McCormick & Company, Incorporated logo MKC - McCormick & Company, Incorporated

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 11
HOLD 17
SELL 2
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| PRICE TARGET: $73.20 DETAILS
HIGH: $85.00
LOW: $67.00
MEDIAN: $72.00
CONSENSUS: $73.20
UPSIDE: 53.14%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Undervalued Moderate
Trading 30.2% below fair value
Current Price $47.80
Bear Case $56.42 18.0% upside ($56.42 - $47.80) / $47.80 = 18.0% $3.91 × 14x P/E
Fair Value $68.51 43.3% upside ($68.51 - $47.80) / $47.80 = 43.3% $3.91 × 17x P/E
Bull Case $80.59 68.6% upside ($80.59 - $47.80) / $47.80 = 68.6% $3.91 × 20x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

17.0x
3.91$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (17x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 12.2x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a valuation based on adjusted earnings per share and a normalized price-to-earnings multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $73.20 from 30 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $68.51 per share.

Warnings

The company's reported profits differ from official accounting profits by 33%. Check what costs are being left out of the adjusted number.
Dividend-based valuation: $80.02 (above our primary estimate by 20%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.

Key Risks

  • Growth DCF inappropriate — terminal value assumptions dominate
  • EV/EBITDA misleading for regulated businesses where capex is mandated
  • Regulatory risk is a fat tail not visible in normal multiples