What does flavor solutions — total special charges mean?

One-time or unusual costs specifically related to the Flavor Solutions segment.

How do you interpret flavor solutions — total special charges?

An increase suggests significant restructuring or unexpected operational disruptions, while a decrease indicates a return to normalized operations.

How does flavor solutions — total special charges compare across companies?

Similar to 'Restructuring Charges' or 'Non-recurring Items' reported by other global food manufacturers.

McCormick & Company, Incorporated MKC Flavor Solutions — Total special charges

Other segment segments

Consumer

$32.7M—

Similar metrics at other companies

IFFTaste — Restructuring Charges

$2M0.0%

IFFScent — Restructuring Charges

$0-100%

IFFPharma Solutions — Additional charges, net

$0—

IFFTaste, Food Ingredients, Health And Biosciences, And Scent — Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost

$120M—

IFFFood Ingredients And Taste Segments — Restructuring, expected cost

$130M—

SPXCOperating Segments — Special Charges

$650K-50.9%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.9B+16.7%

Gross profit$708.9M+17.4%

Operating income$227.5M+1.0%

Net income$1.0B+526%

EPS (diluted)$3.77+528%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$177.7M+72.9%

Total debt$4.9B+38.3%

Total equity$7.0B+28.7%

Total assets$16.3B+26.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$50.9M-55.9%

CapEx$32.5M-12.4%

Free cash flow$18.4M-76.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$12.54B-13.9%

Enterprise value$17.28B-7.0%

P/E7.6×-10.9×

P/S1.8×-0.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin37.9%-0.6pp

Operating margin15.1%-0.5pp

Net margin23.1%+11.4pp

FCF margin9.6%0.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity26.5%+11.8pp

Debt / equity0.7×0.0×

Current ratio0.8×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by McCormick & Company, Incorporated in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept mkc:TotalSpecialChargesIncludingTransactionAndIntegrationRelatedExpenses.

The official record: McCormick & Company, Incorporated’s 10-Q, filed March 31, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is McCormick & Company, Incorporated's flavor solutions — total special charges?: McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC) reported flavor solutions — total special charges of $7.4M in Q4 2025.
What does flavor solutions — total special charges mean?: One-time or unusual costs specifically related to the Flavor Solutions segment.
How do you interpret flavor solutions — total special charges?: An increase suggests significant restructuring or unexpected operational disruptions, while a decrease indicates a return to normalized operations.
How does flavor solutions — total special charges compare across companies?: Similar to 'Restructuring Charges' or 'Non-recurring Items' reported by other global food manufacturers.