McCormick Q3 earnings per share drop 57% to $0.36; net sales jump 17% to USD 2.02 billion

• McCormick posted third-quarter net sales of $2.02 billion, up 17% from a year earlier.
• Operating income fell 25% to $217 million, while gross profit margin widened 1.9 percentage points to 39.3%.
• Net income attributable to McCormick dropped 57% to $97.6 million, and diluted EPS slid 57% to $0.36.
• Management said special charges, including transaction and integration costs and a non-cash impairment, reduced diluted EPS by $0.50.
• McCormick reaffirmed its FY26 outlook for net sales growth, adjusted operating income and adjusted EPS, and kept integration planning for the Unilever Foods deal on track.

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