---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000063754-26-000326"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MKC"
cik: "0000063754"
company_name: "MCCORMICK & CO INC"
filed_at: "2026-10-01T11:31:11+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T14:15:05.620832+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# McCormick Q3 net sales rise 17.4%, adjusted EPS $0.86; FY2026 outlook reaffirmed

## Summary
- Consumer net sales rose 25% to $1,215M and Flavor Solutions rose 8% to $809M; total organic sales grew 1.9%, with price +2.2% and volume/mix -0.3%.
- Adjusted operating income rose 22% to $358.5M and adjusted EPS was $0.86 vs $0.85; GAAP operating income fell to $217M and diluted EPS was $0.36 vs $0.84.
- Q3 gross margin expanded 190 bps reported and 180 bps adjusted, aided by McCormick de Mexico and CCI savings, partly offset by higher commodity and freight costs.
- FY2026 outlook reaffirmed: net sales growth 13%-17% reported, adjusted EPS $3.05-$3.13, organic sales growth 1%-3%, and adjusted operating income growth 16%-20%.
- Unilever Foods combination on track to close by mid-2027; expected ~$600M run-rate cost synergies and mid- to high-single-digit adjusted EPS accretion in first 12 months post-close.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000063754-26-000326
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MKC
- cik: 0000063754
- company_name: MCCORMICK & CO INC
- filed_at: 2026-10-01T11:31:11+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63754/000006375426000326/0000063754-26-000326-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63754/000006375426000326/mkc-20261001.htm

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