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Company snapshot — McCormick & Company Incorporated

MKC in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
McCormick makes and sells spices, herbs, seasoning mixes and condiments through two segments: Consumer, offering packaged spices, sauces and condiments under brands such as McCormick, French's, Frank's RedHot and Cholula, and Flavor Solutions, supplying seasoning blends, coatings and compound flavours to large food manufacturers and foodservice operators. It reaches shoppers through grocery, mass-merchandise, club and e-commerce channels, and reaches manufacturers directly and through distributors. The company is headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland.
Where it sits in the stack
MKC carries no seat in Rubin, our AI build-out index; it belongs to the Packaged Foods sleeve of the Consumer Defensive sector in our wider universe, tracked for branded-food demand rather than any position in the AI stack.
Who it is priced against
The diary has no formal peer group set for MKC; the comparison the market usually draws is with other branded packaged-food companies such as Kraft Heinz.
Why Closelook tracks it
MKC holds a seat in the S&P 500 but carries no Closelook score yet, and the diary has not quoted it in an edition so far.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether the recent shift to a Hold rating and the pull-back from its highs mark a change in how the market prices its branded-food margins, or a pause within a longer trend.

McCormick & Company Incorporated (MKC) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for MKC, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 2 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by JPMorgan, 2026-09-18

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for MKC from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target JPMorgan — target 62 from 63 Target cut to $62 from $63 (+25.7% to spot) 2026-09-18
  • Downgrade Cowen & Co. — Buy → Hold Downgraded to Hold from Buy 2026-09-14

2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 downgrade, 1 target change. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Packaged Foods · United States · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Packaged Foods · United States

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against MKC on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 3.86%, quarterly · last 0.48 USD on 2026-07-06

Dividends and capital return

What MKC pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 1.88 USD per share · a 3.86% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +6.3% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 1.77 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.48 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-07-06
  • By calendar year 2023: 0.81 USD (partial) · 2024: 1.71 USD · 2025: 1.82 USD · 2026: 0.96 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-10-06

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is McCormick & Company Incorporated (MKC)?

McCormick & Company Incorporated trades as MKC on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is MKC in a Closelook index?

Not currently — McCormick & Company Incorporated is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

Where does MKC trade against its moving averages?

Downtrend stack: Trades -7.4% vs the 50-day and -13.1% vs the 200-day average, 32.1% below the 52-week high and +8.7% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does McCormick & Company Incorporated do?

McCormick makes and sells spices, herbs, seasoning mixes and condiments through two segments: Consumer, offering packaged spices, sauces and condiments under brands such as McCormick, French's, Frank's RedHot and Cholula, and Flavor Solutions, supplying seasoning blends, coatings and compound flavours to large food manufacturers and foodservice operators. It reaches shoppers through grocery, mass-merchandise, club and e-commerce channels, and reaches manufacturers directly and through distributors. The company is headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland. The diary has no formal peer group set for MKC; the comparison the market usually draws is with other branded packaged-food companies such as Kraft Heinz.

Where does McCormick & Company Incorporated sit in the AI build-out?

MKC carries no seat in Rubin, our AI build-out index; it belongs to the Packaged Foods sleeve of the Consumer Defensive sector in our wider universe, tracked for branded-food demand rather than any position in the AI stack. MKC holds a seat in the S&P 500 but carries no Closelook score yet, and the diary has not quoted it in an edition so far.

Does McCormick & Company Incorporated pay a dividend?

McCormick & Company Incorporated has paid 1.88 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 3.86% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.48 USD on 2026-07-06. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on McCormick & Company Incorporated recently?

The most recent analyst action on McCormick & Company Incorporated on the Closelook wire is a price target by JPMorgan on 2026-09-18 (target 62 from 63). 2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 downgrade, 1 target change. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for MKC, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Packaged Foods. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.