MKC Shares Outstanding History — McCormick Share Count Over Time

As of 2/28/2026 McCormick has 253.94 million MKC shares outstanding. Investors often track the MKC shares outstanding history to compare shareholder return trends against the change in share count over time.

This page shows MKC share count trends over time, with 63 historical shares outstanding datapoints presented, dating back to 2/28/2010.

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MKC Shares Outstanding History



Below is a table of the MKC shares outstanding history going back to 2/28/2010:

Date MKC Shares Outstanding
2/28/2010240.20M
5/31/2010241.47M
8/31/2010241.13M
12/31/2010240.80M
2/28/2011239.97M
5/31/2011239.55M
8/31/2011240.45M
12/30/2011241.08M
2/29/2012240.20M
3/31/2012240.41M
8/31/2012240.23M
12/31/2012240.46M
5/31/2013239.37M
8/31/2013239.71M
12/31/2013238.00M
2/28/2014236.63M
5/31/2014235.27M
8/31/2014234.22M
12/31/2014232.61M
2/28/2015231.63M
5/31/2015231.93M
12/31/2015230.73M
2/29/2016230.55M
5/31/2016230.09M
8/31/2016229.13M
12/30/2016227.31M
2/28/2017226.45M
5/31/2017226.78M
8/31/2017239.65M
12/29/2017242.20M
2/28/2018242.57M
5/31/2018242.56M
8/31/2018243.54M
12/31/2018245.21M
2/28/2019244.91M
5/31/2019246.10M
8/31/2019247.14M
12/31/2019247.20M
2/29/2020247.28M
5/31/2020247.89M
8/31/2020248.70M
12/1/2020248.70M
12/31/2020248.94M
2/28/2021249.00M
5/31/2021249.19M
8/31/2021249.35M
12/31/2021249.74M
2/28/2022250.23M
8/31/2022250.60M
12/30/2022250.72M
2/28/2023250.84M
5/31/2023251.10M
8/31/2023251.29M
12/29/2023251.44M
2/29/2024251.75M
5/31/2024252.02M
8/31/2024252.19M
12/31/2024252.52M
2/28/2025252.68M
5/31/2025253.04M
8/31/2025253.24M
12/31/2025253.59M
2/28/2026253.94M

Also see: MKC Market Cap History
MKC YTD Return
MKC Historical Shares Outstanding:
+0.35% CAGR
MKC Historical Shares Outstanding: +0.35% CAGR

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2/28/2010 ...2/28/2026
McCormick & Co., Incorporated is engaged in manufacturing, marketing and distributing spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavorful products to the entire food industry, including e-commerce channels, grocery, food manufacturers and foodservice businesses. Co. operates through two business segments: Consumer and Flavor Solutions. In the Consumer segment, it sells its products under the McCormick brand and a variety of brands around the world, including French's, Frank's RedHot, Lawry's, Zatarain's, Simply Asia, Thai Kitchen, Ducros, Vahine, Cholula, Schwartz, Club House, Kamis, DaQiao, La Drogheria, Stubb's, OLD BAY and Gourmet Garden. We show 63 historical shares outstanding datapoints in our coverage of MKC's shares outstanding history.

Understanding the changing numbers of MKC shares outstanding — and comprehending the concept of differing number of shares outstanding in general comparing companies like MKC versus peers — is critical for investors. Many "beginner" or "novice" investors will look at one stock trading at a price of $10 per share and another trading at a price of $20 per share and think the latter company is worth twice as much. Of course, that is a completely meaningless comparison without also knowing how many shares outstanding there are for each of the two companies. Furthermore, via issuance of new shares over time, or the repurchase of existing shares, the number of shares outstanding can fluctuate over the course of history. With this page we aim to empower investors researching MKC by allowing them to research MKC shares outstanding history as well as any other stock in our coverage universe.
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