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

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 11
HOLD 17
SELL 2
STRONG
SELL
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| PRICE TARGET: $58.75 DETAILS
HIGH: $68.00
LOW: $52.00
MEDIAN: $57.50
CONSENSUS: $58.75
UPSIDE: 6.18%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Mild
Trading 11.1% above fair value
Current Price $55.33
Bear Case $41.02 25.9% downside ($41.02 - $55.33) / $55.33 = -25.9% $2.93 × 14x P/E
Fair Value $49.81 10.0% downside ($49.81 - $55.33) / $55.33 = -10.0% $2.93 × 17x P/E
Bull Case $58.60 5.9% upside ($58.60 - $55.33) / $55.33 = 5.9% $2.93 × 20x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

17.0x
2.93$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (17x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 18.9x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 17x P/E to adjusted EPS of $2.93, the base-case value is $49.81 per share. DDM cross-check: $77.95.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.

Average Target (30 analysts) $58.75
Analyst Range $52.00 – $68.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 15%

Warnings

Dividend-based valuation: $77.95 (above our primary estimate by 56%). 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