Mccormick (MKC) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Mccormick (MKC) posted Gross Margin of 39.26% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 1.86 percentage points from 37.40% a year earlier but down 0.93 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Mccormick (MKC) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 31, 2026, Gross Margin at Mccormick was 39.06%, up 0.85 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Nov 30, 2025), it was 37.90%, down 0.64 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Gross Margin shows a five-year change of -3.17 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Mccormick's Gross Margin was 38.54% in FY2024 (+0.97 pp), 37.56% in FY2023 (+1.75 pp), 35.82% in FY2022 (-3.67 pp) and 39.48% in FY2021 (-1.58 pp).
- Quarterly Gross Margin has run from a low of 34.03% in fiscal Q2 2022 to a high of 40.62% in fiscal Q4 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Margin has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.30 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2023, with a gain of 3.19 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2022, with a drop of 5.45 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 40.18% (Q2 2026), 37.83% (Q1 2026) and 38.93% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 140.61 Bn | 92.06 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 80.56 Bn | 73.83 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 42.61% |
| 3 | Hershey | 33.97 Bn | 30.22 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 45.32% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 27.90 Bn | 14.32 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 32.39% |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.49 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 33.88% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.63 Bn | 13.41 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 44.14% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 11.55 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 39.26% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.23 Bn | 7.90 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 15.92% |
| 9 | Chewy | 8.65 Bn | 5.94 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 30.36% |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.31 Bn | 6.94 Bn | 266.50 Mn | 15.96% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 39.26% |
| May 31, 2026 | 40.18% |
| 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% |
Mccormick Gross Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=MKC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "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=gross-margin&ticker=MKC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();