McCormick & Company, Incorporat (MKC) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.86
- Estimate
- $0.76
- Surprise
- +13.8%
- Revenue (period 2026-08-31)
- $2.02B
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.4 → 5.6/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
McCormick & Company, Incorporat (MKC) beat the $0.76 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.86 — a large 13.8% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.4/10) to Hold at 5.6/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates MKC Hold at 5.1/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +13.8% surprise compares with a +9.4% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2027-01-21.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Consumer Defensive): +0.8
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Weak growth
- Negative momentum
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $48.11
- Stop
- $45.49
Forward estimates sit below the trailing run-rate (14.4× forward vs 8.4× trailing) — consensus expects earnings to decline from here.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-22 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
MKC at TrendMatrix's latest read
Defensive staples are judged on margin resilience: pricing power against input costs matters more here than top-line drama.
- Industry
- Packaged Foods
- Market cap
- $12.46B
- P/E (fwd)
- 14.4
- P/E (ttm)
- 8.4
- 52-week range
- $43.25–$72.41
- Off 52-week high
- 33.6%
- RSI (14)
- 68
- Volume vs avg
- 0.24×
- Score today
- 5.1/10