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McCormick & Company, Incorporated MKC Return on invested capital

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2.8%-1.4pp

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

Calculated from McCormick & Company, Incorporated’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 return on invested capital?
McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC) reported return on invested capital of 8.1% in Q4 2025.
How has McCormick & Company, Incorporated's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
McCormick & Company, Incorporated's return on invested capital decreased by 15.6% year-over-year, from 9.6% to 8.1%.
What is the long-term trend for McCormick & Company, Incorporated's return on invested capital?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), McCormick & Company, Incorporated's return on invested capital has grown at a -2.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 10% to 8.9%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.