mkc-20260331
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
| FORM | 8-K | ||||
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
| March 31, 2026 | ||
| McCormick & Company, Inc. | ||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 001-14920 | 52-0408290 | ||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||||||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) | ||||||
| 24 Schilling Road | Suite 1 | |||||||
| Hunt Valley | MD | 21031 | ||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
| 410 | 771-7301 | ||||
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| Common Stock | MKC.V | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||
| Common Stock Non-Voting | MKC | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On March 31, 2026 the Registrant issued a press release and held a conference call with analysts to report on the results of operations for the first quarter for fiscal year 2026, which ended on February 28, 2026.
Furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release labeled "McCormick Reports Strong First Quarter Performance and Reaffirms 2026 Outlook," which includes an unaudited Consolidated Income Statement for the three months ended February 28, 2026, an unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet of the Registrant as of February 28, 2026, and an unaudited Consolidated Cash Flow Statement for the three months ended February 28, 2026.
Item 9.01: Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number | Description | ||||
| 99.1 | |||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | ||||
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| McCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPORATED | |||||||||||
| Date: March 31, 2026 | By: | /s/ Jeffery D. Schwartz | |||||||||
| Jeffery D. Schwartz | |||||||||||
| Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | |||||||||||