McCormick & Company, Incorporated
McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · MKC · as of Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
1,072
Institutional Holders
▲ 19 vs Q4
$18.23B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $1.63B vs Q4
268.84M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 98.69%
221.72M
13F Shares Held
▲ 3.79M vs Q4
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
MKC largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC miscellaneous food preparations & kindred products | 31.87M | 11.88% | 11.88% | $2.62T | May 9, 2025 | ▲ 136.7K |
BLACKROCK, INC. miscellaneous food preparations & kindred products | 20.03M | 7.46% | 7.46% | $1.65T | May 2, 2025 | ▼ 171.7K |
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO miscellaneous food preparations & kindred products | 16.52M | 6.16% | 6.16% | $1.36T | May 13, 2025 | ▼ 192.9K |
STATE STREET CORP miscellaneous food preparations & kindred products | 15.21M | 5.67% | 5.67% | $1.25T | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 114.7K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC miscellaneous food preparations & kindred products | 6.24M | 2.33% | 2.33% | $512.11B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 217.5K |
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC miscellaneous food preparations & kindred products | 4.83M | 1.80% | 1.80% | $397.28B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 1.09M |
T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. miscellaneous food preparations & kindred products | 4.14M | 1.54% | 1.54% | $340.41B | May 14, 2025 | ▲ 920.6K |
DZ BANK AG DEUTSCHE ZENTRAL GENOSSENSCHAFTS BANK, FRANKFURT AM MAIN miscellaneous food preparations & kindred products | 3.86M | 1.44% | 1.44% | $318.01B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 1.51M |
MORGAN STANLEY miscellaneous food preparations & kindred products | 3.80M | 1.42% | 1.42% | $312.80B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 308.0K |
NORTHERN TRUST CORP miscellaneous food preparations & kindred products | 3.66M | 1.36% | 1.36% | $300.94B | May 13, 2025 | ▼ 37.0K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q1 2025 vs prior quarter
Q1 2025
28
Increased
+9.71M shares2
New Positions
first time holders20
Decreased
−5.99M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+3.72M
+9.71M / −5.99M
Net new holders
+10
2 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
MKC insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been net buyers of shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
0
Buy transactions
0
Sell transactions
0.00
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Piper Sarah Chief Human Relations Officer | Jun 2, 2026 | Award | 54.496 | — | — | 4.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Foley Brendan M Chairman, President & CEO | Jun 2, 2026 | Award | 53.815 | — | — | 14.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Hoots Cindy L director | Jun 1, 2026 | Award | 527 | $47.52 | $25.0K | 527 | Form 4 ↗ |
Foley Brendan M Chairman, President & CEO | May 18, 2026 | Award | 53.678 | — | — | 14.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Foley Brendan M Chairman, President & CEO | Apr 28, 2026 | J-Other | 5 | $51.34 | $256.7 | 1.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Piper Sarah Chief Human Relations Officer | May 18, 2026 | Award | 54.358 | — | — | 4.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Piper Sarah Chief Human Relations Officer | Apr 28, 2026 | J-Other | 20.9 | $51.81 | $1.1K | 9.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Piper Sarah Chief Human Relations Officer | May 4, 2026 | Award | 52.863 | — | — | 4.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Piper Sarah Chief Human Relations Officer | Apr 27, 2026 | J-Other | 41.812 | — | — | 4.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Foley Brendan M Chairman, President & CEO | Apr 28, 2026 | J-Other | 288 | $51.40 | $14.8K | 130.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 82.5% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 1.31%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 16.22%.
The largest institutional shareholder of McCormick & Company, Incorporated is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 31.87 million shares — equal to 11.88% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 1,072 institutional investors currently hold MKC stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $18.23 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
MKC ownershipMcCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 82.5% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 11.88% stake. Company insiders hold 1.31%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.