Hand of the Market Screener
Quality checklist

2 of 6 checks passed · quarter ending 2026-08-31

  • ROIC at least 10%6.4%failed
  • Operating margin up over 3 years−0.7 ppfailed
  • Free cash flow at least 80% of net income62.1%failed
  • Share count up at most 5% in 3 years-0.4%passed
  • Net debt at most 3× EBITDA3.6×failed
  • Revenue grew over 3 years5.2%passed
Insider buying, last 90 days

No discretionary insider buying in the last 90 days.

Tracked funds, latest reports
Active managers
−$48.72M −0.4 pp of the company
2 buying · 1 selling · 3 holding
Mutual funds & ETFs
−$1.19M −0.0 pp of the company
1 buying · 2 selling · 4 holding

Each factor with its sector median and, where it's reported per quarter, its last 12 quarters.

Size & liquidity
MKCSector12 quartersMarket cap$13.1B$13.1BEnterprise value$17.79B$17.22BAvg daily $ volume$184.62M$184.62MDaily turnover1.4%1.1%
Growth
MKCSector12 quartersRevenue CAGR 3y5.2%2.7%2.8% → 5.2%Revenue CAGR 5y4.6%4.9%Revenue growth YoY17.4%4.1%3.4% → 17.4%Revenue acceleration+0.7 pp−0.6 pp−2.2 pp → +0.7 ppFCF growth YoY41.3%8.9%149.9% → 41.3%FCF conversion62.1%114.9%143.0% → 62.1%Forward growth (HoM est.)11.3%4.0%
Valuation
MKCSector12 quartersP/E (trailing)8.8×24.7×P/E (forward, HoM est.)7.9×23.8×P/E vs. sector0.4×1.0×PEG (HoM est.)0.704.44EV/EBITDA13.6×13.9×EV/Sales2.3×1.3×FCF yield5.2%4.3%Dividend yield4.9%1.9%Shareholder yield5.0%3.1%
Quality
MKCSector12 quartersQuality checks passed24ROIC6.4%9.9%8.1% → 6.4%Gross profitability18.0%33.4%19.5% → 18.0%Gross margin39.1%33.6%37.6% → 39.1%Gross margin Δ 3y+2.3 pp+1.4 pp−1.4 pp → +2.3 ppOperating margin13.4%7.2%14.4% → 13.4%Operating margin Δ 3y−0.7 pp−0.2 pp−0.8 pp → −0.7 ppDebt/equity0.7×0.8×0.9× → 0.7×Net debt/EBITDA3.6×2.3×3.6× → 3.6×Interest coverage4.6×5.7×4.6× → 4.6×Share count Δ 3y-0.4%-1.5%0.3% → -0.4%Stock compensation / revenue0.6%0.5%1.0% → 0.6%Accruals ratio2.3%-5.7%-4.3% → 2.3%
Earnings & estimates
MKCSector12 quartersDays to next report9213
Ownership & positioning
MKCSector12 quartersInsider buys (90d)00Insiders buying (90d)00Insider net value (90d)$0$0Institutional ownership89.2%87.6%Institutional Δ QoQ+2.9 pp+1.4 ppConviction funds net buying—+0.0 ppActive managers net buying−0.4 pp−0.0 ppActive funds net buying−0.0 pp+0.0 ppDays to cover5.254.44Short % of shares out7.4%5.1%Short interest Δ+1.5 pp+0.0 pp

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Source: SEC EDGAR: Forms 4 (insider trades), 10-Q and 10-K (financials). Insider trades as filed (amendments applied); financial metrics computed by Hand of the Market from the companies' quarterly and annual reports. Each trade links to its filing.

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