MCCORMICK & CO INC MKC
COM NON VTG · Common Stock · CUSIP 579780206 · ISIN US5797802064
Spice, herb, and flavoring manufacturing company headquartered in Sparks, Maryland
- SectorConsumer staples
- IndustryMiscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products
- HeadquartersHunt Valley, MD
- Founded1669
- Websitemccormickcorporation.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($95.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $83.25. Options: 17 managers hold calls ($69.5m notional), 20 hold puts ($70.1m).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 910 |
| Q4 2022 | 934 |
| Q1 2023 | 945 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 396 | 392 |
| Q1 2023 | 430 | 409 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $32.9m | $24.4m | 0.74 |
| Q4 2022 | $17.9m | $24.1m | 1.35 |
| Q1 2023 | $69.5m | $70.1m | 1.01 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| Amundi | Added | +1.2m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +561.1k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP | New | +535.0k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP | Added | +426.1k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. | Added | +377.2k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +326.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +310.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +282.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +256.9k |
Biggest sellers
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO | Reduced | -1.3m |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -785.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -377.5k |
| HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK | Reduced | -351.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -312.5k |
| Covea Finance | Sold out | -281.2k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO | Reduced | -229.6k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC | Reduced | -185.8k |
| HANTZ FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. | Reduced | -149.7k |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $15.4m185.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $14.9m179.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $11.9m143.6k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | New | $5.6m67.8k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | New | $4.3m52.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $3.5m43.6k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $3.3m39.1k shares |
| Paloma Partners Management Co | Added | $2.6m31.8k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | New | $2.2m26.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.9m23.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. | New | $20.8m250.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $15.6m188.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $13.6m163.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $3.4m41.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $3.3m39.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $2.6m31.9k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | New | $2.3m27.4k shares |
| Paloma Partners Management Co | Added | $2.1m25.7k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $1.7m20.6k shares |
| Private Capital Management, LLC | New | $1.2m14.0k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| Kurzius Lawrence Erik 13D · may seek influence -1.9 pts · filed 2026-08-12 | 9.9% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.5% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.5% |
Foley Brendan M
13D · may seek influence
new · filed 2026-02-13
Stated purposeSee Item 3 above. The Reporting Person does not have any current plans or proposals which relate to or would result in any transaction, event or action enumerated in paragraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Reporting Person reserves the right to, and may in the future choose to, change his purpose with respect to his ownership of the shares of Common Stock he now owns and to take such actions as he deems appropriate in light of the circumstances including, without limitation, to acquire additional shares of Common Stock or to dispose of, in any manner permitted by law, all or a portion of the Common Stock which he now owns or may hereafter acquire. Full filing |
5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 1 | $524.7k | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 5 | $22.1m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.0m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.2m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $375.0k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-17 | MANGAN MICHAEL D Director | Sold | $375.0k5.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q1 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 30.3m $2.5bn | Added +97.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 19.6m $1.6bn | Reduced -92.8k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 1.44% of their portfolio | 16.7m $1.4bn | Unchanged |
| Fundsmith LLP 5.56% of their portfolio | 15.5m $1.3bn | Added +3.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 14.1m $1.2bn | Reduced -312.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.4m $448.7m | Added +101.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 4.9m $405.6m | Reduced -19.7k |
| FUNDSMITH INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD. 5.22% of their portfolio | 4.1m $339.2m | Added +2.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.5m $294.0m | Added +33.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.3m $277.0m | Reduced -76.0k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.3m $274.8m | Added +55.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.1m $254.5m | Added +253.7k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.7m $225.9m | Added +1.6k |
| Amundi 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.6m $219.1m | Added +1.2m |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 1.34% of their portfolio | 2.6m $213.5m | Added +200.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $212.3m | Added +1.3m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.4m $200.6m | Added +310.5k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.4m $197.2m | Reduced -13.8k |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. 2.31% of their portfolio | 2.2m $187.0m | Added +72.6k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 2.2m $183.5m | Reduced -6.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.2m $182.9m | Reduced -31.3k |
| NORGES BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.0m $170.2m | Added +251.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.9m $160.9m | Added +122.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.8m $151.6m | Added +9.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $144.7m | Added +98.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $107.6m | Added +15.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $101.7m | Reduced -91 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $93.5m | Added +282.7k |
| Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC. 1.40% of their portfolio | 1.1m $89.7m | Added +94 |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.1m $89.0m | Added +113.3k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 0.47% of their portfolio | 1.0m $85.9m | Added +377.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.0m $83.9m | Added +74.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.06% of their portfolio | 994.6k $82.8m | Reduced -23.4k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.74% of their portfolio | 983.2k $81.8m | Added +95.1k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.34% of their portfolio | 971.8k $80.9m | Reduced -7.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 897.3k $74.7m | Reduced -80.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 809.2k $67.3m | Added +89.0k |
| BOWEN HANES & CO INC 2.17% of their portfolio | 758.7k $63.1m | Added +63.8k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 739.3k $61.5m | Added +143 |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.24% of their portfolio | 723.3k $60.2m | Added +4.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 714.1k $59.4m | Reduced -301 |
| AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc 1.03% of their portfolio | 706.2k $58.8m | Reduced -3.2k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 704.6k $58.6m | Added +426.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 702.2k $58.4m | Added +134.6k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 699.1k $58.2m | Added +42.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 643.8k $53.6m | Reduced -785.5k |
| Norinchukin Bank, The 1.05% of their portfolio | 640.6k $53.3m | Added +48.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.05% of their portfolio | 627.4k $52.2m | Reduced -21.1k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 626.6k $52.1m | Added +6.6k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 614.2k $51.1m | Added +238.9k |
| TRILLIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.55% of their portfolio | 603.5k $52.9m | Added +74.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 572.6k $47.6m | Reduced -63.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 571.0k $47.5m | Added +561.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 568.0k $47.3m | Added +2.0k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 566.9k $47.2m | Reduced -44.0k |
| SATURNA CAPITAL CORP 0.90% of their portfolio | 560.0k $46.6m | Reduced -12.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.11% of their portfolio | 549.1k $45.7m | Added +326.8k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP 1.50% of their portfolio | 535.0k $44.5m | New |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.15% of their portfolio | 534.6k $44.5m | Reduced -377.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.05% of their portfolio | 508.5k $42.3m | Added +9.3k |
| REIK & CO., LLC 11.76% of their portfolio | 480.2k $40.0m | Reduced -2.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 477.3k $39.7m | Added +256.9k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.04% of their portfolio | 449.0k $37.4m | Reduced -18.7k |
| Natixis Investment Managers International 2.80% of their portfolio | 445.0k $37.0m | Reduced -78.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 430.0k $35.8m | Added +108.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 420.3k $35.0m | Reduced -4.1k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.05% of their portfolio | 416.3k $34.6m | Added +235.8k |
| Crestwood Advisors Group, LLC 1.11% of their portfolio | 402.0k $33.5m | Reduced -40.3k |
| AMI ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP 2.13% of their portfolio | 400.2k $33.3m | Reduced -5.9k |
| Tandem Investment Advisors, Inc. 1.51% of their portfolio | 378.0k $31.5m | Added +18.2k |
| Haverford Trust Co 0.37% of their portfolio | 372.6k $31.0m | Added +33.8k |
| ROFFMAN MILLER ASSOCIATES INC /PA/ 2.42% of their portfolio | 364.5k $30.3m | Added +2.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.10% of their portfolio | 361.7k $30.1m | Added +38.9k |
| National Pension Service 0.05% of their portfolio | 346.3k $28.1m | Reduced -14 |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 342.9k $28.5m | Reduced -1.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.04% of their portfolio | 339.5k $28.2m | Reduced -12.1k |
| HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK 0.28% of their portfolio | 332.8k $27.7m | Reduced -351.3k |
| Bartlett & Co. LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 332.3k $27.4m | Reduced -7.4k |
| BARTLETT & CO. WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 332.3k $27.4m | Reduced -7.4k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 331.1k $27.5m | Reduced -185.8k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.11% of their portfolio | 325.8k $27.1m | Added +9.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 325.2k $27.1m | Added +38.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 324.6k $27.0m | Reduced -60.6k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 324.1k $27.0m | Reduced -7.8k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.05% of their portfolio | 323.0k $24.7m | Reduced -22.0k |
| BRADLEY FOSTER & SARGENT INC/CT 0.64% of their portfolio | 322.5k $26.8m | Reduced -1.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 315.6k $26.3m | Added +6.3k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.07% of their portfolio | 312.4k $26.0m | Added +30.3k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 304.1k $25.3m | Added +8.9k |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 298.0k $24.8m | Reduced -5.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 297.2k $24.7m | Added +15.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 296.0k $24.6m | Added +48.6k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 292.1k $24.3m | Added +23.3k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 286.8k $23.9m | Reduced -4.0k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.12% of their portfolio | 283.8k $23.6m | Added +49.6k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 278.4k $23.2m | Added +500 |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.12% of their portfolio | 278.3k $23.2m | Reduced -6.1k |
| Boston Common Asset Management, LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 277.2k $23.1m | Reduced -43.2k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 271.2k $22.6m | Reduced -16.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 268.4k $22.3m | Reduced -1.3k |