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 ($66.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $50.25. Options: 18 managers hold calls ($86.8m notional), 18 hold puts ($89.7m).
Trends to Q1 2026
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 |
| Q1 2026 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q1 2026 | 450 | 491 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $95.0m | $58.0m | 0.61 |
| Q3 2025 | $91.0m | $78.9m | 0.87 |
| Q4 2025 | $72.6m | $101.6m | 1.40 |
| Q1 2026 | $86.8m | $89.7m | 1.03 |
Biggest buyers
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC | Added | +8.8m |
| Boston Partners | New | +4.4m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Added | +1.4m |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Added | +1.2m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +1.1m |
| DIAMANT ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Added | +1.0m |
| Amundi | Added | +850.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +780.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | +684.8k |
| Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. | Added | +607.8k |
Biggest sellers
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -4.3m |
| Ilex Capital Partners (UK) LLP | Sold out | -3.2m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -2.9m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -2.8m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -2.5m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Reduced | -2.3m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -2.0m |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Reduced | -1.9m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -1.8m |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | Sold out | -1.7m |
Biggest calls
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $19.3m360.1k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | $12.6m250.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $8.8m173.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $8.6m170.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $8.1m160.3k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $7.5m149.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $4.2m82.8k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $3.4m67.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $2.9m56.8k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $2.3m45.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $24.1m477.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $20.4m405.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $16.0m316.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $5.3m104.5k shares |
| HB Wealth Management, LLC | Unchanged | $3.6m71.4k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $3.5m69.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $2.6m51.0k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | $2.5m50.0k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | New | $2.4m47.5k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | $2.2m43.3k 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 2026
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 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 | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | $994.3k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | Kurzius Lawrence Erik 10% owner | Sold | $3.6m50.0k shares |
| 2026-02-09 | MANGAN MICHAEL D Director | Sold | $339.6k5.0k shares |
| 2026-02-05 | Tapiero Jacques Director | Sold | $335.4k5.0k shares |
| 2026-02-03 | Tapiero Jacques Director | Sold | $319.2k5.0k shares |
| 2026-01-13 | Kurzius Lawrence Erik 10% owner | Sold | $3.4m50.0k 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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 21.3m $1.1bn | Added +1.1m |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 0.66% of their portfolio | 16.5m $833.4m | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 16.5m $832.9m | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 15.3m $774.0m | Added +409.1k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 13.9m $699.3m | First filing |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 1.34% of their portfolio | 12.7m $638.8m | Added +8.8m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.7m $334.9m | Added +156.5k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 5.7m $287.5m | Reduced -4.3m |
| Boston Partners 0.23% of their portfolio | 4.4m $222.2m | New |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.9m $198.8m | Reduced -2.5m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.8m $193.2m | Added +49.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.6m $179.1m | Added +38.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.4m $169.8m | Added +214.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.4m $169.6m | Added +59.8k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.7m $138.7m | Reduced -2.0m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.7m $137.7m | Added +151.3k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.5m $127.4m | Added +164.3k |
| Amundi 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.0m $102.1m | Added +850.3k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.8m $91.7m | Added +1.4m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $89.6m | Added +163.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $87.1m | Added +80.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $81.2m | Added +9.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.6m $79.5m | Added +566.5k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.5m $74.2m | Added +1.2m |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $72.0m | First filing |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $70.6m | Reduced -488.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $67.3m | Added +201.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $67.1m | Reduced -329.3k |
| Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.3m $65.9m | Unchanged |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $65.9m | Added +268.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $65.1m | Reduced -93.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $58.4m | Added +684.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $54.6m | Added +780.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $54.0m | Added +531.5k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.44% of their portfolio | 1.1m $53.5m | Reduced -9.1k |
| DIAMANT ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.76% of their portfolio | 1.0m $1.0m | Added +1.0m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $52.5m | Reduced -1.1m |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $52.1m | Added +222.2k |
| FIL Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $52.1m | Reduced -2.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 996.8k $50.3m | Added +90.2k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.05% of their portfolio | 990.2k $49.9m | Reduced -62.0k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 968.6k $48.9m | Reduced -270.0k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.29% of their portfolio | 939.5k $47.4m | Added +211.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 908.5k $45.8m | Added +317.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 837.0k $45.0m | Added +111.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 809.7k $40.8m | Added +375.5k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 778.0k $39.2m | Added +58.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 754.8k $38.1m | Added +121.5k |
| PGGM Investments 0.66% of their portfolio | 746.6k $37.7m | Unchanged |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 743.2k $37.5m | Added +49.3k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.07% of their portfolio | 715.3k $36.1m | Added +110.7k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 0.66% of their portfolio | 694.9k $35.1m | Added +533.4k |
| Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC. 0.43% of their portfolio | 689.6k $34.8m | Reduced -73.1k |
| Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. 0.11% of their portfolio | 679.4k $34.3m | Added +607.8k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 666.3k $36.4m | Reduced -91.2k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.09% of their portfolio | 658.3k $33.2m | Added +42.3k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 649.5k $32.8m | Added +42.5k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 640.0k $32.3m | Added +354.1k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 617.2k $31.1m | Reduced -3.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 573.5k $28.9m | Added +56.2k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.03% of their portfolio | 567.2k $28.6m | Added +88.9k |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE S A 0.09% of their portfolio | 565.3k $28.5m | Reduced -176.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 561.8k $28.3m | Reduced -34.0k |
| BENJAMIN EDWARDS INC 0.28% of their portfolio | 560.4k $28.3m | Reduced -88.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 558.5k $28.2m | Added +12.0k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 557.7k $28.1m | Reduced -33.9k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 555.9k $28.0m | First filing |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 538.4k $27.2m | Reduced -315 |
| Norinchukin Bank, The 0.31% of their portfolio | 522.2k $26.3m | Added +66.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 512.5k $25.9m | Reduced -488.1k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 508.5k $25.7m | First filing |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 508.0k $25.6m | Added +417.7k |
| REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP 0.17% of their portfolio | 507.5k $25.6m | Added +20.3k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 499.0k $25.2m | Reduced -1.9m |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 496.8k $25.1m | Added +190.5k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 472.9k $23.9m | Reduced -76.5k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 463.4k $23.4m | Reduced -119.5k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.05% of their portfolio | 449.1k $22.7m | Reduced -318 |
| REIK & CO., LLC 5.95% of their portfolio | 427.7k $21.6m | Reduced -1.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 398.5k $20.1m | Reduced -30.3k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 0.13% of their portfolio | 398.0k $20.1m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.14% of their portfolio | 389.4k $19.6m | Reduced -86.4k |
| &PARTNERS 0.10% of their portfolio | 387.2k $19.4m | Added +73.5k |
| Swedbank AB 0.02% of their portfolio | 375.3k $18.9m | Reduced -244.6k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 372.2k $18.8m | Added +50.0k |
| Covea Finance 0.65% of their portfolio | 365.7k $18.4m | Reduced -14.0k |
| ROFFMAN MILLER ASSOCIATES INC /PA/ 1.01% of their portfolio | 346.0k $17.5m | Reduced -15.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 343.4k $17.3m | New |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 341.8k $17.2m | Added +40.9k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 334.6k $16.9m | Added +36.0k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.01% of their portfolio | 332.8k $17.9m | Added +75.3k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 327.8k $16.5m | Reduced -631.0k |
| Reynders McVeigh Capital Management, LLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 309.3k $15.6m | Reduced -62.7k |
| TRILLIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 307.3k $15.9m | Reduced -118.9k |
| AMI ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP 0.99% of their portfolio | 306.2k $15.4m | Reduced -23.0k |
| ROCKLAND TRUST CO 0.61% of their portfolio | 301.1k $15.2m | Added +6.2k |
| Van Cleef Asset Management,Inc 1.63% of their portfolio | 300.8k $15.2m | Added +16.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 298.6k $15.1m | Added +15.1k |
| OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP 0.59% of their portfolio | 292.5k $14.8m | Added +206.5k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 280.0k $14.1m | Added +8.3k |