McCormick is trading 4.07% down at $46.43 on September 30 ahead of its October 1 third-quarter results, with expected margin pressure in focus. - Reuters reports analysts expect earnings per share to fall 10% year over year despite revenue growth, making profitability a key investor concern. - Investors are weighing uncertainty around the proposed Unilever Foods combination after UK regulators opened an investigation in mid-September; available reporting does not explicitly confirm these factors caused the intraday decline.