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 Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
1,002
Institutional Holders
▼ 61 vs Q2
$15.04B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $1.62B vs Q2
268.84M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 98.69%
224.83M
13F Shares Held
▲ 4.93M vs Q2
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
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC miscellaneous food preparations & kindred products | 32.37M | 12.05% | 12.05% | $2.17T | Nov 7, 2025 | ▼ 62.2K |
BLACKROCK, INC. miscellaneous food preparations & kindred products | 19.83M | 7.38% | 7.38% | $1.33T | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 234.4K |
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO miscellaneous food preparations & kindred products | 16.52M | 6.15% | 6.15% | $1.11T | Nov 12, 2025 | — held |
STATE STREET CORP miscellaneous food preparations & kindred products | 15.52M | 5.78% | 5.78% | $1.04T | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 747.8K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC miscellaneous food preparations & kindred products | 6.45M | 2.40% | 2.40% | $429.74B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 73.4K |
INVESCO LTD. miscellaneous food preparations & kindred products | 6.23M | 2.32% | 2.32% | $417.01B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 2.49M |
T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. miscellaneous food preparations & kindred products | 6.06M | 2.26% | 2.26% | $405.37B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 625.5K |
MORGAN STANLEY miscellaneous food preparations & kindred products | 3.98M | 1.48% | 1.48% | $266.24B | May 27, 2026 | ▲ 301.5K |
NORTHERN TRUST CORP miscellaneous food preparations & kindred products | 3.59M | 1.34% | 1.34% | $240.15B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 107.2K |
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC miscellaneous food preparations & kindred products | 3.13M | 1.17% | 1.17% | $209.42B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 162.8K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
31
Increased
+15.17M shares0
New Positions
first time holders16
Decreased
−5.86M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+9.31M
+15.17M / −5.86M
Net new holders
+15
0 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 83.6% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 1.31%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 15.06%.
The largest institutional shareholder of McCormick & Company, Incorporated is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 32.37 million shares — equal to 12.05% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 1,002 institutional investors currently hold MKC stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $15.04 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 83.6% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 12.05% stake. Company insiders hold 1.31%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.