McCormick & Company (MKC) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 0.27% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 0.27%.
TTM buyback yield
0.27%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.27%
5Y share count change
0.1%
TTM buyback spend
$52.30M
SBC coverage (TTM)
1.12x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 1.12x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $34.80M | $46.20M | −$11.40M | 0.27B | -0.1% | 0.20% |
| 2024 | $53.10M | $47.40M | $5.70M | 0.27B | -0.1% | 0.25% |
| 2023 | $35.70M | $63.40M | −$27.70M | 0.27B | -0.1% | 0.21% |
| 2022 | $38.80M | $60.30M | −$21.50M | 0.27B | 0.1% | 0.17% |
| 2021 | $8.60M | $66.60M | −$58.00M | 0.27B | 0.3% | 0.04% |
| 2020 | $47.30M | $46.00M | $1.30M | 0.27B | 0.3% | 0.19% |
| 2019 | $95.10M | $37.20M | $57.90M | 0.27B | 0.6% | 0.42% |
| 2018 | $62.30M | $25.60M | $36.70M | 0.27B | 3.8% | 0.31% |
| 2017 | $137.80M | $23.90M | $113.90M | 0.26B | 0.3% | 1.03% |
| 2016 | $242.70M | $25.60M | $217.10M | 0.26B | -0.9% | 2.12% |
| 2015 | $145.80M | $18.70M | $127.10M | 0.26B | -1.4% | 1.33% |
| 2014 | $244.30M | $18.20M | $226.10M | 0.26B | -1.9% | 2.57% |
| 2013 | $177.40M | $18.70M | $158.70M | 0.27B | -0.5% | 1.96% |
| 2012 | $132.20M | $20.20M | $112.00M | 0.27B | 0.0% | 1.55% |
| 2011 | $89.30M | $13.00M | $76.30M | 0.27B | -0.3% | 1.38% |
| 2010 | $82.50M | $11.90M | $70.60M | 0.27B | 1.8% | 1.41% |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $12.70M | −$12.70M | 0.26B | 0.4% | — |
| 2008 | $11.00M | $0.00 | $11.00M | 0.26B | -0.9% | 0.29% |
| 2007 | $157.00M | $0.00 | $157.00M | 0.27B | -1.3% | 3.22% |
| 2006 | $155.90M | $0.00 | $155.90M | 0.27B | -2.1% | 3.09% |
| 2005 | $185.60M | $0.00 | $185.60M | 0.28B | -2.4% | 4.48% |
| 2004 | $173.80M | $0.00 | $173.80M | 0.28B | -0.9% | 3.54% |
| 2003 | $120.60M | $0.00 | $120.60M | 0.28B | -0.2% | 3.03% |
| 2002 | $6.80M | $0.00 | $6.80M | 0.29B | 1.9% | 0.21% |
| 2001 | $11.90M | $0.00 | $11.90M | 0.28B | 0.8% | 0.40% |
| 2000 | $72.30M | $0.00 | $72.30M | 0.28B | -3.9% | — |
| 1999 | $81.00M | $0.00 | $81.00M | 0.29B | -1.9% | — |
| 1998 | $63.00M | $0.00 | $63.00M | 0.29B | 15.3% | — |
| 1997 | $111.20M | $0.00 | $111.20M | 0.26B | -18.4% | — |
| 1996 | $74.70M | $0.00 | $74.70M | 0.31B | — | — |
| 1995 | $16.30M | $0.00 | $16.30M | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $11.00M | $0.00 | $11.00M | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $26.40M | $0.00 | $26.40M | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $31.30M | $0.00 | $31.30M | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $57.70M | $0.00 | $57.70M | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $60.00M | $0.00 | $60.00M | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $77.20M | $0.00 | $77.20M | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)11% of headroom
Headroom $474.80M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does McCormick & Company buy back its own stock?
- Yes, McCormick & Company (MKC) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does McCormick & Company spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $52.30M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is McCormick & Company's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 0.27% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is McCormick & Company's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 0.27% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is McCormick & Company diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has McCormick & Company's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 0.1% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).