McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC) earnings on June 25, 2026
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Prior outlook: Optimistic Outcome: Accurate
McCormick jumped as much as 5.6% after reporting its quarterly results but closed up a more modest 1.6%.
MKC price around the earnings
48.70
Change: +2.3%
2026-06-26, 00:00 UTC
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Prior thesis
Prior outlook: Optimistic Outcome: Accurate
- Thesis published
The scenario is optimistic, but mixed contexts suggest a cautious reading.
Analysts cite significant price increases for this company, supported by a strong history of exceeding earnings expectations. However, some recent analyst actions have been mixed, and the immediate price momentum is not strongly positive.
Context analyzed before publication
- Summary
- The scenario is optimistic, but mixed contexts suggest a cautious reading.
- Playbook
- The market shows a pattern of analysts citing substantial gains, with a history of positive earnings surprises. Current technical indicators suggest mild positive momentum, though some recent analyst ratings have been neutral or lowered.
- Trend
- Analyst expectations are increasingly optimistic ahead of earnings.
Analysts
Drivers
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Analysts
Positive
The average analyst rating is a buy, with a price target citing over 28% above the current price. A major firm maintains an overweight rating.
Evidence
- Analyst consensus
- Buy
- Consensus average (1-5)
- 2.13
- Analysts covering the stock
- 13
- Average price target
- 61.23
- Lowest price target
- 51
- Highest price target
- 77
- Upside to price target
- 28.6%
- Quarterly earnings growth
- 526.1%
- Revenue growth
- 16.7%
- Forward EPS
- 3.33
- Trailing EPS
- 6.1
- Analyst moves in the last 60 days
- 2
- Strong buy: 3
- Buy: 5
- Hold: 7
- Sell: 0
- Strong sell: 0
- Strong buy
- 3
- Buy
- 5
- Hold
- 7
- Sell
- 0
- Strong sell
- 0
- June 12, 2026 · JP Morgan: Maintains rating (Overweight → Overweight)
- June 2, 2026 · UBS: Maintains rating (Neutral → Neutral)
News and sentiment
Drivers
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News & sentiment
Negative
One analyst has a neutral rating and recently lowered their price target. This indicates some mixed sentiment among analysts regarding the stock's future.
Evidence
Sentiment
- Sentiment
- Constructive
- Mention volume
- Low
- Normalized volume
- 33%
News
Sources (3)
- McCormick Earnings Are Imminent; These Most Accurate Analysts Revise Forecasts Ahead Of Earnings Call — Benzinga
- UBS Maintains Neutral on McCormick & Co, Lowers Price Target to $51 — Benzinga
- 'Activist Toms Capital has built stake in McCormick as it works on Unilever food deal' - Reuters Exclusive — Benzinga
Technicals
Drivers
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Technical
Positive
Recent price trends over 14 and 30 days show modest gains. Key support and resistance levels are identified for the near term.
Evidence
- Average true range (ATR)
- 2.9%
- Distance to 52-week high
- -36.8%
- 14-day change (14d)
- +2.7%
- 30-day change (30d)
- +1.0%
- 30-day relative strength
- +1.0%
- Benchmark change (0d)
- +0.0%
- Nearest support
- 47.51
- Nearest resistance
- 48.01
- Volume accumulation ratio (14d / 46d)
- 1.04
Trends
Evidence
- Average earnings surprise
- +4.7%
- March 31, 2026: actual EPS 0.66 vs estimate 0.6 (surprise +10.7%)
- January 22, 2026: actual EPS 0.86 vs estimate 0.88 (surprise -1.8%)
- October 7, 2025: actual EPS 0.85 vs estimate 0.82 (surprise +4.2%)
- June 26, 2025: actual EPS 0.69 vs estimate 0.65 (surprise +5.7%)
Expected move
Drivers
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Past earnings
Positive
The company has exceeded earnings expectations in 75% of past reports, often by over 4%. A significant beat was recorded in the last reported quarter.
There is no implied-move data available for this event.
Reactions over its last 19 earnings
- Median move
- 4.4%
- 75th percentile move
- 6.5%
- 90th percentile move
- 8.7%
- Up / down moves
- 8 / 11
- Average up move
- +5.6%
- Average down move
- -4.0%
Monitoring and close
What McCormick & Company, Incorporated reported
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Pre-market second reading after the results
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How the stock reacted
- Outcome
- Accurate
- Consolidated
- +1.6%
- Max favorable move (MFE)
- 5.6%
- Max adverse move (MAE)
- 0.1%