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 ($84.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $68.13. Options: 17 managers hold calls ($72.6m notional), 19 hold puts ($101.6m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q4 2025 | 988 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q4 2025 | 370 | 523 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $92.1m | $101.4m | 1.10 |
| Q2 2025 | $95.0m | $58.0m | 0.61 |
| Q3 2025 | $91.0m | $78.9m | 0.87 |
| Q4 2025 | $72.6m | $101.6m | 1.40 |
Biggest buyers
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +4.0m |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC | New | +3.8m |
| Ilex Capital Partners (UK) LLP | New | +3.2m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +3.0m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +990.2k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP | New | +947.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +850.5k |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE S A | Added | +645.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +628.4k |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP | New | +505.3k |
Biggest sellers
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -1.7m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -1.4m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -1.2m |
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. | Sold out | -885.2k |
| REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP | Reduced | -707.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -689.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -586.7k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -510.6k |
| SATURNA CAPITAL CORP | Sold out | -497.6k |
| Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt | Reduced | -472.3k |
Biggest calls
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $14.0m206.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $12.0m175.7k shares |
| Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. | New | $11.3m166.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $10.2m149.1k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $5.4m78.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $4.6m67.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $2.8m41.8k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $2.5m36.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $2.3m33.6k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $2.0m29.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $43.6m640.2k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $8.5m125.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $7.7m112.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $5.2m76.1k shares |
| HB Wealth Management, LLC | Added | $4.9m71.4k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $4.8m69.8k shares |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | $4.6m66.7k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $4.5m65.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $4.2m62.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $4.1m60.4k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $3.7m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-12 | Foley Brendan M Chairman, President & CEO | Sold | $3.7m57.1k shares |
| 2025-11-11 | Kurzius Lawrence Erik 10% owner · BY 2025 GRAT K | Sold | $907.4k14.1k shares |
| 2025-11-11 | Kurzius Lawrence Erik 10% owner · By 2023 GRAT G | Sold | $424.3k6.6k shares |
| 2025-11-11 | Kurzius Lawrence Erik 10% owner · By 2023 GRAT H | Sold | $424.3k6.6k shares |
| 2025-11-11 | Kurzius Lawrence Erik 10% owner · By 2024 GRAT I | Sold | $381.0k5.9k shares |
| 2025-11-11 | Kurzius Lawrence Erik 10% owner · By 2024 GRAT J | Sold | $381.0k5.9k shares |
| 2025-10-08 | Kurzius Lawrence Erik 10% owner | Sold | $3.3m50.0k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 32.7m $2.2bn | Added +314.3k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 20.1m $1.4bn | Added +315.2k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 0.88% of their portfolio | 16.5m $1.1bn | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 14.9m $1.0bn | Reduced -586.7k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.27% of their portfolio | 10.0m $683.6m | Added +4.0m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.5m $441.6m | Added +59.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.4m $437.5m | Added +190.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.8m $326.0m | Added +3.0m |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 3.8m $259.9m | New |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.8m $257.4m | Reduced -199.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.5m $239.2m | Reduced -77.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.3m $224.9m | Added +850.5k |
| Ilex Capital Partners (UK) LLP 6.15% of their portfolio | 3.2m $218.0m | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.2m $214.7m | Added +63.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.1m $210.0m | Reduced -47.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.9m $196.6m | Added +89.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.6m $175.4m | Added +100.3k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.4m $166.6m | Reduced -16.2k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.4m $160.8m | Reduced -28.8k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.3m $158.9m | Reduced -323.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.2m $147.7m | Reduced -689.5k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.0m $137.9m | Added +990.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.9m $130.7m | Added +6.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $128.6m | Reduced -352.3k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 1.20% of their portfolio | 1.7m $118.5m | Reduced -106.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $113.0m | Added +628.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $112.1m | Reduced -96.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $109.9m | Added +50.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $109.0m | Reduced -46.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $94.3m | Reduced -6.2k |
| Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt 0.39% of their portfolio | 1.3m $89.0m | Reduced -472.3k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $84.4m | Added +205.4k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $79.9m | Added +21.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $77.2m | Added +53.9k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.55% of their portfolio | 1.1m $72.8m | Reduced -40.5k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $71.7m | Reduced -50.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $70.7m | Added +311.4k |
| FIL Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.0m $70.5m | Reduced -91.9k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.0m $68.8m | Reduced -1.4m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $68.2m | Added +498.3k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 958.8k $64.5m | Added +415.5k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.77% of their portfolio | 947.3k $64.5m | New |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 920.7k $62.7m | Not comparable |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 906.6k $61.7m | Reduced -102.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 810.9k $55.2m | Reduced -68.0k |
| Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC. 0.59% of their portfolio | 762.6k $51.9m | Reduced -11.8k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 757.6k $51.6m | Reduced -1.7m |
| PGGM Investments 0.81% of their portfolio | 746.6k $50.9m | Added +69.0k |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE S A 0.14% of their portfolio | 741.4k $50.5m | Added +645.6k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.28% of their portfolio | 727.8k $49.6m | Added +17.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 726.0k $49.4m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 719.3k $49.0m | Reduced -48.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.03% of their portfolio | 693.9k $47.3m | Reduced -35.5k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 681.6k $46.4m | Reduced -510.6k |
| BENJAMIN EDWARDS INC 0.49% of their portfolio | 648.9k $44.2m | Reduced -39.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 633.3k $43.1m | Reduced -6.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 620.9k $42.3m | Reduced -29.9k |
| Swedbank AB 0.04% of their portfolio | 619.9k $42.2m | Reduced -29.0k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.11% of their portfolio | 616.1k $42.0m | Reduced -15.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 607.0k $40.8m | Added +12.8k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.07% of their portfolio | 604.6k $41.2m | Reduced -144.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 595.8k $40.6m | Reduced -129.0k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.03% of their portfolio | 591.6k $40.3m | Added +307 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 591.5k $40.3m | Reduced -12.4k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 582.9k $39.7m | Reduced -28.0k |
| BARTLETT & CO. WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 566.3k $38.8m | Reduced -38.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 549.3k $37.4m | Added +503.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 546.4k $37.2m | Reduced -188 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 539.0k $36.7m | Reduced -135.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 538.7k $36.7m | Added +31.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 517.2k $35.2m | Added +307.8k |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP 0.25% of their portfolio | 505.3k $34.4m | New |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 488.0k $33.2m | Added +156.8k |
| REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP 0.21% of their portfolio | 487.2k $33.2m | Reduced -707.7k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.04% of their portfolio | 478.3k $32.6m | Added +84.2k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.20% of their portfolio | 475.8k $32.4m | Reduced -15.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 472.1k $32.2m | Added +53.7k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.15% of their portfolio | 460.1k $31.3m | New |
| Norinchukin Bank, The 0.36% of their portfolio | 455.5k $31.0m | Reduced -19.2k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.09% of their portfolio | 453.5k $30.9m | Added +231.2k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.06% of their portfolio | 449.4k $30.6m | Added +11.7k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 434.2k $29.6m | Added +182.3k |
| REIK & CO., LLC 8.04% of their portfolio | 428.9k $29.2m | Reduced -11.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 428.8k $29.2m | Added +20.7k |
| TRILLIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.90% of their portfolio | 426.2k $29.4m | Reduced -73.5k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 0.15% of their portfolio | 400.1k $27.2m | Reduced -76.8k |
| Covea Finance 0.85% of their portfolio | 379.7k $25.9m | Added +23.8k |
| Reynders McVeigh Capital Management, LLC 1.19% of their portfolio | 372.1k $25.3m | Reduced -38.4k |
| ROFFMAN MILLER ASSOCIATES INC /PA/ 1.35% of their portfolio | 361.5k $24.6m | Reduced -11.7k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 351.0k $23.9m | Added +67.0k |
| NATIXIS 0.09% of their portfolio | 347.5k $23.7m | Added +304.7k |
| Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd 0.16% of their portfolio | 344.8k $23.5m | First filing |
| AMI ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP 1.27% of their portfolio | 329.2k $22.4m | Reduced -10.9k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 322.2k $21.9m | First filing |
| Crestwood Advisors Group, LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 315.5k $21.5m | Reduced -165.6k |
| &PARTNERS 0.11% of their portfolio | 313.7k $21.4m | Added +8.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 306.4k $20.9m | Reduced -161.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 306.3k $20.9m | Added +41.3k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 300.9k $20.5m | Added +3.8k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 298.6k $20.3m | Added +24.3k |