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 ($41.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $68.43. Options: 19 managers hold calls ($78.2m notional), 22 hold puts ($77.0m).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 910 |
| Q4 2022 | 934 |
| Q1 2023 | 945 |
| Q2 2023 | 968 |
| Q3 2023 | 937 |
| Q4 2023 | 958 |
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 |
| Q2 2023 | 357 | 455 |
| Q3 2023 | 368 | 466 |
| Q4 2023 | 412 | 467 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $69.5m | $70.1m | 1.01 |
| Q2 2023 | $211.9m | $98.2m | 0.46 |
| Q3 2023 | $42.3m | $20.9m | 0.49 |
| Q4 2023 | $78.2m | $77.0m | 0.98 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +3.2m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Added | +1.6m |
| Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt | New | +1.4m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +1.2m |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | Added | +1.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +993.1k |
| FIL Ltd | New | +741.5k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Added | +733.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +730.3k |
| Man Group plc | New | +719.0k |
Biggest sellers
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -6.1m |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. | Sold out | -2.2m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Sold out | -2.2m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Reduced | -1.4m |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC | Reduced | -675.3k |
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. | Sold out | -547.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -458.1k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -414.5k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -412.4k |
| Natixis Investment Managers International | Sold out | -398.9k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $19.0m277.2k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $12.3m179.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $8.7m127.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $5.7m83.5k shares |
| Paloma Partners Management Co | Added | $5.7m83.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $5.7m83.1k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $5.6m81.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $5.5m80.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $2.8m40.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $2.4m35.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $17.0m247.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $14.4m210.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $9.7m142.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $8.9m129.6k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $5.6m82.2k shares |
| DYMON ASIA CAPITAL (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. | New | $4.6m67.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $3.2m47.4k shares |
| Paloma Partners Management Co | Added | $2.6m38.1k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | New | $2.6m37.5k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | New | $2.0m29.4k 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $3.6m | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.4m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $128.7k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-25 | Schwartz Jeffery D Vice President, Gen Counsel | Sold | $128.7k2.0k 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, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 30.2m $2.1bn | Added +105.3k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 19.1m $1.3bn | Added +505.0k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 1.10% of their portfolio | 16.7m $1.1bn | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 15.1m $1.0bn | Added +993.1k |
| Fundsmith LLP 4.32% of their portfolio | 15.1m $1.0bn | Reduced -222.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.4m $437.0m | Added +3.2m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.5m $377.4m | Reduced -153.3k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.12% of their portfolio | 5.4m $366.7m | Added +1.6m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 4.9m $335.5m | Added +11.0k |
| FUNDSMITH INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD. 4.03% of their portfolio | 4.1m $278.9m | Reduced -7.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.3m $227.1m | Reduced -119.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.2m $218.3m | Added +730.3k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 1.25% of their portfolio | 3.1m $210.4m | Added +1.0m |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 2.6m $175.3m | Added +499.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.4m $161.0m | Added +146.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.2m $152.3m | Added +455.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.2m $151.7m | Added +388.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $122.5m | Added +1.2m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.8m $121.2m | Reduced -103.2k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.7m $114.3m | Added +733.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $113.9m | Reduced -458.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $108.7m | Added +35.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $92.6m | Added +35.3k |
| Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt 0.57% of their portfolio | 1.4m $92.3m | New |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $82.6m | Reduced -41.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $80.4m | Reduced -6.1m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.2m $79.1m | Added +632.3k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.1m $72.7m | Added +649.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $72.7m | Reduced -35.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.0m $70.8m | Added +87.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.0m $68.7m | Added +57.8k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 982.4k $67.2m | Added +424.0k |
| Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC. 0.85% of their portfolio | 904.9k $61.9m | Reduced -165.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 830.4k $56.8m | Reduced -70.0k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 826.4k $56.5m | Added +271.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 785.8k $53.8m | Reduced -21.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 763.1k $52.2m | Added +32.9k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 0.26% of their portfolio | 746.3k $51.1m | Reduced -9.3k |
| FIL Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 741.5k $50.7m | New |
| Man Group plc 0.14% of their portfolio | 719.0k $49.2m | New |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 701.9k $47.5m | Reduced -378.7k |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 1.10% of their portfolio | 695.0k $47.6m | Added +546.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.11% of their portfolio | 678.5k $46.4m | Added +565.1k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 677.2k $46.3m | Added +85.2k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.16% of their portfolio | 675.3k $46.2m | Reduced -39.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.03% of their portfolio | 663.4k $45.4m | Added +13.5k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 653.1k $44.7m | Added +5.1k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 645.8k $44.2m | Reduced -11.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 635.6k $43.5m | Added +112.1k |
| TRILLIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.18% of their portfolio | 631.1k $43.2m | Added +41.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 603.8k $41.3m | Reduced -21.1k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 584.3k $40.0m | Reduced -11.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 566.4k $38.8m | Reduced -32.0k |
| SATURNA CAPITAL CORP 0.60% of their portfolio | 560.0k $38.3m | Unchanged |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.14% of their portfolio | 557.1k $38.1m | New |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.05% of their portfolio | 548.0k $37.5m | Added +37.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 536.8k $36.7m | Reduced -107.2k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.04% of their portfolio | 518.9k $35.5m | Added +98.3k |
| Norinchukin Bank, The 0.77% of their portfolio | 479.4k $32.8m | Reduced -60.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 471.8k $32.3m | Added +2.3k |
| REIK & CO., LLC 9.00% of their portfolio | 468.6k $32.1m | Reduced -6.9k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.13% of their portfolio | 467.1k $32.0m | Added +107.8k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.09% of their portfolio | 462.3k $31.6m | Added +21.9k |
| Bartlett & Co. LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 457.4k $31.4m | Added +152.2k |
| BARTLETT & CO. WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 457.4k $31.4m | Added +152.2k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.07% of their portfolio | 443.3k $30.3m | Added +71.1k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 1.09% of their portfolio | 428.9k $29.3m | Added +171.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 423.6k $29.0m | Added +638 |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 418.8k $28.7m | Added +272.3k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.06% of their portfolio | 413.4k $28.3m | Added +32.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 411.7k $28.1m | Added +112.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 406.5k $27.8m | Added +8.4k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 404.6k $27.7m | Added +175.6k |
| BOWEN HANES & CO INC 0.81% of their portfolio | 390.7k $26.7m | Reduced -266.7k |
| AMI ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP 1.40% of their portfolio | 375.1k $25.7m | Reduced -16.5k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 368.2k $25.2m | Added +68.2k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 363.8k $24.9m | Added +356.9k |
| Crestwood Advisors Group, LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 362.2k $24.8m | Reduced -29.7k |
| ROFFMAN MILLER ASSOCIATES INC /PA/ 1.76% of their portfolio | 360.4k $24.7m | Reduced -8.4k |
| National Pension Service 0.03% of their portfolio | 357.7k $24.5m | Unchanged |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 345.9k $23.9m | Added +26.3k |
| AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc 0.37% of their portfolio | 343.8k $23.5m | First filing |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 340.5k $23.3m | Reduced -90.1k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 320.8k $21.9m | Reduced -7.3k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.08% of their portfolio | 316.1k $21.6m | Added +314.6k |
| NFJ INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 312.9k $21.4m | New |
| Boston Common Asset Management, LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 312.7k $21.4m | Added +128.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 303.3k $20.7m | Reduced -77.4k |
| BRADLEY FOSTER & SARGENT INC/CT 0.40% of their portfolio | 300.8k $20.6m | Reduced -7.2k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 296.0k $20.3m | Reduced -3.0k |
| BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS & COMPANY, INC. 0.41% of their portfolio | 295.3k $20.2m | Added +259.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 292.6k $20.0m | Added +154.1k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 292.0k $20.0m | Reduced -19.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 289.9k $19.8m | Reduced -3.2k |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 285.5k $19.5m | Reduced -2.3k |
| Haverford Trust Co 0.21% of their portfolio | 282.7k $19.3m | Reduced -105.5k |
| HOWLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.00% of their portfolio | 275.7k $19.0m | Added +28.1k |
| NS Partners Ltd 0.91% of their portfolio | 273.3k $18.7m | Added +12.6k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 270.5k $18.5m | Added +1.6k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.07% of their portfolio | 264.6k $18.1m | Reduced -17.2k |