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 ($75.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $70.93. Options: 17 managers hold calls ($104.9m notional), 17 hold puts ($93.7m).
Trends to Q2 2024
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 949 |
| Q2 2024 | 948 |
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 437 | 440 |
| Q2 2024 | 406 | 449 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $42.3m | $20.9m | 0.49 |
| Q4 2023 | $78.2m | $77.0m | 0.98 |
| Q1 2024 | $105.4m | $78.2m | 0.74 |
| Q2 2024 | $104.9m | $93.7m | 0.89 |
Biggest buyers
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Added | +3.3m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | +976.3k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +869.2k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | New | +722.9k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +698.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +508.0k |
| Ilex Capital Partners (UK) LLP | New | +423.6k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | Added | +413.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +386.3k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +325.5k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -5.9m |
| Fundsmith LLP | Reduced | -2.2m |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. | Sold out | -1.3m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -1.1m |
| FUNDSMITH INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD. | Reduced | -1.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -900.0k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -700.4k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Sold out | -580.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -542.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Sold out | -356.1k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $28.9m407.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $22.0m309.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $18.4m260.0k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $11.3m159.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $7.1m100.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $4.8m67.3k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Added | $2.6m37.3k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $2.2m31.1k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $1.7m23.7k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $1.5m20.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $49.6m698.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $13.7m192.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $6.0m84.7k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $4.3m61.1k shares |
| SpiderRock Advisors, LLC | Reduced | $3.8m54.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $3.5m49.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $3.4m47.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $1.8m25.6k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Added | $1.8m25.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $1.6m23.0k 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 Q2 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $865.0k | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $7.7m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-21 | Kurzius Lawrence Erik Director | Sold | $5.9m80.0k shares |
| 2024-05-14 | Jenkins Katherine Chief Growth Officer | Sold | $207.4k2.7k shares |
| 2024-04-22 | Jenkins Katherine Chief Growth Officer | Sold | $128.3k1.7k shares |
| 2024-04-01 | LITTLE PATRICIA A Director | Sold | $1.5m20.0k 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, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 31.2m $2.2bn | Added +100.5k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 19.4m $1.4bn | Added +325.5k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 1.07% of their portfolio | 16.7m $1.2bn | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 14.2m $1.0bn | Reduced -1.1m |
| Fundsmith LLP 2.90% of their portfolio | 10.0m $712.8m | Reduced -2.2m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.8m $412.7m | Added +120.5k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 4.9m $346.6m | Added +438 |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.9m $275.8m | Reduced -101.8k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 3.9m $274.1m | Added +698.0k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 1.58% of their portfolio | 3.6m $257.1m | Added +413.3k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.26% of their portfolio | 3.4m $240.5m | Added +3.3m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.2m $229.2m | Reduced -4.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.1m $221.5m | Reduced -5.9m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.9m $205.3m | Added +869.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.8m $200.4m | Added +508.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $179.2m | Reduced -900.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.4m $171.9m | Reduced -24.8k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 2.4m $170.0m | Reduced -226.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.3m $165.3m | Reduced -50.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.3m $161.0m | Reduced -335.3k |
| FUNDSMITH INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD. 2.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $156.8m | Reduced -1.1m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $125.8m | Reduced -5.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.8m $124.2m | Reduced -19.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $114.2m | Reduced -6.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $102.0m | Added +39.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $101.6m | Added +49.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $97.6m | Added +52.5k |
| Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt 0.53% of their portfolio | 1.4m $95.7m | Unchanged |
| FIL Ltd 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $75.9m | Added +30.0k |
| NUANCE INVESTMENTS, LLC 2.28% of their portfolio | 1.1m $74.6m | Added +99.7k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.1m $74.6m | Reduced -284.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.22% of their portfolio | 976.3k $69.3m | New |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.26% of their portfolio | 900.1k $63.8m | Reduced -340.5k |
| Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC. 0.75% of their portfolio | 851.7k $60.4m | Reduced -15.8k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 832.0k $58.1m | Reduced -62.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 745.4k $52.9m | Reduced -7.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 743.5k $52.7m | Reduced -218.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.03% of their portfolio | 741.9k $52.6m | Reduced -17.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 733.6k $52.0m | Added +386.3k |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 1.13% of their portfolio | 729.3k $51.7m | Added +7.2k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.07% of their portfolio | 722.9k $51.3m | New |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 713.6k $50.6m | Reduced -91.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 701.8k $49.8m | Reduced -74.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 666.2k $47.3m | Reduced -60.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 658.6k $46.7m | Added +162.5k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.33% of their portfolio | 632.7k $44.9m | Added +6.6k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 624.4k $44.3m | Reduced -22.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 605.7k $43.0m | Reduced -285.1k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 603.8k $42.8m | Reduced -52.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 598.7k $42.5m | Reduced -816 |
| Vest Financial, LLC 1.00% of their portfolio | 587.3k $41.7m | Added +18.8k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.04% of their portfolio | 578.5k $41.0m | Added +5.4k |
| Crestwood Advisors Group, LLC 0.82% of their portfolio | 560.6k $39.8m | Added +66.6k |
| SATURNA CAPITAL CORP 0.53% of their portfolio | 560.0k $39.7m | Unchanged |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.12% of their portfolio | 551.7k $39.1m | Reduced -39.4k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 0.19% of their portfolio | 551.2k $39.1m | Reduced -202.8k |
| BARTLETT & CO. WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 539.2k $38.2m | Added +17.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 529.7k $37.6m | Reduced -98.3k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.13% of their portfolio | 519.7k $36.9m | Reduced -8.7k |
| TRILLIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.91% of their portfolio | 508.9k $36.1m | Reduced -30.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 496.7k $35.2m | Added +149.6k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.04% of their portfolio | 485.8k $34.5m | Reduced -38.9k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.07% of their portfolio | 482.2k $34.2m | Added +12.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 470.8k $33.4m | Reduced -585 |
| REIK & CO., LLC 8.60% of their portfolio | 469.0k $33.3m | Added +510 |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 454.1k $32.2m | Reduced -184.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 443.3k $31.4m | Reduced -830 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 435.0k $30.9m | Added +24.1k |
| Ilex Capital Partners (UK) LLP 3.08% of their portfolio | 423.6k $30.0m | New |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 420.2k $29.8m | Added +30.3k |
| National Pension Service 0.03% of their portfolio | 419.7k $29.8m | Added +20.1k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.08% of their portfolio | 417.0k $29.6m | Reduced -74.0k |
| BOWEN HANES & CO INC 0.81% of their portfolio | 413.2k $29.3m | Added +41.1k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 406.1k $28.8m | Reduced -542.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 401.2k $28.4m | Reduced -42.3k |
| AMI ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP 1.52% of their portfolio | 396.2k $28.1m | Reduced -6.3k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.05% of their portfolio | 395.0k $28.0m | Reduced -9.0k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 375.0k $26.6m | Reduced -700.4k |
| ROFFMAN MILLER ASSOCIATES INC /PA/ 1.73% of their portfolio | 369.7k $26.2m | Added +4.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 365.3k $25.9m | Added +56.5k |
| Haverford Trust Co 0.27% of their portfolio | 359.8k $25.5m | Reduced -11.5k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 359.0k $25.2m | Added +86.1k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 355.9k $25.2m | Reduced -7.1k |
| BRADLEY FOSTER & SARGENT INC/CT 0.44% of their portfolio | 347.6k $24.7m | Reduced -21.2k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 344.3k $24.4m | Added +9.2k |
| BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS & COMPANY, INC. 0.39% of their portfolio | 316.1k $22.4m | Added +10.2k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 314.4k $22.3m | Added +74.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 309.3k $21.9m | Added +8.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 301.6k $21.4m | Added +55.2k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 292.8k $20.8m | Reduced -3.1k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.08% of their portfolio | 284.1k $20.2m | Reduced -674 |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 283.6k $20.1m | Reduced -10.9k |
| HOWLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.94% of their portfolio | 278.6k $19.8m | Reduced -436 |
| Reynders McVeigh Capital Management, LLC 1.12% of their portfolio | 276.9k $19.6m | Added +87.4k |
| AXA S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 276.6k $19.6m | Reduced -88.8k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 270.4k $19.2m | Reduced -4.1k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.06% of their portfolio | 267.0k $19.2m | Added +137.3k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 263.9k $18.7m | Reduced -14.5k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 260.1k $18.5m | Added +345 |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 259.8k $18.4m | Added +1.7k |