AFRI vs GIS vs MKC Stock Comparison

Forafric Global, General Mills and Mccormick Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AFRI Forafric Global PLC
$12.21 +11.3% 1M +30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$331.04M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins
GIS General Mills Inc
$33.69 +0.1% 1M -28.9% 1Y
Market cap
$17.99B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
0.07%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins
MKC Mccormick & Co Inc
$48.00 +0.1% 1M -28.2% 1Y
Market cap
$12.80B
P/E
8.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.69B
Div. yield
0.04%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mccormick leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Mccormick 5, General Mills 3, Forafric Global 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAFRIGISMKCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $331.04M $17.99B $12.80B GIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -22.1x -20.1x 8.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.6x 16.4x GIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -4.5% +13.2% MKC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -4.9% 19.4% MKC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -1.0% 6.0% MKC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 37.7x 3.6x MKC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.07% 0.04% GIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.3% -28.9% -28.2% AFRI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.9%/yr -11.3%/yr -9.8%/yr AFRI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.7% 30.3% 31.4% AFRI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 31/100 72/100 MKC

Percentile Scorecard

AFRIGISMKC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAFRIGISMKC
Valuation 9 #41 of 45 39 #28 of 45 61 #18 of 45
Growth – 2 #41 of 42 83 #8 of 42
Profitability – 44 #23 of 40 92 #4 of 40
Financial Health 9 #43 of 47 17 #39 of 47 52 #23 of 47
Shareholder Returns – 53 #15 of 31 70 #10 of 31
Overall – 31 72
  • AFRI ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • GIS ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • MKC ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAFRIGISMKCSPY
1 month +11.3%+0.1%+0.1% -0.8%
3 months +15.3%-8.0%-5.2% +3.5%
6 months +21.0%-3.0%-4.8% +7.0%
Year to date +10.7%-27.5%-29.5% +12.2%
1 year +30.3%-28.9%-28.2% +13.0%
3 years +13.9%-48.4%-23.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +4.4%-19.8%-8.7% +23.1%
5 years +21.2%-45.0%-40.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +3.9%-11.3%-9.8% +11.0%
10 years —-44.6%+0.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-5.7%+0.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAFRIGISMKCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.7%30.3%31.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.7%31.0%34.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.33-0.38-0.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.06-0.96-0.90 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.9%-65.1%-57.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.3%-31.3%-33.0% -1.8%
52-week high $12.76$49.01$71.65 $779.14
52-week low $8.86$31.66$44.15 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAFRIGISMKC
P/E now vs peer median -22.1xmedian 20.5x -20.2xmedian 20.5x 8.7xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 0.8x 1.0xmedian 0.8x 1.7xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.3x 89.2xmedian 12.3x 13.5xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 740.2xmedian 14.0x 11.7xmedian 14.0x 14.0xmedian 14.0x
P/B now vs peer median 49.4xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.42 0.60median 0.42 0.27median 0.42

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAFRIGISMKC
Revenue – $18.30B $7.69B
Gross profit – $6.15B $3.00B
Operating income – -$206.40M $1.03B
Net income – -$893.70M $1.51B
Free cash flow – $1.55B $925.90M
EPS (diluted) – $-1.66 $5.53
Cash & equivalents $14.31M $433.10M $331.10M
Total debt $298.43M $55.73B $5.02B
Shares (diluted) 26.90M 537.90M 269.40M
Enterprise value $278.65M $15.63B $11.86B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAFRIGISMKC
P/E -22.1x -20.2x 8.7x
P/FCF 740.2x 11.7x 14.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.7x 11.3x
P/S 1.9x 1.0x 1.7x
P/B 49.4x 2.4x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 219.1x 23.9x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA – 89.2x 13.5x
EV/EBIT – -151.1x 17.1x
EV/Revenue – 1.7x 2.3x
EV/FCF – 20.2x 19.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.1x 15.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.60 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAFRIGISMKC
Revenue growth (1Y) – -4.5% 13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -3.4% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -6.5% 15.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -3.6% 7.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -104.9% -3.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -27.3% 3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – -130.6% 93.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -33.2% 32.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – -130.9% 91.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -33.9% 32.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -23.2% 29.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -9.3% 2.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -26.3% 41.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -8.6% 5.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAFRIGISMKC
Gross margin – 33.6% 39.1%
EBITDA margin – 1.9% 17.0%
Operating margin – -1.1% 13.4%
Pretax margin – -3.8% 10.8%
Net margin – -4.9% 19.4%
FCF margin – 8.5% 12.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 11.3% 14.8%
Return on equity – -12.0% 19.0%
Return on assets – -3.0% 8.7%
Return on invested capital – -1.0% 6.0%
Return on capital employed – -0.9% 8.5%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -2.3x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAFRIGISMKC
Debt / assets 30.9% 45.0% 30.1%
Debt / equity 11.5x 1.8x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 37.7x 3.6x
Debt / FCF – 8.8x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 97.3% 75.3% 54.4%
Equity / assets 2.7% 24.7% 45.6%
Interest coverage – – 4.6x
Current ratio 0.3x 0.7x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.93 1.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAFRIGISMKC
Dividend yield – 7.2% 4.0%
Net buyback yield – – -0.1%
Shareholder yield – 7.2% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -147.1% 33.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 85.0% 54.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 7.1%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAFRIGISMKC
Forward P/E – 10.6xFY2026 16.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $3.19FY2026 $2.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -10.1%FY2026 -2.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -4.7% +11.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $18.94BFY2026 $7.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +2.8%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -11.0% +12.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAFRIGISMKC
Held by institutions 3.5% 87.2% 88.9%
Institutions holding 52 1,331 948
Change in shares held, QoQ +54.3% +3.7% +4.8%
Institutions buying 25 724 478
Institutions selling 16 427 342
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.70 1.40

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AFRIGISMKC
AFRI 1.00 0.03 -0.03
GIS 0.03 1.00 0.59
MKC -0.03 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AFRI, GIS and MKC?

General Mills (GIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Forafric Global (AFRI) $331.04M, General Mills (GIS) $17.99B, Mccormick (MKC) $12.80B.

Which company is growing faster?

Mccormick (MKC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: General Mills (GIS) -4.5%, Mccormick (MKC) +13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mccormick (MKC) has the highest net margin (General Mills (GIS) -4.9%, Mccormick (MKC) 19.4%). On return on invested capital, Mccormick (MKC) leads (General Mills (GIS) -1.0%, Mccormick (MKC) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Forafric Global (AFRI) returned the most: Forafric Global (AFRI) +30.3%, General Mills (GIS) -28.9%, Mccormick (MKC) -28.2%. Over five years, Forafric Global (AFRI) compounded fastest (Forafric Global (AFRI) +3.9%/yr, General Mills (GIS) -11.3%/yr, Mccormick (MKC) -9.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

General Mills (GIS) has the highest dividend yield: Forafric Global (AFRI) 0.00%, General Mills (GIS) 0.07%, Mccormick (MKC) 0.04%. Forafric Global (AFRI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Forafric Global (AFRI) has been the steadiest (Forafric Global (AFRI) 28.7%, General Mills (GIS) 30.3%, Mccormick (MKC) 31.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AFRI, GIS and MKC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mccormick (MKC) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.