McCormick vs Post
Post reported revenue of $8.2 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.2 times McCormick's $6.8 billion in fiscal 2025. McCormick's revenue grew 1.7% in its latest year, and Post's grew 3.0%. McCormick had an operating margin of 15.7%, against 9.8% at Post. Free cash flow was $740 million at McCormick and $488 million at Post. Their fiscal years end in different months (November 30 and September 30), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| McCormick | Post | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Nov 30, 2025 | FY2025, Sep 30, 2025 |
| Revenue | $6.8B | $8.2B |
| Revenue growth | 1.7% | 3.0% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 4.1% | 11.6% |
| Gross margin | 37.9% | 28.7% |
| Operating margin | 15.7% | 9.8% |
| Net margin | 11.5% | 4.1% |
| Free cash flow | $740M | $488M |
| Free cash flow margin | 10.8% | 6.0% |
| Return on capital | 8.7% | 5.7% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 3.1x | 5.5x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $518M | $709M |
| Change in diluted share count | −0.1% | −6.0% |
| Last close | $47.97 | $80.44 |
| P/E at the last close | 8.7× | 14.7× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $205,801, sold $25.0 million | bought $176,274, sold $34.9 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 of 9 | 4 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Operating margin
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Free cash flow
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