Buyback yield (TTM)
0.27%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.85%
5Y share count change
0.1%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$52.30M
Cumulative buybacks
$3.13B
Key takeaways
- McCormick & Company (MKC) repurchased about $52.30M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is roughly flat (0.1%) over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are offsetting dilution but not shrinking the float.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 1.12× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -6.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 16% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for McCormick & Company (MKC)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for McCormick & Company (MKC)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for McCormick & Company (MKC)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for McCormick & Company (MKC)
Latest: $34.80M
Overview
McCormick & Company (MKC) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $34.80M (2025) – plunged 34.5% year-over-year.
McCormick & Company buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is -6.0%, with a net decline across the window.
Between 2014 and 2025, McCormick & Company buyback spend plunged 85.8%, falling from $244.30M to $34.80M.
$244.30M stands as the all-time-high annual buyback spend, posted in 2014, against a low of $0.00 during 2009.
McCormick & Company Buyback Spend 2025: $34.80M
McCormick & Company buyback spend in 2025 was $34.80M, plunged 34.5% below 2024.
McCormick & Company Buyback Spend 2024: $53.10M
2024's buyback spend for McCormick & Company came in at $53.10M, surged 48.7% from 2023.
McCormick & Company Buyback Spend 2023: $35.70M
McCormick & Company posted buyback spend of $35.70M in 2023, declined 8.0% below 2022.
McCormick & Company Buyback Spend 2022: $38.80M
In 2022, McCormick & Company reported buyback spend of $38.80M, surged 351.2% from 2021.
McCormick & Company Buyback Spend 2021: $8.60M
McCormick & Company buyback spend in 2021 was $8.60M.
See more financial history for McCormick & Company (MKC).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $34.80M | $46.20M | −$11.40M | 0.20% | 0.27B | -0.1% | |
| 2024 | $53.10M | $47.40M | $5.70M | 0.25% | 0.27B | -0.1% | |
| 2023 | $35.70M | $63.40M | −$27.70M | 0.21% | 0.27B | -0.1% | |
| 2022 | $38.80M | $60.30M | −$21.50M | 0.17% | 0.27B | +0.1% | |
| 2021 | $8.60M | $66.60M | −$58.00M | 0.04% | 0.27B | +0.3% | |
| 2020 | $47.30M | $46.00M | $1.30M | 0.19% | 0.27B | +0.3% | |
| 2019 | $95.10M | $37.20M | $57.90M | 0.42% | 0.27B | +0.6% | |
| 2018 | $62.30M | $25.60M | $36.70M | 0.31% | 0.27B | +3.8% | |
| 2017 | $137.80M | $23.90M | $113.90M | 1.03% | 0.26B | +0.3% | |
| 2016 | $242.70M | $25.60M | $217.10M | 2.12% | 0.26B | -0.9% | |
| 2015 | $145.80M | $18.70M | $127.10M | 1.33% | 0.26B | -1.4% | |
| 2014 | $244.30M | $18.20M | $226.10M | 2.57% | 0.26B | -1.9% | |
| 2013 | $177.40M | $18.70M | $158.70M | 1.96% | 0.27B | -0.5% | |
| 2012 | $132.20M | $20.20M | $112.00M | 1.55% | 0.27B | 0.0% | |
| 2011 | $89.30M | $13.00M | $76.30M | 1.38% | 0.27B | -0.3% | |
| 2010 | $82.50M | $11.90M | $70.60M | 1.41% | 0.27B | +1.8% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $12.70M | −$12.70M | — | 0.26B | +0.4% | |
| 2008 | $11.00M | $0.00 | $11.00M | 0.29% | 0.26B | -0.9% | |
| 2007 | $157.00M | $0.00 | $157.00M | 3.22% | 0.27B | -1.3% | |
| 2006 | $155.90M | $0.00 | $155.90M | 3.09% | 0.27B | -2.1% | |
| 2005 | $185.60M | $0.00 | $185.60M | 4.48% | 0.28B | -2.4% | |
| 2004 | $173.80M | $0.00 | $173.80M | 3.54% | 0.28B | -0.9% | |
| 2003 | $120.60M | $0.00 | $120.60M | 3.03% | 0.28B | -0.2% | |
| 2002 | $6.80M | $0.00 | $6.80M | 0.21% | 0.29B | +1.9% | |
| 2001 | $11.90M | $0.00 | $11.90M | 0.40% | 0.28B | +0.8% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$34.80M
- 2024$53.10M
- 2023$35.70M
- 2022$38.80M
- 2021$8.60M
- 2020$47.30M
- 2019$95.10M
- 2018$62.30M
- 2017$137.80M
- 2016$242.70M
- 2015$145.80M
- 2014$244.30M
- 2013$177.40M
- 2012$132.20M
- 2011$89.30M
- 2010$82.50M
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$11.00M
- 2007$157.00M
- 2006$155.90M
- 2005$185.60M
- 2004$173.80M
- 2003$120.60M
- 2002$6.80M
- 2001$11.90M
- 2000$72.30M
- 1999$81.00M
- 1998$63.00M
- 1997$111.20M
- 1996$74.70M
- 1995$16.30M
- 1994$11.00M
- 1993$26.40M
- 1992$31.30M
- 1991$57.70M
- 1990$60.00M
- 1989$77.20M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for McCormick & Company (MKC)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 1.12×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for McCormick & Company (MKC)
How McCormick & Company splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $327.30M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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