Mccormick (MKC) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Mccormick posted quarterly Operating Margin of 12.14% for Q1 2026, down 189.0% year-on-year from 13.64% in Q1 2025, and down 27.79% on a QoQ basis from 16.81% in Q4 2025.
Mccormick (MKC) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Mccormick (MKC) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 12.14% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 189.0% year-over-year to 12.14%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 15.1% (down 54.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 15.65%, down 12.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 12.14%, down from 16.81% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 17.06% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 10.23% in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 14.57% (2024), against an average of 14.66%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Margin plunged 502 bps; it then surged 314 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 15.59% in 2022, then advanced by 9 bps to 16.96% in 2023, then advanced by 0 bps to 17.03% in 2024, then declined by 1 bps to 16.81% in 2025, then decreased by 28 bps to 12.14% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 12.14% (Q1 2026), 16.81% (Q4 2025), and 16.74% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating 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 | 18.94% |
| 3 | Jbs | 19.23 Bn | 14.67 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 2.24% |
| 4 | General Mills | 18.04 Bn | 17.27 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 11.82% |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 12.87 Bn | 11.99 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 7.30% |
| 6 | Mccormick | 12.46 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 708.90 Mn | 12.14% |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 11.56 Bn | 11.08 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | J M Smucker | 10.74 Bn | 10.69 Bn | 827.80 Mn | -23.44% |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 10.23 Bn | 9.16 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 8.76% |
| 10 | Darling Ingredients | 9.59 Bn | 9.63 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 14.62% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | 12.14% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 16.81% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 16.74% |
| May 31, 2025 | 14.81% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 14.03% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 17.03% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 17.06% |
| May 31, 2024 | 14.25% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 14.57% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 16.96% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 14.54% |
| May 31, 2023 | 13.37% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 12.71% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 15.59% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 14.74% |
| May 31, 2022 | 10.23% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 13.59% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 15.96% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 17.12% |
| May 31, 2021 | 15.25% |