McCormick & Company Inc

MKC is in an early Stage 2 advancing regime within a longer-term downtrend, exhibiting a developing higher-high/higher-low structure since late May. A pullback into the rising 9EMA, 21EMA, and 50DMA offers a structurally favorable entry, supported by active Lockout Rally dynamics. Despite a mid-July Bullish Exhaustion inflection signaling waning upside momentum, the Stable strategy’s emphasis on structural repair and stability justifies engagement at dynamic support.

• ↑Q2 revenue $1.94B (+2% YoY); adjusted EPS $0.80 up 14% vs. consensus.
• ↑Organic sales growth guidance 13–17% for FY2026 supports volume momentum.
• ↓Commodity inflation and $140M tariff exposure cut gross margins by 120 bps.