What does payment related to business acquisition mean?

Total cash spent to acquire other businesses or business units.

How do you interpret payment related to business acquisition?

High spending indicates an aggressive acquisition strategy, while low spending suggests a focus on organic growth or capital preservation.

How does payment related to business acquisition compare across companies?

Standard metric for companies pursuing M&A as a core growth pillar.

McCormick & Company, Incorporated MKC Payment related to business acquisition

Payment related to business acquisition at other companies

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$0-100%

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 us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross.

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

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Questions, answered.

What is McCormick & Company, Incorporated's payment related to business acquisition?: McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC) reported payment related to business acquisition of $729.9M in Q4 2025.
What does payment related to business acquisition mean?: Total cash spent to acquire other businesses or business units.
How do you interpret payment related to business acquisition?: High spending indicates an aggressive acquisition strategy, while low spending suggests a focus on organic growth or capital preservation.
How does payment related to business acquisition compare across companies?: Standard metric for companies pursuing M&A as a core growth pillar.