Buyback yield (TTM)
0.41%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
4.39%
5Y share count change
0.1%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$51.4M
Cumulative buybacks
$3.13B
Key takeaways
- McCormick & Company (MKC) repurchased about $51.4M 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 8% 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: $34.8M
Overview
McCormick & Company (MKC) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $34.8M (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 $244M to $34.8M.
$244M 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: $34.8M
McCormick & Company buyback spend in 2025 was $34.8M, plunged 34.5% below 2024.
McCormick & Company Buyback Spend 2024: $53.1M
2024's buyback spend for McCormick & Company came in at $53.1M, surged 48.7% from 2023.
McCormick & Company Buyback Spend 2023: $35.7M
McCormick & Company posted buyback spend of $35.7M in 2023, declined 8.0% below 2022.
McCormick & Company Buyback Spend 2022: $38.8M
In 2022, McCormick & Company reported buyback spend of $38.8M, surged 351.2% from 2021.
McCormick & Company Buyback Spend 2021: $8.6M
McCormick & Company buyback spend in 2021 was $8.6M.
See more financial history for McCormick & Company (MKC).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $34.8M | $46.2M | -$11.4M | 0.20% | 269M | -0.1% | |
| 2024 | $53.1M | $47.4M | $5.7M | 0.25% | 270M | -0.1% | |
| 2023 | $35.7M | $63.4M | -$27.7M | 0.21% | 270M | -0.1% | |
| 2022 | $38.8M | $60.3M | -$21.5M | 0.17% | 270M | +0.1% | |
| 2021 | $8.6M | $66.6M | -$58M | 0.04% | 270M | +0.3% | |
| 2020 | $47.3M | $46M | $1.3M | 0.19% | 269M | +0.3% | |
| 2019 | $95.1M | $37.2M | $57.9M | 0.42% | 268M | +0.6% | |
| 2018 | $62.3M | $25.6M | $36.7M | 0.31% | 267M | +3.8% | |
| 2017 | $138M | $23.9M | $114M | 1.03% | 257M | +0.3% | |
| 2016 | $243M | $25.6M | $217M | 2.12% | 256M | -0.9% | |
| 2015 | $146M | $18.7M | $127M | 1.33% | 258M | -1.4% | |
| 2014 | $244M | $18.2M | $226M | 2.57% | 262M | -1.9% | |
| 2013 | $177M | $18.7M | $159M | 1.96% | 267M | -0.5% | |
| 2012 | $132M | $20.2M | $112M | 1.55% | 269M | 0.0% | |
| 2011 | $89.3M | $13M | $76.3M | 1.38% | 269M | -0.3% | |
| 2010 | $82.5M | $11.9M | $70.6M | 1.41% | 269M | +1.8% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $12.7M | -$12.7M | — | 265M | +0.4% | |
| 2008 | $11M | $0.00 | $11M | 0.29% | 264M | -0.9% | |
| 2007 | $157M | $0.00 | $157M | 3.22% | 266M | -1.3% | |
| 2006 | $156M | $0.00 | $156M | 3.09% | 270M | -2.1% | |
| 2005 | $186M | $0.00 | $186M | 4.48% | 276M | -2.4% | |
| 2004 | $174M | $0.00 | $174M | 3.54% | 282M | -0.9% | |
| 2003 | $121M | $0.00 | $121M | 3.03% | 285M | -0.2% | |
| 2002 | $6.8M | $0.00 | $6.8M | 0.21% | 285M | +1.9% | |
| 2001 | $11.9M | $0.00 | $11.9M | 0.40% | 280M | +0.8% | |
| 2000 | $72.3M | $0.00 | $72.3M | — | 278M | -3.9% | |
| 1999 | $81M | $0.00 | $81M | — | 289M | -1.9% | |
| 1998 | $63M | $0.00 | $63M | — | 294M | +15.3% | |
| 1997 | $111M | $0.00 | $111M | — | 255M | -18.4% | |
| 1996 | $74.7M | $0.00 | $74.7M | — | 313M | — | |
| 1995 | $16.3M | $0.00 | $16.3M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $11M | $0.00 | $11M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $26.4M | $0.00 | $26.4M | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $31.3M | $0.00 | $31.3M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $57.7M | $0.00 | $57.7M | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $60M | $0.00 | $60M | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $77.2M | $0.00 | $77.2M | — | — | — |
- 2025$34.8M
- 2024$53.1M
- 2023$35.7M
- 2022$38.8M
- 2021$8.6M
- 2020$47.3M
- 2019$95.1M
- 2018$62.3M
- 2017$138M
- 2016$243M
- 2015$146M
- 2014$244M
- 2013$177M
- 2012$132M
- 2011$89.3M
- 2010$82.5M
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$11M
- 2007$157M
- 2006$156M
- 2005$186M
- 2004$174M
- 2003$121M
- 2002$6.8M
- 2001$11.9M
- 2000$72.3M
- 1999$81M
- 1998$63M
- 1997$111M
- 1996$74.7M
- 1995$16.3M
- 1994$11M
- 1993$26.4M
- 1992$31.3M
- 1991$57.7M
- 1990$60M
- 1989$77.2M
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.
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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 $659M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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