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 ($86.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $66.91. Options: 20 managers hold calls ($91.0m notional), 21 hold puts ($78.9m).
Trends to Q3 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,033 |
| Q3 2025 | 972 |
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 2023 | 412 | 467 |
| Q1 2024 | 437 | 440 |
| Q2 2024 | 406 | 449 |
| Q3 2024 | 470 | 412 |
| Q4 2024 | 425 | 466 |
| Q1 2025 | 487 | 473 |
| Q2 2025 | 455 | 491 |
| Q3 2025 | 390 | 520 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $70.6m | $59.5m | 0.84 |
| Q1 2025 | $92.1m | $101.4m | 1.10 |
| Q2 2025 | $95.0m | $58.0m | 0.61 |
| Q3 2025 | $91.0m | $78.9m | 0.87 |
Biggest buyers
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +2.5m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +2.4m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.4m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +1.2m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +1.1m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +996.1k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +926.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +747.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | New | +726.0k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +625.5k |
Biggest sellers
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Reduced | -1.2m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -1.1m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -831.7k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -783.9k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP | Sold out | -556.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Reduced | -545.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -521.5k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Sold out | -520.6k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | Sold out | -398.1k |
Biggest calls
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $24.6m367.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $13.8m205.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $13.1m195.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $7.5m112.1k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | $6.7m100.0k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $5.4m80.3k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $5.0m74.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $2.6m38.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $2.5m37.0k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | $2.0m29.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $26.6m397.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $6.5m97.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $6.4m96.0k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $6.1m90.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $5.6m83.7k shares |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Unchanged | $4.4m65.2k shares |
| HB Wealth Management, LLC | Unchanged | $4.3m64.1k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $3.2m47.6k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $2.9m42.8k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $2.3m34.4k 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 Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $5.4m | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q3 2025.
Holders, Q3 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 32.4m $2.2bn | Reduced -62.2k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 19.8m $1.3bn | Added +234.4k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 0.92% of their portfolio | 16.5m $1.1bn | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 15.5m $1.0bn | Added +747.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.4m $429.7m | Added +73.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 6.2m $417.0m | Added +2.5m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.25% of their portfolio | 6.1m $405.4m | Added +625.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.0m $266.2m | Added +301.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.6m $240.1m | Reduced -107.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.1m $209.4m | Reduced -162.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.1m $206.7m | Reduced -545.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.9m $191.2m | Added +2.4m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.8m $187.2m | Added +1.1m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.7m $177.8m | Reduced -1.2m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.5m $167.3m | Reduced -783.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.5m $165.6m | Added +272.7k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.5m $164.7m | Added +434.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $164.0m | Reduced -521.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.33% of their portfolio | 2.4m $162.0m | Added +996.1k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 2.4m $159.9m | Added +277.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.2m $149.9m | Added +926.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $131.1m | Added +1.2m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.9m $127.9m | Reduced -831.7k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.93% of their portfolio | 1.8m $123.6m | Reduced -80.8k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $121.6m | Added +1.4m |
| Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt 0.53% of their portfolio | 1.8m $119.0m | Unchanged |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $116.5m | Added +9.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $110.2m | Added +52.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $104.6m | Added +6.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $93.1m | Reduced -4.9k |
| REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.2m $80.0m | Added +583.7k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $79.6m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Amundi 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $78.7m | Reduced -122.5k |
| FIL Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $75.4m | Unchanged |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.54% of their portfolio | 1.1m $74.3m | Added +26.9k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $73.8m | Added +187.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $72.2m | Added +29.3k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.0m $69.2m | Added +110.1k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $69.1m | Reduced -76.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $69.0m | Reduced -123.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $67.5m | Added +7.0k |
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. 1.41% of their portfolio | 885.2k $59.2m | Added +581.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 878.9k $58.8m | Added +29.4k |
| Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC. 0.59% of their portfolio | 774.5k $51.8m | Reduced -5.0k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 767.4k $51.3m | Added +70.1k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.08% of their portfolio | 749.3k $50.1m | Added +330.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.03% of their portfolio | 729.4k $48.8m | Reduced -35.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 726.0k $48.6m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 724.8k $48.5m | Added +35.8k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.26% of their portfolio | 710.7k $47.6m | Added +360.0k |
| BENJAMIN EDWARDS INC 0.52% of their portfolio | 688.0k $46.0m | Added +92.8k |
| PGGM Investments 0.73% of their portfolio | 677.6k $45.3m | Added +397.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 673.9k $45.1m | Reduced -312.7k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 650.8k $43.5m | Added +7.5k |
| Swedbank AB 0.04% of their portfolio | 648.9k $43.4m | Added +27.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 639.5k $42.8m | Added +100.0k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.11% of their portfolio | 631.0k $42.2m | Added +63.1k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 610.9k $40.9m | Added +240.4k |
| BARTLETT & CO. WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 605.1k $40.5m | Added +15.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 604.0k $40.4m | Reduced -873 |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.56% of their portfolio | 595.1k $39.8m | Added +467.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 594.3k $39.8m | Added +43.9k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.03% of their portfolio | 591.3k $39.6m | Added +96.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 546.6k $36.6m | Added +13.0k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 543.3k $36.4m | Added +47.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 507.7k $34.0m | Added +33.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 502.3k $33.6m | Added +17.2k |
| TRILLIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.88% of their portfolio | 499.8k $33.4m | Reduced -11.8k |
| SATURNA CAPITAL CORP 0.43% of their portfolio | 497.6k $33.3m | Reduced -62.8k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.19% of their portfolio | 491.1k $32.9m | Reduced -18.4k |
| Crestwood Advisors Group, LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 481.2k $32.2m | Added +6.4k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 0.17% of their portfolio | 476.9k $31.9m | Reduced -4.6k |
| Norinchukin Bank, The 0.43% of their portfolio | 474.7k $31.8m | Added +58.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 467.8k $31.3m | Reduced -174.7k |
| REIK & CO., LLC 7.57% of their portfolio | 440.4k $29.5m | Reduced -8.2k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.06% of their portfolio | 437.7k $29.3m | Reduced -6.6k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.03% of their portfolio | 432.4k $28.9m | Added +57.5k |
| National Pension Service 0.02% of their portfolio | 427.4k $28.6m | Added +2.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 418.4k $28.0m | Added +9.4k |
| Reynders McVeigh Capital Management, LLC 1.29% of their portfolio | 410.5k $27.5m | Added +12.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 408.1k $27.3m | Added +180.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 404.1k $27.0m | Reduced -350.0k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.04% of their portfolio | 394.1k $26.4m | Added +74.4k |
| ROFFMAN MILLER ASSOCIATES INC /PA/ 1.40% of their portfolio | 373.2k $25.0m | Reduced -5.1k |
| Covea Finance 0.83% of their portfolio | 355.9k $23.8m | Added +22.4k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.04% of their portfolio | 340.3k $22.8m | Added +108.9k |
| AMI ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP 1.27% of their portfolio | 340.2k $22.8m | Reduced -8.8k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 331.2k $22.2m | Reduced -51.1k |
| CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 322.2k $21.6m | New |
| Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. 1.43% of their portfolio | 313.4k $21.0m | Added +186.7k |
| Van Cleef Asset Management,Inc 2.11% of their portfolio | 311.0k $20.8m | Added +5.1k |
| &PARTNERS 0.13% of their portfolio | 305.4k $20.4m | Added +31.3k |
| HOWLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 303.0k $20.3m | Reduced -5.2k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 297.1k $19.9m | Added +6.2k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.03% of their portfolio | 290.9k $19.4m | Added +25.4k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 284.7k $19.0m | Reduced -17.3k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 284.0k $19.0m | Added +58.9k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 278.4k $18.6m | Added +20.9k |
| ROCKLAND TRUST CO 0.76% of their portfolio | 278.0k $18.6m | Added +23.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 276.5k $18.5m | Reduced -14.0k |