Last 48 quarters of trend data · Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 8.75 | 37.65 | 21.15 | 4.71 | 20.08 | 20.94 | 27.97 | 34.42 | 24.50 | 24.11 | 26.55 | 27.77 | 20.01 | 32.57 | 38.27 | 35.73 | 30.86 | 25.63 | 52.68 | 41.74 | 29.39 |
| — | +79.8% | -24.4% | -86.3% | -18.0% | -13.1% | +5.4% | +24.0% | +22.5% | -26.0% | -30.6% | -22.3% | -35.2% | +27.1% | -27.4% | -14.4% | +5.0% | -6.1% | +60.9% | +18.9% | -6.9% | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.69 | 1.80 | 1.65 | 2.55 | 2.46 | 2.75 | 2.95 | 3.47 | 2.94 | 3.21 | 2.96 | 2.90 | 2.49 | 3.29 | 3.49 | 3.20 | 3.39 | 3.56 | 4.08 | 4.23 | 3.35 |
| — | -34.3% | -44.2% | -26.3% | -16.5% | -14.5% | -0.4% | +19.7% | +18.0% | -2.4% | -15.0% | -9.6% | -26.5% | -7.6% | -14.6% | -24.3% | +1.4% | -5.3% | +5.7% | +10.1% | -17.3% | |
| P/B Ratio | 2.26 | 1.93 | 1.68 | 2.53 | 3.15 | 3.28 | 3.48 | 4.09 | 3.98 | 3.96 | 3.64 | 3.53 | 3.44 | 4.37 | 4.67 | 4.10 | 4.90 | 4.93 | 5.43 | 5.58 | 5.24 |
| — | -41.2% | -51.6% | -38.0% | -20.8% | -17.2% | -4.3% | +15.7% | +15.7% | -9.4% | -22.0% | -13.9% | -29.8% | -11.3% | -14.1% | -26.5% | -6.5% | -6.8% | -1.9% | +2.1% | -18.2% | |
| P/FCF | 14.05 | 32.58 | 9.46 | 260.03 | 9.92 | 13.76 | — | 70.99 | 14.17 | 52.54 | 51.37 | 60.75 | 8.73 | 28.09 | 24.74 | 119.64 | 18.79 | 186.19 | 79.77 | — | 15.77 |
| — | +136.7% | — | +266.3% | -30.0% | -73.8% | — | +16.9% | +62.3% | +87.0% | +107.6% | -49.2% | -53.5% | -84.9% | -69.0% | — | +19.1% | +114.5% | +161.0% | — | -16.2% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 12.72 | 15.77 | 12.40 | 18.92 | 14.91 | 16.59 | 19.75 | 23.72 | 17.81 | 19.03 | 20.41 | 20.45 | 15.82 | 22.42 | 25.74 | 25.22 | 22.11 | 24.31 | 36.47 | 30.07 | 21.81 |
| — | -4.9% | -37.2% | -20.2% | -16.3% | -12.9% | -3.3% | +16.0% | +12.6% | -15.1% | -20.7% | -18.9% | -28.4% | -7.8% | -29.4% | -16.1% | +1.4% | +6.6% | +40.4% | +21.8% | -7.5% | |
| EV / EBIT | 15.79 | 20.77 | 15.34 | 25.70 | 17.22 | 19.47 | 23.40 | 28.16 | 20.09 | 21.66 | 24.11 | 23.35 | 17.64 | 26.57 | 29.73 | 29.63 | 25.68 | 22.18 | 46.04 | 36.11 | 25.05 |
| — | +6.7% | -34.5% | -8.7% | -14.3% | -10.1% | -3.0% | +20.6% | +13.9% | -18.5% | -18.9% | -21.2% | -31.3% | +19.8% | -35.4% | -17.9% | +2.5% | -16.4% | +52.1% | +23.9% | -5.8% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 37.9% | 39.3% | 40.2% | 37.8% | 38.9% | 37.4% | 37.5% | 37.6% | 40.2% | 38.7% | 37.7% | 37.4% | 40.0% | 37.0% | 37.1% | 36.0% | 36.8% | 35.5% | 34.0% | 36.8% | 40.6% |
| — | +5.0% | +7.1% | +0.6% | -3.1% | -3.3% | -0.5% | +0.6% | +0.4% | +4.7% | +1.6% | +4.0% | +8.7% | +4.1% | +9.0% | -2.3% | -9.4% | -8.2% | -13.8% | -5.6% | -4.2% | |
| Operating Margin | 15.7% | 10.7% | 14.3% | 13.5% | 16.8% | 16.7% | 14.8% | 14.0% | 17.0% | 17.1% | 14.2% | 14.6% | 17.0% | 14.5% | 13.4% | 12.7% | 15.6% | 14.7% | 10.2% | 13.6% | 16.0% |
| — | -36.0% | -3.6% | -3.9% | -1.3% | -1.9% | +4.0% | -3.7% | +0.4% | +17.3% | +6.6% | +14.6% | +8.8% | -1.3% | +30.7% | -6.5% | -2.4% | -13.9% | -32.9% | -14.8% | -9.5% | |
| Net Margin | 11.5% | 4.8% | 7.8% | 54.2% | 12.2% | 13.1% | 10.5% | 10.1% | 12.0% | 13.3% | 11.2% | 10.4% | 12.5% | 10.1% | 9.2% | 8.9% | 11.0% | 14.0% | 7.7% | 10.2% | 11.4% |
| — | -63.1% | -26.5% | +436.4% | +2.3% | -1.6% | -5.9% | -2.4% | -4.3% | +31.5% | +22.3% | +16.6% | +14.2% | -27.7% | +18.9% | -12.7% | -4.0% | +1.9% | -34.7% | -6.8% | -11.4% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 14.2% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 15.3% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 4.3% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 4.5% |
| — | -67.4% | -37.2% | +405.9% | -1.8% | -4.3% | -9.0% | -6.1% | -7.5% | +21.7% | +12.4% | +10.6% | +8.2% | -29.8% | +20.3% | -15.3% | -10.8% | -0.5% | -40.6% | -14.2% | -12.1% | |
| ROA | 6.0% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 6.9% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| — | -65.5% | -31.8% | +450.3% | +4.6% | +0.1% | -5.8% | -3.0% | -3.5% | +29.7% | +22.2% | +22.0% | +19.1% | -23.7% | +27.3% | -11.8% | -6.9% | +4.1% | -36.5% | -8.2% | -12.5% | |
| ROIC | 8.3% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 2.2% |
| — | -36.5% | -9.9% | -1.5% | +0.4% | -1.8% | +2.7% | -4.8% | +1.6% | +16.3% | +6.9% | +19.7% | +13.1% | +3.6% | +40.1% | -5.4% | -5.5% | -12.0% | -34.7% | -17.4% | -13.5% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.69 | 0.56 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.69 | 0.75 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.85 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.85 | 0.90 | 0.94 | 0.98 | 1.07 | 1.13 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.22 |
| — | -25.7% | -17.7% | -17.6% | -18.3% | -10.5% | -5.1% | -6.8% | -6.1% | -10.7% | -15.0% | -20.4% | -20.3% | -19.0% | -15.5% | -8.5% | -6.9% | -7.2% | -7.7% | -13.4% | -4.2% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 3.07 | 14.46 | 14.10 | 15.60 | 10.79 | 12.46 | 14.71 | 15.44 | 12.61 | 13.45 | 15.33 | 15.96 | 13.27 | 15.99 | 17.97 | 21.09 | 16.82 | 18.80 | 25.96 | 20.99 | 16.66 |
| — | +16.1% | -4.1% | +1.0% | -14.4% | -7.4% | -4.1% | -3.2% | -4.9% | -15.9% | -14.7% | -24.3% | -21.1% | -15.0% | -30.8% | +0.5% | +0.9% | +6.4% | +33.7% | +6.6% | +5.1% | |
| Current Ratio | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.68 | 0.65 | 0.74 | 0.71 | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.85 | 0.73 | 0.70 | 0.77 | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.68 |
| — | -7.8% | +14.8% | +16.8% | -5.9% | -0.1% | -1.9% | -4.5% | +14.9% | +6.4% | -18.0% | -6.4% | -7.1% | -12.7% | +14.0% | -0.2% | +2.1% | +12.4% | -13.9% | -9.8% | -0.4% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.28 | 0.66 | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.31 |
| — | +127.7% | +43.3% | +46.0% | -9.3% | -9.4% | -11.7% | -17.4% | +10.4% | +12.0% | -8.3% | -6.8% | -7.4% | -13.5% | +6.4% | -0.7% | -3.0% | +8.5% | -17.7% | -11.1% | -8.9% | |
| Interest Coverage | 5.65 | 3.26 | 4.51 | 4.91 | 6.89 | 5.94 | 5.01 | 4.85 | 6.01 | 5.60 | 4.66 | 4.86 | 5.89 | 4.78 | 4.49 | 4.15 | 6.14 | 8.25 | 4.85 | 6.44 | 7.84 |
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McCormick & Company, Incorporated's current P/E is 8.7x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 20.9x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
McCormick & Company, Incorporated's current operating margin is 15.7%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking McCormick & Company, Incorporated's business trajectory between earnings reports.