Mccormick (MKC) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Mccormick's Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 0.76 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 59.5% from 1.87 a year earlier and down 35.0% from the prior quarter.
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Mccormick (MKC) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 31, 2026, Mccormick reported Dividend Coverage Ratio of 2.94, up 79.2% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Nov 30, 2025), it came in at 1.63, down 6.5% from FY2024.
- Going back by fiscal year, Dividend Coverage Ratio was 1.75 in FY2024 (+7.5%), 1.63 in FY2023 (-5.4%), 1.72 in FY2022 (-17.3%) and 2.08 in FY2021 (-8.2%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Dividend Coverage Ratio in data going back to fiscal Q4 2009.
- Year-over-year, Dividend Coverage Ratio increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 46.4%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Dividend Coverage Ratio over five years came in fiscal Q1 2026 (growth of 486.3%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2026 (a decline of 59.5%).
- Business Quant data shows MKC's Dividend Coverage Ratio at 1.16 (Q2 2026), 7.88 (Q1 2026) and 1.88 (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 142.47 Bn | 93.93 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 82.20 Bn | 75.47 Bn | 3.99 Bn | - |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.19 Bn | 30.44 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 1.60 |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.23 Bn | 14.65 Bn | 2.03 Bn | - |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.93 Bn | 15.58 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 1.20 |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.85 Bn | 13.63 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 2.78 |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.79 Bn | 11.85 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 0.76 |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.28 Bn | 7.95 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 0.37 |
| 9 | Chewy | 8.73 Bn | 6.01 Bn | 1.01 Bn | - |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.38 Bn | 7.00 Bn | 266.50 Mn | 0.56 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 0.76 |
| May 31, 2026 | 1.16 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 7.88 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 1.88 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 1.87 |
| May 31, 2025 | 1.45 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 1.34 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 1.91 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 1.98 |
| May 31, 2024 | 1.63 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 1.47 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 2.09 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 1.63 |
| May 31, 2023 | 1.45 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 1.33 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 1.87 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 2.24 |
| May 31, 2022 | 1.19 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 1.56 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 2.17 |
API Access
Mccormick Dividend Coverage Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=MKC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-coverage-ratio", "ticker": "MKC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=MKC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();