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 ($78.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $50.43. Options: 21 managers hold calls ($166.6m notional), 22 hold puts ($83.0m).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2026 | 951 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2026 | 469 | 483 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $91.0m | $78.9m | 0.87 |
| Q4 2025 | $72.6m | $101.6m | 1.40 |
| Q1 2026 | $86.8m | $89.7m | 1.03 |
| Q2 2026 | $166.6m | $83.0m | 0.50 |
Biggest buyers
| Sanders Capital, LLC | New | +8.1m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +3.5m |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Added | +3.2m |
| Boston Partners | Added | +2.8m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Added | +2.2m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +1.7m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +1.6m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.1m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +962.9k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC | Added | +962.2k |
Biggest sellers
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Sold out | -5.7m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -1.6m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| DIAMANT ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp | Reduced | -909.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Reduced | -909.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Reduced | -840.9k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Sold out | -666.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -594.4k |
Biggest calls
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $65.1m1.3m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $16.7m330.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $16.1m319.3k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $14.1m280.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $8.0m158.7k shares |
| CastleKnight Management LP | New | $7.6m150.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $7.1m140.4k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $6.5m128.7k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $6.3m124.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $3.5m68.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $26.5m526.4k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $12.5m248.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $10.3m203.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $9.5m189.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $5.4m107.9k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $5.0m99.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $2.2m43.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $1.6m32.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | New | $1.5m30.0k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | $1.3m25.4k 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 since 1 Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q2 2026 | 1 | $106.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | 1 | $55.2k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | Kurzius Lawrence Erik 10% owner | Sold | $10.8m205.5k shares |
| 2026-07-23 | Conway Michael Aaron Director | Bought | $55.2k1.1k shares |
| 2026-04-10 | Hattersley Gavin Director | Bought | $106.0k2.0k 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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 20.9m $1.1bn | Reduced -324.8k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 16.6m $837.3m | Added +95.2k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 0.57% of their portfolio | 16.5m $833.1m | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 15.3m $772.7m | Reduced -19.0k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 13.9m $698.4m | Reduced -13.9k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 1.20% of their portfolio | 11.4m $574.2m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Sanders Capital, LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 8.1m $408.8m | New |
| Boston Partners 0.32% of their portfolio | 7.2m $364.6m | Added +2.8m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.8m $342.1m | Added +147.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.9m $248.7m | Added +1.1m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.9m $247.3m | Added +962.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.6m $230.8m | Added +3.5m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.3m $216.1m | Added +1.6m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.52% of their portfolio | 4.0m $200.8m | Added +2.2m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.6m $179.6m | Added +11.7k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.2m $161.0m | Added +3.2m |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 3.1m $158.3m | Added +614.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.0m $152.1m | Added +1.7m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.8m $139.5m | Reduced -594.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.5m $127.3m | Reduced -840.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $112.2m | Added +824.9k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.0m $102.7m | Added +12.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $87.4m | Reduced -43.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $81.7m | Added +286.4k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.6m $79.1m | Added +96.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $74.9m | Added +179.4k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $71.9m | Reduced -1.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $71.9m | Added +517.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $71.6m | Added +128.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $69.9m | Added +492.9k |
| Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.3m $65.9m | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $63.6m | Reduced -1.5m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $57.5m | Added +385.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $56.6m | Reduced -487.8k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.1m $55.0m | Added +962.2k |
| FIL Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $52.4m | Added +5.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $51.9m | Reduced -40.9k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.0m $51.1m | Added +73.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 998.2k $50.3m | Added +1.4k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 934.2k $47.1m | Added +156.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 912.9k $46.0m | Reduced -120.2k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 885.9k $44.7m | Reduced -82.7k |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE S A 0.10% of their portfolio | 817.9k $41.2m | Added +252.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 817.2k $41.2m | Reduced -909.1k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.09% of their portfolio | 801.4k $40.4m | Added +143.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 797.5k $40.2m | Reduced -12.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 758.1k $38.2m | Not comparable |
| PGGM Investments 0.93% of their portfolio | 746.6k $37.6m | Unchanged |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.20% of their portfolio | 735.6k $37.1m | New |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 719.6k $36.3m | Added +70.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 716.0k $36.1m | Reduced -27.2k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.06% of their portfolio | 712.8k $35.9m | Reduced -2.5k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 0.60% of their portfolio | 705.6k $35.6m | Added +10.7k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 671.2k $33.8m | Added +53.9k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 646.6k $32.5m | Added +134.1k |
| OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP 1.20% of their portfolio | 632.4k $31.9m | Added +339.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 589.2k $29.7m | Reduced -567.7k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.03% of their portfolio | 571.0k $28.8m | Added +3.8k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 567.4k $28.6m | Added +58.9k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 550.0k $27.7m | Reduced -5.9k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.03% of their portfolio | 525.6k $26.5m | Reduced -464.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 522.8k $26.4m | Reduced -35.7k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 504.6k $25.4m | Added +248.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 503.1k $25.4m | Reduced -538.5k |
| REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP 0.15% of their portfolio | 497.1k $25.1m | Reduced -10.5k |
| PFA Pension, Forsikringsaktieselskab 0.06% of their portfolio | 476.4k $24.0m | New |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 469.3k $23.7m | Added +250.0k |
| BENJAMIN EDWARDS INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 463.4k $23.4m | Reduced -97.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 463.0k $23.3m | Reduced -98.8k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 461.9k $23.3m | Reduced -178.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 461.8k $23.3m | Reduced -35.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 461.3k $23.3m | Reduced -46.7k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 457.3k $23.1m | Reduced -6.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 442.1k $22.3m | Reduced -96.3k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.04% of their portfolio | 430.6k $21.7m | Reduced -18.5k |
| REIK & CO., LLC 5.53% of their portfolio | 421.2k $21.2m | Reduced -6.5k |
| &PARTNERS 0.09% of their portfolio | 420.8k $21.2m | Added +33.6k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.02% of their portfolio | 420.2k $21.9m | Added +87.4k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.15% of their portfolio | 414.3k $20.9m | Added +381.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 413.3k $20.8m | Added +14.8k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 395.6k $19.9m | Added +23.4k |
| ROCKLAND TRUST CO 0.73% of their portfolio | 370.4k $18.7m | Added +69.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 364.3k $18.4m | Added +188.6k |
| Swedbank AB 0.02% of their portfolio | 353.2k $17.8m | Reduced -22.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 351.2k $17.7m | Added +183.2k |
| Creative Planning 0.01% of their portfolio | 348.6k $17.6m | Added +253.4k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 344.7k $17.4m | Added +10.1k |
| VIKING FUND MANAGEMENT LLC 1.51% of their portfolio | 335.0k $16.9m | Added +135.0k |
| HB Wealth Management, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 333.1k $16.8m | Added +159.1k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 330.7k $16.7m | Reduced -11.1k |
| ROFFMAN MILLER ASSOCIATES INC /PA/ 0.85% of their portfolio | 322.7k $16.3m | Reduced -23.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 314.5k $15.9m | Added +16.0k |
| Van Cleef Asset Management,Inc 1.55% of their portfolio | 302.4k $15.2m | Added +1.6k |
| Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 301.6k $15.2m | Added +156.9k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.10% of their portfolio | 296.4k $14.9m | Reduced -93.0k |
| AMI ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP 0.83% of their portfolio | 287.4k $14.5m | Reduced -18.8k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 285.3k $14.4m | Reduced -42.4k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 283.4k $14.3m | Added +3.4k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 276.9k $14.0m | Added +139.7k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 271.2k $13.7m | Added +251.1k |