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 ($87.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $82.27. Options: 21 managers hold calls ($92.1m notional), 26 hold puts ($101.4m).
Trends to Q1 2025
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 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,016 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,029 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,035 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 357 | 455 |
| Q3 2023 | 368 | 466 |
| Q4 2023 | 412 | 467 |
| Q1 2024 | 437 | 440 |
| Q2 2024 | 406 | 449 |
| Q3 2024 | 470 | 412 |
| Q4 2024 | 425 | 466 |
| Q1 2025 | 487 | 473 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $104.9m | $93.7m | 0.89 |
| Q3 2024 | $98.6m | $149.2m | 1.51 |
| Q4 2024 | $70.6m | $59.5m | 0.84 |
| Q1 2025 | $92.1m | $101.4m | 1.10 |
Biggest buyers
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +2.8m |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Added | +1.7m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Added | +1.5m |
| Ilex Capital Partners (UK) LLP | New | +1.1m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +1.1m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +969.5k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +920.6k |
| Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. | New | +643.8k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP | New | +571.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +421.0k |
Biggest sellers
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Reduced | -1.5m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -1.5m |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | Sold out | -739.9k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | Reduced | -681.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -550.1k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -483.0k |
| E. Ohman J:or Asset Management AB | Reduced | -404.0k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. | Reduced | -379.0k |
| NUANCE INVESTMENTS, LLC | Sold out | -364.0k |
| Aberdeen Group plc | Reduced | -292.1k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $18.6m226.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $16.5m200.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $11.3m136.9k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $8.8m107.4k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $7.5m90.6k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $5.4m65.7k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | $3.9m47.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $3.7m45.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $3.1m37.4k shares |
| Maven Securities LTD | Added | $2.9m34.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | New | $44.1m536.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $11.1m134.6k shares |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Unchanged | $6.3m77.1k shares |
| HB Wealth Management, LLC | New | $5.3m64.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $4.4m53.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $4.3m52.7k shares |
| Maven Securities LTD | Added | $3.9m47.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $3.6m43.4k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | New | $3.1m37.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $2.7m32.8k 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 2025
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 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 | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.6m | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.6m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $6.0m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-13 | PRESTON MARGARET M V Director | Sold | $2.2m28.1k shares |
| 2025-02-03 | Kurzius Lawrence Erik Director | Sold | $3.8m50.0k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 31.9m $2.6bn | Added +136.7k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 20.0m $1.6bn | Reduced -171.7k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 1.25% of their portfolio | 16.5m $1.4bn | Reduced -192.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 15.2m $1.3bn | Reduced -114.7k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 6.3m $516.5m | Added +2.8m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.2m $512.1m | Added +217.5k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 4.8m $397.3m | Added +1.1m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.23% of their portfolio | 4.1m $340.4m | Added +920.6k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.37% of their portfolio | 3.9m $318.0m | Reduced -1.5m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.8m $312.8m | Added +308.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.7m $300.9m | Reduced -37.0k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.5m $291.6m | Reduced -85.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.2m $265.9m | Added +184.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.0m $246.3m | Added +65.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.6m $215.2m | Added +969.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.6m $212.3m | Reduced -62.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.4m $194.3m | Added +60.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.3m $191.0m | Added +182.0k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 2.3m $190.0m | Reduced -113.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.0m $163.1m | Added +177.3k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 1.18% of their portfolio | 2.0m $163.0m | Reduced -681.6k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.0m $160.9m | Added +1.7m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $141.8m | Added +40.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $139.0m | Reduced -13.7k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.52% of their portfolio | 1.6m $129.6m | Added +1.5m |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.57% of their portfolio | 1.6m $128.5m | Added +185.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $127.0m | Added +33.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $125.1m | Reduced -38.9k |
| Amundi 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $112.9m | Added +24.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.4m $112.6m | Reduced -1.5m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.3m $108.3m | Added +421.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $100.5m | Added +307.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.2m $97.1m | Added +300.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $97.0m | Reduced -15.4k |
| FIL Ltd 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $96.7m | Added +4.8k |
| Ilex Capital Partners (UK) LLP 3.80% of their portfolio | 1.1m $92.8m | New |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.60% of their portfolio | 1.0m $82.6m | Added +347.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 943.6k $77.7m | Reduced -39.8k |
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. 2.74% of their portfolio | 917.5k $75.5m | Added +117.5k |
| Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt 0.42% of their portfolio | 913.5k $75.2m | Reduced -246.4k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.08% of their portfolio | 839.5k $69.1m | Reduced -223.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 839.0k $69.1m | Added +237.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 836.3k $68.8m | Reduced -550.1k |
| Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC. 0.83% of their portfolio | 784.5k $64.6m | Reduced -25.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 753.7k $62.0m | Added +117.1k |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 1.31% of their portfolio | 751.7k $61.9m | Added +3.4k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.94% of their portfolio | 732.1k $60.3m | Added +11.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 711.2k $58.5m | Reduced -1.3k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 676.0k $55.6m | First filing |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 672.0k $55.3m | Added +72.7k |
| Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. 3.61% of their portfolio | 643.8k $53.0m | New |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 625.0k $51.4m | Added +1.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 621.8k $51.2m | Added +18.8k |
| REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP 0.37% of their portfolio | 603.4k $49.7m | Added +20.1k |
| BARTLETT & CO. WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 596.5k $49.1m | Added +16.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 596.2k $49.1m | Reduced -145.9k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.15% of their portfolio | 581.9k $47.9m | Added +9.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 576.4k $47.4m | Added +324.3k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.23% of their portfolio | 571.7k $47.1m | New |
| SATURNA CAPITAL CORP 0.69% of their portfolio | 560.0k $46.1m | Unchanged |
| BENJAMIN EDWARDS INC 0.63% of their portfolio | 547.8k $45.1m | Added +83.9k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.27% of their portfolio | 547.4k $45.1m | Reduced -135.6k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 0.21% of their portfolio | 536.6k $44.2m | Reduced -3.7k |
| TRILLIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 535.1k $44.0m | Added +68.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 512.5k $42.2m | Added +42.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 509.6k $41.9m | Added +45.8k |
| Crestwood Advisors Group, LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 487.8k $40.1m | Reduced -81.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 487.2k $40.1m | Reduced -21.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 476.4k $39.2m | First filing |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 468.0k $38.5m | Reduced -132.6k |
| REIK & CO., LLC 8.76% of their portfolio | 457.2k $37.6m | Reduced -5.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 450.0k $37.0m | Reduced -4.2k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.09% of their portfolio | 446.4k $36.7m | Added +14.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 444.0k $36.5m | Added +219.8k |
| National Pension Service 0.03% of their portfolio | 422.5k $34.8m | Added +32.7k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.03% of their portfolio | 421.7k $34.7m | Added +80.8k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.07% of their portfolio | 417.1k $34.3m | Reduced -8.3k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 403.8k $33.2m | Added +34.7k |
| Reynders McVeigh Capital Management, LLC 1.78% of their portfolio | 388.4k $32.0m | Added +17.3k |
| ROFFMAN MILLER ASSOCIATES INC /PA/ 1.96% of their portfolio | 376.9k $31.0m | Added +519 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 374.5k $30.8m | Added +99.3k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.04% of their portfolio | 372.9k $30.7m | Reduced -45.2k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.03% of their portfolio | 368.0k $30.0m | Added +12.4k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.29% of their portfolio | 363.9k $30.0m | Added +347.6k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 363.9k $30.0m | Added +26.9k |
| AMI ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP 1.75% of their portfolio | 362.8k $29.9m | Reduced -13.2k |
| Norinchukin Bank, The 0.53% of their portfolio | 347.3k $28.6m | Reduced -6.6k |
| Covea Finance 1.28% of their portfolio | 339.5k $27.9m | Added +15.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 325.8k $26.8m | Added +18.1k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 314.1k $25.8m | Reduced -483.0k |
| Haverford Trust Co 0.26% of their portfolio | 312.4k $25.7m | Added +14.4k |
| HOWLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.14% of their portfolio | 309.5k $25.5m | Added +7.3k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 305.3k $25.1m | Reduced -256.4k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 301.9k $24.9m | Added +1.3k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 290.7k $23.7m | Reduced -13.4k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 286.0k $23.5m | Added +30.1k |
| BRADLEY FOSTER & SARGENT INC/CT 0.40% of their portfolio | 284.0k $23.4m | Reduced -50.1k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 283.5k $23.3m | Reduced -31.0k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.10% of their portfolio | 283.5k $23.3m | Unchanged |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 277.0k $22.8m | Added +11.3k |