Growth Metrics

Mccormick (MKC) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Mccormick posted quarterly Gross Margin of 37.83% for Q1 2026, up 21.0% year-on-year from 31.26% in Q1 2025, and down 2.82% on a QoQ basis from 38.93% in Q4 2025.

Mccormick (MKC) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 37.83% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 21.0% year-over-year to 37.83%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 37.94% (down 65.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 37.9%, down 64.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 37.83%, down from 38.93% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 40.17% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 34.03% in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 37.4% (2025), against an average of 37.44%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Gross Margin plunged 545 bps; it then soared 319 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 36.82% in 2022, then rose by 9 bps to 40.01% in 2023, then gained by 0 bps to 40.17% in 2024, then fell by 3 bps to 38.93% in 2025, then dropped by 3 bps to 37.83% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 37.83% (Q1 2026), 38.93% (Q4 2025), and 37.4% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Paranovus Entertainment Technology 94,654.50 Bn 94,654.50 Bn - -
2 Kraft Heinz 28.03 Bn 23.95 Bn 2.22 Bn 36.70%
3 Jbs 19.23 Bn 14.67 Bn 2.32 Bn 10.76%
4 General Mills 18.04 Bn 17.27 Bn 1.37 Bn 30.81%
5 Hormel Foods 12.87 Bn 11.99 Bn 518.51 Mn 17.44%
6 Mccormick 12.46 Bn 12.86 Bn 708.90 Mn 37.83%
7 Magnum Ice Cream 11.56 Bn 11.08 Bn - -
8 J M Smucker 10.74 Bn 10.69 Bn 827.80 Mn 35.39%
9 Smithfield Foods 10.23 Bn 9.16 Bn 511.00 Mn 13.45%
10 Darling Ingredients 9.59 Bn 9.63 Bn 404.92 Mn 26.11%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 37.83%
Nov 30, 2025 38.93%
Aug 31, 2025 37.40%
May 31, 2025 37.53%
Feb 28, 2025 37.62%
Nov 30, 2024 40.17%
Aug 31, 2024 38.69%
May 31, 2024 37.71%
Feb 29, 2024 37.39%
Nov 30, 2023 40.01%
Aug 31, 2023 36.97%
May 31, 2023 37.10%
Feb 28, 2023 35.96%
Nov 30, 2022 36.82%
Aug 31, 2022 35.52%
May 31, 2022 34.03%
Feb 28, 2022 36.81%
Nov 30, 2021 40.62%
Aug 31, 2021 38.70%
May 31, 2021 39.48%
Feb 28, 2021 38.98%
Nov 30, 2020 42.41%
Aug 31, 2020 41.27%
May 31, 2020 41.36%
Feb 29, 2020 38.77%
Nov 30, 2019 42.43%
Aug 31, 2019 40.62%
May 31, 2019 39.06%
Feb 28, 2019 37.91%
Nov 30, 2018 41.22%
Aug 31, 2018 39.64%
May 31, 2018 38.84%
Feb 28, 2018 37.88%
Nov 30, 2017 44.82%
Aug 31, 2017 40.87%
May 31, 2017 39.90%
Feb 28, 2017 39.57%
Nov 30, 2016 44.01%
Aug 31, 2016 41.60%
May 31, 2016 40.70%
Feb 29, 2016 39.31%
Nov 30, 2015 43.41%
Aug 31, 2015 39.81%
May 31, 2015 39.45%
Feb 28, 2015 38.57%
Nov 30, 2014 43.12%
Aug 31, 2014 40.29%
May 31, 2014 39.92%
Feb 28, 2014 39.41%
Nov 30, 2013 42.92%
Aug 31, 2013 40.10%
May 31, 2013 39.34%
Feb 28, 2013 38.71%
Nov 30, 2012 42.10%
Aug 31, 2012 40.06%
May 31, 2012 39.47%
Feb 29, 2012 39.19%
Nov 30, 2011 43.13%
Aug 31, 2011 39.60%
May 31, 2011 39.69%
Feb 28, 2011 41.93%
Nov 30, 2010 45.53%
Aug 31, 2010 42.13%
May 31, 2010 40.92%
Feb 28, 2010 40.58%
Nov 30, 2009 45.61%
Aug 31, 2009 40.29%