MKC

MCCORMICK & CO INC

NYSE · Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products · Inc. MD · CIK 0000063754
$47.61 +0.78% $12.8B
Insider Selling Cluster (3 insiders)4 New Institutional Positions
Vol
Market Cap$12.8B
Cap SizeLarge Cap
Analyst ConsensusBuy (50%)
Inst. Holders9 funds
Inst. Value$3.4B
Inst. Activity4 buys / 0 sells
Insider Activity1B / 2S
Insider Net $-$3.8M
Reddit Sentiment67° Warm
SEC Reports1
Congressional1 trades
Exchange NYSE·Sector Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products·Inc. MD·CIK 0000063754·Prev Close $47.24

Recent Activity

Jun 9, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: MKC — 55.8% short (1.0M / 1.8M)
Short: 977,860 | Exempt: 127 | TRF Vol: 1,753,958 | Short Ratio: 55.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark p
Jun 2, 2026 Insider
Foley Brendan M sold 53.815 shares
Chairman, President & CEO @ $46.58 ($2.5K)
Jun 2, 2026 Insider
Piper Sarah sold 54.496 shares
Chief Human Relations Officer @ $46.58 ($2.5K)
Jun 1, 2026 Insider
Hoots Cindy L sold 527 shares
Director @ $47.52 ($25.0K)
Mar 18, 2026 SEC
Analysis based on filing metadata only — document content was unavailable. The filing is an 8-K reporting an event under
8-K — Impact 3/10
Inst.
FMR LLC — DOUBLED
4,786,912 shares ($326.0M)
Inst.
BANK OF AMERICA CORP — ADD
3,302,105 shares ($224.9M)
Feb 2, 2026 Congress
Julia Letlow sell
$1,001 - $15,000 — House

Price Targets

$61.31 +26.1% upside Strong Buy
Current $48.63 Low $51.00 Median $62.00 High $77.00 13 analysts
$51.00 $77.00

Analyst Ratings

Hold50% buy · 20 analysts
4Strong Buy
6Buy
9Hold
1Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
Jun 2, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral → Neutral
Apr 14, 2026 BTIG INITIATE Neutral
Apr 2, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight
Apr 1, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Overweight → Overweight
Apr 1, 2026 Jefferies MAINTAIN Buy → Buy

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $0.70 $0.67 — $0.73 1% YoY 11
Next Q $0.84 $0.80 — $0.88 -1% YoY 10
Current FY $3.09 $3.06 — $3.14 3% YoY 14
Next FY $3.33 $3.20 — $3.42 8% YoY 13

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
VANGUARD GROUP INC$2.2B
FMR LLC$326.0MDOUBLED
MORGAN STANLEY$257.4M
BANK OF AMERICA CORP$224.9MADD
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN$112.4M

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
Jun 2, 2026Foley BrendanA$2.5K
Jun 2, 2026Piper SarahA$2.5K
Jun 1, 2026Hoots CindyA$25.0K
May 18, 2026Piper SarahA$2.5K
May 18, 2026Foley BrendanA$2.5K

Reddit Sentiment

67°
Warm
Bearish Neutral Bullish
2 mentions 2 bullish 0 bearish

Congressional Trades

1 members: 0 buys, 1 sells
MemberPartyTypeAmount
Julia LetlowRSELL$1,001 - $15,000
9 institutional holders with $3.4B total value (49,682,447 shares) as of 2025-Q4. Top holders: VANGUARD, FMR, MORGAN. Net buying activity: 4 institutions added/increased vs 0 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2025-Q4

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1VANGUARD GROUP INC32,679,906$2.2B65.8%
2FMR LLC4,786,912$326.0M9.6%DOUBLED +163.4%
3MORGAN STANLEY3,779,455$257.4M7.6%
4BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/3,302,105$224.9M6.6%ADD +34.7%
5WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN1,650,318$112.4M3.3%
6CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC1,613,593$109.9M3.2%NEW
7NORGES BANK920,735$62.7M1.9%NEW
8TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP549,349$37.4M1.1%DOUBLED +1086.4%
9Mawer Investment Management Ltd.400,074$27.2M0.8%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
FMR LLCDOUBLED1,817,5384,786,912+163.4%$326.0M2025-Q4
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ADD2,451,5593,302,105+34.7%$224.9M2025-Q4
NORGES BANKNEW920,735$62.7M2025-Q4
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPDOUBLED46,305549,349+1086.4%$37.4M2025-Q4
UBS Group AGADD1,482,2312,293,512+54.7%$153.5M2025-Q3
FMR LLCDOUBLED414,3841,817,538+338.6%$121.6M2025-Q3
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPNEAR_EXIT1,131,31646,305-95.9%$3.1M2025-Q3
NORGES BANKEXIT3,285,2460-100.0%$0.002025-Q3
NORGES BANKNEW3,285,246$249.1M2025-Q2
UBS Group AGTRIM2,320,7101,482,231-36.1%$112.4M2025-Q2
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPDOUBLED44,9521,131,316+2416.7%$85.8M2025-Q2
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCTRIM1,696,5421,115,736-34.2%$91.8M2025-Q1
FMR LLCADD224,171444,011+98.1%$36.5M2025-Q1
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPDOUBLED19,90844,952+125.8%$3.7M2025-Q1
NORGES BANKEXIT2,927,6280-100.0%$0.002025-Q1
UBS Group AGDOUBLED927,2382,138,669+130.6%$163.1M2024-Q4
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCADD1,195,4261,696,542+41.9%$129.3M2024-Q4
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCNEW1,463,052$120.4M2024-Q3
15 unique insiders with 3 transactions. Net insider value: -$3.8M ($106.0K bought, $3.9M sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Jun 2, 2026Foley Brendan MChairman, President & CEOA53.815$46.58$2.5K
Jun 2, 2026Piper SarahChief Human Relations OfficerA54.496$46.58$2.5K
Jun 1, 2026Hoots Cindy LDirectorA527$47.52$25.0K
May 18, 2026Piper SarahChief Human Relations OfficerA54.358$46.70$2.5K
May 18, 2026Foley Brendan MChairman, President & CEOA53.678$46.70$2.5K
May 4, 2026Piper SarahChief Human Relations OfficerA52.863$48.02$2.5K
May 4, 2026Foley Brendan MChairman, President & CEOA52.202$48.02$2.5K
Apr 28, 2026Foley Brendan MChairman, President & CEOJ5$51.34$256.70
Apr 28, 2026Piper SarahChief Human Relations OfficerJ20.9$51.81$1.1K
Apr 28, 2026Foley Brendan MChairman, President & CEOJ288$51.40$14.8K
Apr 27, 2026Piper SarahChief Human Relations OfficerJ41.812$50.40$2.1K
Apr 27, 2026Foley Brendan MChairman, President & CEOJ130.779$50.40$6.6K
Apr 21, 2026Foley Brendan MChairman, President & CEOA48.225$51.98$2.5K
Apr 21, 2026Piper SarahChief Human Relations OfficerA7.882$51.98$409.71
Apr 10, 2026Hattersley GavinDirectorBUY2,000$52.98$106.0K
Apr 7, 2026Foley Brendan MChairman, President & CEOA47.681$51.02$2.4K
Apr 2, 2026Foley Brendan MChairman, President & CEOA49.799$48.85$2.4K
Mar 16, 2026Piper SarahChief Human Relations OfficerA369.584$0.00$0.00
Mar 16, 2026Foley Brendan MChairman, President & CEOA684.22$0.00$0.00
Mar 15, 2026Foust AndrewPresident, AmericasM533$0.00$0.00
Mar 15, 2026Sanchez AnaPresident EMEAF200$58.48$11.7K
Mar 15, 2026Gabriel Marcos MendesExecutive VP & CFOM240$0.00$0.00
Mar 15, 2026Sanchez AnaPresident EMEAM427$0.00$0.00
Mar 15, 2026Gabriel Marcos MendesExecutive VP & CFOM240$0.00$0.00
Mar 15, 2026Repas GregoryV.P. & ControllerM268$0.00$0.00
Mar 15, 2026Repas GregoryV.P. & ControllerF82$58.48$4.8K
Mar 15, 2026Foust AndrewPresident, AmericasM533$0.00$0.00
Mar 15, 2026Foust AndrewPresident, AmericasF177$58.48$10.4K
Mar 15, 2026Sanchez AnaPresident EMEAM427$0.00$0.00
Mar 15, 2026Gabriel Marcos MendesExecutive VP & CFOF79$58.48$4.6K
Mar 15, 2026Repas GregoryV.P. & ControllerM268$0.00$0.00
Mar 11, 2026Tapiero JacquesDirectorA166.861$59.93$10.0K
Mar 10, 2026Foley Brendan MChairman, President & CEOA38.377$63.39$2.4K
Feb 25, 2026Foley Brendan MChairman, President & CEOA427.9$69.03$29.5K
Feb 15, 2026Piper SarahChief Human Relations OfficerM2,230$0.00$0.00
Feb 15, 2026Piper SarahChief Human Relations OfficerF2,102$71.61$150.5K
Feb 15, 2026Schwartz Jeffery DVice President, Gen CounselF6,340$71.61$454.0K
Feb 15, 2026Schwartz Jeffery DVice President, Gen CounselM4,126$0.00$0.00
Feb 12, 2026Kurzius Lawrence Erik10%+ OwnerM50,000$49.03$2.5M
Feb 12, 2026Kurzius Lawrence Erik10%+ OwnerSELL50,000$71.63$3.6M
Feb 12, 2026Kurzius Lawrence Erik10%+ OwnerM50,000$0.00$0.00
Feb 9, 2026MANGAN MICHAEL DDirectorM5,000$49.96$249.8K
Feb 9, 2026MANGAN MICHAEL DDirectorSELL5,000$67.92$339.6K
Feb 9, 2026MANGAN MICHAEL DDirectorM5,000$0.00$0.00
Feb 6, 2026Gabriel Marcos MendesExecutive VP & CFOA15,739$0.00$0.00
Feb 6, 2026BRAMMAN ANNE LDirectorA2,598$0.00$0.00
Feb 6, 2026Sheppard Valarie LDirectorA2,598$0.00$0.00
Feb 6, 2026Tapiero JacquesDirectorA2,598$0.00$0.00
Feb 6, 2026MANGAN MICHAEL DDirectorA2,598$0.00$0.00
Feb 6, 2026Dierker Richard ADirectorA2,598$0.00$0.00
1 SEC filing reports analyzed. Sentiment: 0 bullish, 0 bearish, 0 mixed, 1 neutral. Avg impact: 3.0/10.

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Hold (50% buy). Based on 20 analysts: 4 strong buy, 6 buy, 9 hold, 1 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$61.31 mean target +26.1% upside Strong Buy (2.13)
$51.00 Low $77.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$48.63
Target Low$51.00
Target Mean$61.31
Target Median$62.00
Target High$77.00
# Analysts13
RecommendationStrong Buy (2.13)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-05-31
$0.70 $0.67 $0.73 1.1% -0.4% 0↑ 8↓ $1.9B 15.2% 11
Next Q
2026-08-31
$0.84 $0.80 $0.88 -1.2% +0.0% 1↑ 6↓ $2.0B 15.2% 10
Current FY
2026-11-30
$3.09 $3.06 $3.14 3.1% -0.1% 4↑ 5↓ $7.9B 15.1% 14
Next FY
2027-11-30
$3.33 $3.20 $3.42 7.7% -0.4% 1↑ 2↓ $8.2B 3.7% 13

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$0.698
7d ago$0.700-0.003
30d ago$0.700-0.003
60d ago$0.700-0.003
90d ago$0.719-0.022
8 analyst firms have rated this stock: 0 upgrades, 0 downgrades, 1 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
Jun 2, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Apr 14, 2026 BTIG INITIATE Neutral
Apr 2, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Apr 1, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Apr 1, 2026 Jefferies MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Apr 1, 2026 BNP Paribas MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Mar 31, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Mar 30, 2026 Deutsche Bank MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Mar 25, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Mar 20, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Jan 26, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Jan 23, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Jan 23, 2026 Stifel MAINTAIN Hold Hold

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 20264691050%
May 1, 20264691050%
Apr 1, 20264681053%
Mar 1, 20264681053%
Feb 1, 20264681053%
Jan 1, 20264681053%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell
1 members of Congress traded this stock: 0 buys, 1 sells.

Congressional Trades

DateMemberPartyChamberTypeAmountAssetDisclosed
Feb 2, 2026Julia LetlowRHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000McCormick & Co IncMar 13, 2026 (40d)
67°
Warm
Bearish Neutral Bullish
2 mentions 2 bullish 0 bearish 2 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
Mar 26, 2026160° Warm101
Mar 26, 2026160° Warm101

Recent Reddit Threads

r/stocks Bullish 2mo ago
McCormick (MKC) - anyone else bullish?
▲ 1 💬 0 ⚡ 0.5
Jun 9, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: MKC — 55.8% short (1.0M / 1.8M)
Short: 977,860 | Exempt: 127 | TRF Vol: 1,753,958 | Short Ratio: 55.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 1, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: MKC — 56.3% short (0.7M / 1.2M)
Short: 686,438 | Exempt: 168 | TRF Vol: 1,219,270 | Short Ratio: 56.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 29, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: MKC — 58.3% short (1.3M / 2.2M)
Short: 1,291,291 | Exempt: 137 | TRF Vol: 2,215,240 | Short Ratio: 58.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 27, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: MKC — 57.7% short (0.7M / 1.1M)
Short: 663,026 | Exempt: 4,724 | TRF Vol: 1,148,220 | Short Ratio: 57.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 26, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: MKC — 58.6% short (0.9M / 1.5M)
Short: 874,472 | Exempt: 3,833 | TRF Vol: 1,492,378 | Short Ratio: 58.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 18, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: MKC — 3.4M shares, 59,483 trades
Week starting 2026-05-18. Total ATS volume: 3,354,837 shares across 59,483 trades.
May 15, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: MKC — 57.7% short (0.7M / 1.2M)
Short: 680,432 | Exempt: 447 | TRF Vol: 1,178,944 | Short Ratio: 57.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 13, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: MKC — 59.7% short (1.1M / 1.8M)
Short: 1,063,557 | Exempt: 12,079 | TRF Vol: 1,781,985 | Short Ratio: 59.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 11, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: MKC — 57.2% short (0.9M / 1.5M)
Short: 862,152 | Exempt: 1 | TRF Vol: 1,506,623 | Short Ratio: 57.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 11, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: MKC — 4.8M shares, 81,577 trades
Week starting 2026-05-11. Total ATS volume: 4,831,861 shares across 81,577 trades.
May 4, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: MKC — 4.1M shares, 73,244 trades
Week starting 2026-05-04. Total ATS volume: 4,069,698 shares across 73,244 trades.
May 4, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: MKC — 56.8% short (0.8M / 1.4M)
Short: 792,886 | Exempt: 2 | TRF Vol: 1,396,761 | Short Ratio: 56.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 1, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: MKC — 59.8% short (0.6M / 1.0M)
Short: 594,090 | Exempt: 9,081 | TRF Vol: 993,820 | Short Ratio: 59.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 29, 2026
short_interest
FTD: MKC — 84,389 shares ($4.3M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260429, Price: $51.14, FTD Value: $4,315,653.46, MCCORMICK & CO INC NON-VTG COM
Apr 29, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: MKC — 67.7% short (0.6M / 0.9M)
Short: 612,593 | Exempt: 82 | TRF Vol: 905,118 | Short Ratio: 67.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)