049 | $51.32 | 3.13M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $51.61 | $51.845 | $50.82 | $51.10 | 2.93M |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $51.51 | $51.825 | $51.12 | $51.48 | 2.19M |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $51.94 | $52.4055 | $51.02 | $51.90 | 2.72M |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $52.00 | $52.76 | $51.51 | $52.08 | 2.8M |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $53.40 | $53.615 | $52.20 | $52.58 | 2.43M |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $54.34 | $54.785 | $53.60 | $53.80 | 1.86M |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $54.50 | $55.19 | $54.13 | $54.26 | 2.37M |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $54.63 | $54.94 | $53.61 | $54.22 | 3.37M |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $54.76 | $55.66 | $54.76 | $55.33 | 2M |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $54.29 | $54.81 | $53.80 | $54.54 | 2.13M |
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Company profile
In its 135-year history, McCormick has become the leading global manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of spices, herbs, extracts, seasonings, and other flavorings. Beyond consumers, McCormick's customer base includes top quick-service restaurants, retail grocery chains, and other packaged food and beverage manufacturers. And its reach is extensive, with nearly 40% of sales generated beyond its home turf to 150 countries and territories. In addition to its namesake brand, the firm's portfolio includes Old Bay, Zatarain's, Thai Kitchen, Frank's RedHot, French's, and Cholula, among others.
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- Consensus
- Hold
- Average target
- $75.86
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 20
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | JP Morgan | Overweight | — |
| Sep 14, 2026 | TD Cowen | Hold | — |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | — |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Bernstein | Outperform | — |
| Jun 26, 2026 | TD Cowen | Buy | — |
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Benzinga · Sep 18, 2026
JP Morgan Maintains Overweight on McCormick & Co, Lowers Price Target to $62
JP Morgan analyst Thomas Palmer maintains McCormick & Co (NYSE:MKC) with a Overweight and lowers the price target from $63 to $62.
Yahoo · Sep 18, 2026
Update: Unilever Offers Shorter Worker Safeguards Outside Europe in McCormick Deal
(Updates with Unilever's response in the fifth paragraph.) Unilever (UL) plans to give shorter sa
Yahoo · Sep 17, 2026
Unilever accused of “double standards” for workers post McCormick merger
IUF acting general secretary Kristjan Bragason said Unilever and McCormick must ensure “all workers are granted the same protections and rights”.
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