NOMD vs MKC vs GIS Stock Comparison

Nomad Foods, Mccormick and General Mills Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NOMD Nomad Foods Ltd
$12.50 +16.9% 1M +12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.80B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.46B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
5 wins
MKC Mccormick & Co Inc
$50.49 +10.9% 1M -21.1% 1Y
Market cap
$13.43B
P/E
9.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.69B
Div. yield
0.04%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
4 wins
GIS General Mills Inc
$35.85 +13.2% 1M -22.7% 1Y
Market cap
$19.53B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
0.07%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Nomad Foods leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nomad Foods 5, Mccormick 4, General Mills 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNOMDMKCGISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.80B $13.43B $19.53B GIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.7x 9.0x -21.8x MKC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x 17.2x 11.2x NOMD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.7% +13.2% -4.5% MKC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.5% 19.4% -4.9% MKC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% 6.0% -1.0% NOMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 3.6x 37.7x NOMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.07% GIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.1% -21.1% -22.7% NOMD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.3%/yr -9.1%/yr -10.6%/yr MKC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.5% 32.1% 30.8% GIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 71/100 33/100 NOMD

Percentile Scorecard

NOMDMKCGIS

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

AxisNOMDMKCGIS
Valuation 98 #2 of 45 64 #17 of 45 43 #26 of 45
Growth 44 #24 of 42 85 #7 of 42 2 #41 of 42
Profitability 77 #10 of 40 87 #6 of 40 46 #22 of 40
Financial Health 74 #13 of 47 50 #24 of 47 15 #40 of 47
Shareholder Returns 77 #8 of 32 71 #10 of 32 58 #14 of 32
Overall 74 71 33
  • NOMD ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • MKC ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • GIS ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNOMDMKCGISSPY
1 month +16.9%+10.9%+13.2% -1.0%
3 months +5.9%-3.9%-0.2% -0.4%
6 months +23.5%+4.1%+2.2% +4.5%
Year to date -0.1%-25.9%-22.9% +12.4%
1 year +12.1%-21.1%-22.7% +13.6%
3 years -13.6%-22.3%-45.5% +76.4%
3 years, per year -4.7%-8.1%-18.3% +20.8%
5 years -51.0%-37.8%-42.8% +63.7%
5 years, per year -13.3%-9.1%-10.6% +10.4%
10 years +10.9%+8.2%-40.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year +1.0%+0.8%-5.1% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureNOMDMKCGISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.5%32.1%30.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%34.4%31.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.04-0.31-0.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.37-0.66-0.74 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.0%-57.7%-65.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.1%-29.5%-26.9% -1.6%
52-week high $13.04$71.65$49.01 $779.14
52-week low $9.09$44.15$31.66 $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.

MultipleNOMDMKCGIS
P/E now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 19.6x 9.1xmedian 19.6x -21.5xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.8x 1.8xmedian 0.8x 1.0xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 12.6x 14.0xmedian 12.6x 92.5xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 14.7x 14.7xmedian 14.7x 12.4xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.6x 1.8xmedian 1.6x 2.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.35median 0.62 0.28median 0.62 0.63median 0.62

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 monthsNOMDMKCGIS
Revenue $3.46B $7.69B $18.30B
Gross profit $927.65M $3.00B $6.15B
Operating income $383.50M $1.03B -$206.40M
Net income $154.37M $1.51B -$893.70M
Free cash flow $456.73M $925.90M $1.55B
EPS (diluted) $0.95 $5.53 $-1.66
Cash & equivalents $312.55M $331.10M $433.10M
Total debt $38.45M $5.02B $13.62B
Shares (diluted) 162.22M 269.40M 537.90M
Enterprise value $457.15M $12.49B $17.18B

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
MetricNOMDMKCGIS
P/E 12.1x 9.1x -21.5x
P/FCF 3.9x 14.7x 12.4x
P/Operating cash flow 4.4x 11.9x 9.3x
P/S 0.5x 1.8x 1.0x
P/B 0.6x 1.8x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 12.0x 5.2x 25.4x
EV/EBITDA 3.0x 14.0x 92.5x
EV/EBIT 3.9x 17.7x -156.7x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 2.4x 1.8x
EV/FCF 3.3x 19.7x 20.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.7x 16.0x 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.35 0.28 0.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNOMDMKCGIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.7% 13.2% -4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 5.2% -3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.3% 15.7% -6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.9% 7.4% -3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.1% -3.2% -104.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 3.5% -27.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -30.2% 93.3% -130.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.2% 32.7% -33.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -30.2% 91.5% -130.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 32.2% -33.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.5% 29.8% -23.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 2.4% -9.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 32.7% 41.3% -26.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 5.9% -8.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNOMDMKCGIS
Gross margin 26.8% 39.1% 33.6%
EBITDA margin 14.6% 17.0% 1.9%
Operating margin 11.1% 13.4% -1.1%
Pretax margin 4.8% 10.8% -3.8%
Net margin 4.5% 19.4% -4.9%
FCF margin 13.2% 12.0% 8.5%
Operating cash flow margin 11.8% 14.8% 11.3%
Return on equity 5.3% 19.0% -12.0%
Return on assets 2.1% 8.7% -3.0%
Return on invested capital 9.0% 6.0% -1.0%
Return on capital employed 6.4% 8.5% -0.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 0.8x -2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.6% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNOMDMKCGIS
Debt / assets 0.5% 30.1% 45.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.7x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 3.6x 37.7x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 5.4x 8.8x
Liabilities / assets 59.7% 54.4% 75.3%
Equity / assets 40.3% 45.6% 24.7%
Interest coverage 2.6x 4.6x –
Current ratio 1.1x 0.7x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.21 1.86 1.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNOMDMKCGIS
Dividend yield 5.4% 3.8% 6.8%
Net buyback yield 1.4% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 6.8% 3.7% 6.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 33.6% -147.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 54.8% 85.0%
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.

ConsensusNOMDMKCGIS
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2026 17.2xFY2026 11.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.65FY2026 $2.93FY2026 $3.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -15.4%FY2026 -2.3%FY2026 -10.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.2% +11.9% -4.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.24BFY2026 $7.53BFY2026 $18.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.0%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +12.6% -11.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNOMDMKCGIS
Held by institutions 57.7% 88.9% 87.2%
Institutions holding 188 951 1,335
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% +4.8% +3.7%
Institutions buying 99 480 728
Institutions selling 70 343 427
Buyers to sellers 1.41 1.40 1.70

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.

NOMDMKCGIS
NOMD 1.00 0.38 0.43
MKC 0.38 1.00 0.60
GIS 0.43 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NOMD, MKC and GIS?

General Mills (GIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nomad Foods (NOMD) $1.80B, Mccormick (MKC) $13.43B, General Mills (GIS) $19.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, NOMD, MKC and GIS?

Mccormick (MKC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nomad Foods (NOMD) 11.7x, Mccormick (MKC) 9.0x, General Mills (GIS) -21.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nomad Foods (NOMD) is cheapest (Nomad Foods (NOMD) 7.6x, Mccormick (MKC) 17.2x, General Mills (GIS) 11.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mccormick (MKC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nomad Foods (NOMD) +2.7%, Mccormick (MKC) +13.2%, General Mills (GIS) -4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mccormick (MKC) has the highest net margin (Nomad Foods (NOMD) 4.5%, Mccormick (MKC) 19.4%, General Mills (GIS) -4.9%). On return on invested capital, Nomad Foods (NOMD) leads (Nomad Foods (NOMD) 9.0%, Mccormick (MKC) 6.0%, General Mills (GIS) -1.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nomad Foods (NOMD) returned the most: Nomad Foods (NOMD) +12.1%, Mccormick (MKC) -21.1%, General Mills (GIS) -22.7%. Over five years, Mccormick (MKC) compounded fastest (Nomad Foods (NOMD) -13.3%/yr, Mccormick (MKC) -9.1%/yr, General Mills (GIS) -10.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

General Mills (GIS) has the highest dividend yield: Nomad Foods (NOMD) 0.00%, Mccormick (MKC) 0.04%, General Mills (GIS) 0.07%. Nomad Foods (NOMD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Mills (GIS) has been the steadiest (Nomad Foods (NOMD) 32.5%, Mccormick (MKC) 32.1%, General Mills (GIS) 30.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nomad Foods (NOMD) 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.