---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000063754-24-000030"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MKC"
cik: "0000063754"
company_name: "MCCORMICK & CO INC"
filed_at: "2024-03-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T08:10:51.596627+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# McCormick Q1 EPS $0.63 adjusted (+7% YoY); sales +3%; reaffirms FY2024 outlook

## Summary
- Sales $1.60B (+3% YoY); adjusted operating income $238M (+5%).
- GAAP EPS $0.62 vs $0.52; adjusted EPS $0.63 vs $0.59, +7% YoY.
- Consumer segment sales +1%, Flavor Solutions +4% (constant currency).
- FY2024 outlook reaffirmed: adj. EPS $2.80-$2.85 (constant currency growth 5%-7%).
- Cash from ops $138M vs $103M in prior year period.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000063754-24-000030
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MKC
- cik: 0000063754
- company_name: MCCORMICK & CO INC
- filed_at: 2024-03-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63754/000006375424000030/0000063754-24-000030-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63754/000006375424000030/mkc-20240326.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063754-24-000030
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063754-24-000030.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063754-24-000030.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  MCCORMICK & CO INC updated its first quarter for fiscal year 2024 ended February 29, 2024 guidance (reaffirmed).
  - Period: first quarter for fiscal year 2024 ended February 29, 2024
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC), a global leader in flavor, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended February 29, 2024 and reaffirmed fiscal 2024 outlook.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63754/000006375424000030/0000063754-24-000030-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  MCCORMICK & CO INC reported three months ended February 29, 2024 results: EPS $0.62.
  - Period: three months ended February 29, 2024
  - EPS: $0.62
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Adjusted earnings per share was $0.63 compared to $0.59 in the year-ago period, reflecting a 7% increase year-over-year.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63754/000006375424000030/0000063754-24-000030-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  MCCORMICK & CO INC reported three months ended February 29, 2024 results: EPS $0.62.
  - Period: three months ended February 29, 2024
  - EPS: $0.62
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Earnings per share was $0.62 in the first quarter of 2024 compared to $0.52 in the year-ago period.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63754/000006375424000030/0000063754-24-000030-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.