McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC) Dividend History
MKC latest dividend
$0.48last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateOct 13Tuesday, 2026
Payment dateOct 26Monday, 2026
The next dividend has not been announced yet.
- 40 yearsof dividend increases
- 1984paying since
- Quarterly4 payments a year
- +7.6%5-year growth a year
- 4.14%forward yield
MKC dividend income calculator
- Dividend income a year
- $192
- Each payment
- $48
- Value of the shares
- $4,635
- Dividend yield
- 4.14%
At the latest close; forward annual dividend $1.92 per share, before tax.
MKC dividends per share by year
Dividends per shareYield at year-end (right axis)
Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's dividends divided by the year-end share price.
MKC dividend safety
Payout ratio (earnings)60.4%
Stretched · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)65.2%
Stretched · of fiscal 2025 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)+7.6%
Growing · a year on average
Years of increases40
Long record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend
Descriptive bands, not a rating.
MKC yield on cost
| Bought | Price paid | Yield on cost | Dividends since | % of price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago | $67.54 | 2.84% | $1.92 | 2.8% |
| 3 years ago | $61.21 | 3.14% | $5.40 | 8.8% |
| 5 years ago | $79.41 | 2.42% | $8.44 | 10.6% |
| 10 years ago | $47.42 | 4.05% | $14.16 | 29.9% |
| 20 years ago | $18.61 | 10.32% | $20.26 | 108.9% |
Today’s forward dividend as a yield on the price paid then, and the dividends one share has paid since (split-adjusted, before tax).
MKC dividend payments
Payment
Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 40 payments).
MKC dividends by year
| Year | Dividends per share | Growth | Yield (year-end) | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.83 | +7.0% | 2.69% | 4 |
| 2024 | $1.71 | +7.5% | 2.24% | 4 |
| 2023 | $1.59 | +6.0% | 2.32% | 4 |
| 2022 | $1.50 | +7.9% | 1.81% | 4 |
| 2021 | $1.39 | +9.4% | 1.44% | 4 |
| 2020 | $1.27 | +9.0% | 1.33% | 4 |
| 2019 | $1.17 | +9.4% | 1.37% | 4 |
| 2018 | $1.06 | +10.4% | 1.53% | 4 |
| 2017 | $0.96 | +9.7% | 1.89% | 4 |
| 2016 | $0.88 | +8.0% | 1.89% | 4 |
| 2015 | $0.81 | +7.9% | 1.91% | 4 |
| 2014 | $0.76 | +8.6% | 2.03% | 4 |
| 2013 | $0.69 | +9.4% | 2.02% | 4 |
| 2012 | $0.64 | +10.4% | 2.00% | 4 |
| 2011 | $0.57 | +8.5% | 2.28% | 4 |
| 2010 | $0.53 | +8.2% | 2.28% | 4 |
| 2009 | $0.49 | +8.9% | 2.71% | 4 |
| 2008 | $0.45 | +9.8% | 2.82% | 4 |
| 2007 | $0.41 | +10.8% | 2.16% | 4 |
| 2006 | $0.37 | — | 1.92% | 4 |
MKC dividend history
168 payments| Ex-dividend date | Payment date | Amount | Change | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 | 2026-10-26 | $0.48 | — | Quarterly |
| 2026-07-06 | 2026-07-20 | $0.48 | — | Quarterly |
| 2026-04-20 | 2026-04-27 | $0.48 | — | Quarterly |
| 2025-12-29 | 2026-01-12 | $0.48 | +6.7% | Quarterly |
| 2025-10-14 | 2025-10-27 | $0.45 | — | Quarterly |
| 2025-07-07 | 2025-07-21 | $0.45 | — | Quarterly |
| 2025-04-07 | 2025-04-21 | $0.45 | — | Quarterly |
| 2024-12-30 | 2025-01-13 | $0.45 | +7.1% | Quarterly |
| 2024-10-07 | 2024-10-21 | $0.42 | — | Quarterly |
| 2024-07-08 | 2024-07-22 | $0.42 | — | Quarterly |
| 2024-04-05 | 2024-04-22 | $0.42 | — | Quarterly |
| 2023-12-28 | 2024-01-08 | $0.42 | +7.7% | Quarterly |
| 2023-10-06 | 2023-10-24 | $0.39 | — | Quarterly |
| 2023-07-07 | 2023-07-24 | $0.39 | — | Quarterly |
| 2023-04-06 | 2023-04-24 | $0.39 | — | Quarterly |
| 2022-12-29 | 2023-01-09 | $0.39 | +5.4% | Quarterly |
Show all 168 payments
| Ex-dividend date | Payment date | Amount | Change | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-07 | 2022-10-25 | $0.37 | — | Quarterly |
| 2022-07-08 | 2022-07-25 | $0.37 | — | Quarterly |
| 2022-04-08 | 2022-04-25 | $0.37 | — | Quarterly |
| 2021-12-30 | 2022-01-10 | $0.37 | +8.8% | Quarterly |
| 2021-10-08 | 2021-10-26 | $0.34 | — | Quarterly |
| 2021-07-09 | 2021-07-26 | $0.34 | — | Quarterly |
| 2021-04-09 | 2021-04-26 | $0.34 | — | Quarterly |
| 2020-12-30 | 2021-01-11 | $0.34 | +9.7% | Quarterly |
| 2020-10-02 | 2020-10-19 | $0.31 | — | Quarterly |
| 2020-07-02 | 2020-07-20 | $0.31 | — | Quarterly |
| 2020-04-09 | 2020-04-27 | $0.31 | — | |
| 2019-12-30 | 2020-01-13 | $0.31 | +8.8% | Quarterly |
| 2019-10-04 | 2019-10-21 | $0.285 | — | Quarterly |
| 2019-07-05 | 2019-07-22 | $0.285 | — | Quarterly |
| 2019-04-05 | 2019-04-22 | $0.285 | — | Quarterly |
| 2018-12-28 | 2019-01-14 | $0.285 | +9.6% | Quarterly |
| 2018-10-05 | 2018-10-23 | $0.26 | — | Quarterly |
| 2018-07-06 | 2018-07-23 | $0.26 | — | Quarterly |
| 2018-04-06 | 2018-04-23 | $0.26 | — | Quarterly |
| 2017-12-28 | 2018-01-16 | $0.26 | +10.6% | Quarterly |
| 2017-10-06 | 2017-10-24 | $0.235 | — | Quarterly |
| 2017-07-06 | 2017-07-24 | $0.235 | — | Quarterly |
| 2017-04-06 | 2017-04-24 | $0.235 | — | Quarterly |
| 2016-12-28 | 2017-01-17 | $0.235 | +9.3% | Quarterly |
| 2016-10-06 | 2016-10-25 | $0.215 | — | Quarterly |
| 2016-07-07 | 2016-07-25 | $0.215 | — | Quarterly |
| 2016-04-07 | 2016-04-25 | $0.215 | — | Quarterly |
| 2015-12-29 | 2016-01-15 | $0.215 | +7.5% | Quarterly |
| 2015-10-08 | 2015-10-27 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2015-07-09 | 2015-07-27 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2015-04-01 | 2015-04-20 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2014-12-29 | 2015-01-14 | $0.2 | +8.1% | Quarterly |
| 2014-10-08 | 2014-10-27 | $0.185 | — | Quarterly |
| 2014-07-02 | 2014-07-21 | $0.185 | — | Quarterly |
| 2014-04-03 | 2014-04-21 | $0.185 | — | Quarterly |
| 2013-12-27 | 2014-01-14 | $0.185 | +8.8% | Quarterly |
| 2013-10-03 | 2013-10-21 | $0.17 | — | Quarterly |
| 2013-07-03 | 2013-07-22 | $0.17 | — | Quarterly |
| 2013-04-11 | 2013-04-29 | $0.17 | — | Quarterly |
| 2012-12-27 | 2013-01-14 | $0.17 | +9.7% | Quarterly |
| 2012-10-03 | 2012-10-22 | $0.155 | — | Quarterly |
| 2012-07-05 | 2012-07-23 | $0.155 | — | Quarterly |
| 2012-04-04 | 2012-04-23 | $0.155 | — | Quarterly |
| 2011-12-28 | 2012-01-13 | $0.155 | +10.7% | Quarterly |
| 2011-10-05 | 2011-10-24 | $0.14 | — | Quarterly |
| 2011-07-07 | 2011-07-25 | $0.14 | — | Quarterly |
| 2011-04-07 | 2011-04-25 | $0.14 | — | Quarterly |
| 2010-12-29 | 2011-01-14 | $0.14 | +7.7% | Quarterly |
| 2010-10-06 | 2010-10-25 | $0.13 | — | Quarterly |
| 2010-07-01 | 2010-07-20 | $0.13 | — | Quarterly |
| 2010-04-08 | 2010-04-26 | $0.13 | — | Quarterly |
| 2009-12-29 | 2010-01-15 | $0.13 | +8.3% | Quarterly |
| 2009-09-30 | 2009-10-16 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2009-07-01 | 2009-07-20 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2009-04-02 | 2009-04-20 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2008-12-29 | 2009-01-16 | $0.12 | +9.1% | Quarterly |
| 2008-10-01 | 2008-10-17 | $0.11 | — | Quarterly |
| 2008-07-02 | 2008-07-21 | $0.11 | — | Quarterly |
| 2008-04-10 | 2008-04-25 | $0.11 | — | Quarterly |
| 2007-12-26 | 2008-01-18 | $0.11 | +10.0% | Quarterly |
| 2007-10-03 | 2007-10-19 | $0.1 | — | Quarterly |
| 2007-07-03 | 2007-07-20 | $0.1 | — | Quarterly |
| 2007-04-04 | 2007-04-20 | $0.1 | — | Quarterly |
| 2006-12-27 | 2007-01-19 | $0.1 | +11.1% | Quarterly |
| 2006-10-04 | 2006-10-20 | $0.09 | — | Quarterly |
| 2006-07-05 | 2006-07-21 | $0.09 | — | Quarterly |
| 2006-03-30 | 2006-04-17 | $0.09 | — | Quarterly |
| 2005-12-28 | 2006-01-20 | $0.09 | +12.5% | Quarterly |
| 2005-10-05 | 2005-10-21 | $0.08 | — | Quarterly |
| 2005-07-06 | 2005-07-22 | $0.08 | — | Quarterly |
| 2005-03-31 | 2005-04-15 | $0.08 | — | Quarterly |
| 2004-12-29 | 2005-01-21 | $0.08 | +14.3% | Quarterly |
| 2004-10-06 | 2004-10-22 | $0.07 | — | Quarterly |
| 2004-06-30 | 2004-07-16 | $0.07 | — | Quarterly |
| 2004-04-01 | 2004-04-16 | $0.07 | — | Quarterly |
| 2003-12-29 | 2004-01-21 | $0.07 | +16.7% | Quarterly |
| 2003-10-01 | 2003-10-17 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2003-07-02 | 2003-07-18 | $0.06 | +9.1% | Quarterly |
| 2003-04-03 | 2003-04-18 | $0.055 | — | Quarterly |
| 2002-12-26 | 2003-01-22 | $0.055 | +4.8% | Quarterly |
| 2002-09-26 | 2002-10-11 | $0.0525 | — | Quarterly |
| 2002-06-26 | 2002-07-12 | $0.0525 | — | Quarterly |
| 2002-03-21 | 2002-04-12 | $0.0525 | — | Quarterly |
| 2001-12-27 | 2002-01-22 | $0.0525 | +5.0% | Quarterly |
| 2001-09-26 | 2001-10-11 | $0.05 | — | Quarterly |
| 2001-06-27 | 2001-07-12 | $0.05 | — | Quarterly |
| 2001-03-29 | 2001-04-12 | $0.05 | — | Quarterly |
| 2000-12-27 | 2001-01-22 | $0.05 | +5.3% | Quarterly |
| 2000-09-27 | 2000-10-12 | $0.0475 | — | Quarterly |
| 2000-06-28 | 2000-07-14 | $0.0475 | — | Quarterly |
| 2000-03-29 | 2000-04-13 | $0.0475 | — | Quarterly |
| 1999-12-29 | 2000-01-24 | $0.0475 | +11.8% | Quarterly |
| 1999-09-29 | 1999-10-13 | $0.0425 | — | Quarterly |
| 1999-06-30 | 1999-07-15 | $0.0425 | — | Quarterly |
| 1999-03-29 | 1999-04-13 | $0.0425 | — | Quarterly |
| 1998-12-29 | 1999-01-22 | $0.0425 | +6.2% | Quarterly |
| 1998-09-29 | 1998-10-13 | $0.04 | — | Quarterly |
| 1998-06-30 | 1998-07-14 | $0.04 | — | Quarterly |
| 1998-03-27 | 1998-04-13 | $0.04 | — | Quarterly |
| 1997-12-29 | 1998-01-23 | $0.04 | +6.7% | Quarterly |
| 1997-09-30 | 1997-10-13 | $0.0375 | — | Quarterly |
| 1997-06-26 | 1997-07-11 | $0.0375 | — | Quarterly |
| 1997-03-26 | 1997-04-10 | $0.0375 | — | Quarterly |
| 1996-12-27 | 1997-01-20 | $0.0375 | +7.1% | Quarterly |
| 1996-09-26 | 1996-10-10 | $0.035 | — | Quarterly |
| 1996-06-26 | 1996-07-10 | $0.035 | — | Quarterly |
| 1996-03-28 | 1996-04-10 | $0.035 | — | Quarterly |
| 1995-12-27 | 1996-01-19 | $0.035 | +7.7% | Quarterly |
| 1995-09-27 | 1995-10-09 | $0.0325 | — | Quarterly |
| 1995-07-03 | 1995-07-14 | $0.0325 | — | Quarterly |
| 1995-03-27 | 1995-04-10 | $0.0325 | — | Quarterly |
| 1994-12-23 | 1995-01-20 | $0.0325 | +8.3% | Quarterly |
| 1994-09-26 | 1994-10-10 | $0.03 | — | Quarterly |
| 1994-06-27 | 1994-07-11 | $0.03 | — | Quarterly |
| 1994-03-25 | 1994-04-11 | $0.03 | — | Quarterly |
| 1993-12-27 | 1994-01-14 | $0.03 | +9.1% | Quarterly |
| 1993-09-24 | 1993-10-11 | $0.0275 | — | Quarterly |
| 1993-06-25 | 1993-07-12 | $0.0275 | — | Quarterly |
| 1993-03-25 | 1993-04-12 | $0.0275 | — | Quarterly |
| 1992-12-24 | 1993-01-15 | $0.0275 | +10.0% | Quarterly |
| 1992-09-25 | 1992-10-09 | $0.025 | — | Quarterly |
| 1992-06-24 | 1992-07-10 | $0.025 | +11.1% | Quarterly |
| 1992-03-25 | 1992-04-10 | $0.0225 | — | Quarterly |
| 1991-12-24 | 1992-01-17 | $0.0225 | +20.0% | Quarterly |
| 1991-09-24 | 1991-10-10 | $0.0187 | — | Quarterly |
| 1991-06-24 | 1991-07-10 | $0.0187 | +15.4% | Quarterly |
| 1991-03-27 | 1991-04-12 | $0.0163 | — | Quarterly |
| 1990-12-21 | 1991-01-18 | $0.0163 | +8.3% | Quarterly |
| 1990-09-24 | 1990-10-10 | $0.015 | — | Quarterly |
| 1990-06-25 | 1990-07-10 | $0.015 | +9.1% | Quarterly |
| 1990-03-27 | 1990-04-10 | $0.0138 | — | Quarterly |
| 1989-12-22 | 1990-01-19 | $0.0138 | +22.2% | Quarterly |
| 1989-09-25 | 1989-10-10 | $0.0112 | — | Quarterly |
| 1989-06-26 | 1989-07-10 | $0.0112 | +12.5% | Quarterly |
| 1989-03-20 | 1989-04-10 | $0.01 | — | |
| 1988-12-21 | 1989-01-20 | $0.01 | +14.3% | |
| 1988-09-21 | 1988-10-10 | $0.0088 | — | |
| 1988-06-17 | 1988-07-09 | $0.0088 | +12.0% | |
| 1988-03-18 | 1988-04-09 | $0.0078 | — | |
| 1987-12-21 | 1988-01-20 | $0.0078 | — | |
| 1987-09-21 | 1987-10-09 | $0.0078 | — | |
| 1987-06-17 | 1987-07-10 | $0.0078 | — | |
| 1987-03-20 | 1987-04-10 | $0.0078 | — | |
| 1986-12-22 | 1987-01-20 | $0.0078 | +13.2% | |
| 1986-09-19 | — | $0.0069 | — | |
| 1986-06-18 | — | $0.0069 | — | |
| 1986-03-20 | — | $0.0069 | — | |
| 1985-12-16 | — | $0.0069 | — | |
| 1985-09-20 | — | $0.0069 | — | |
| 1985-06-18 | — | $0.0069 | — | |
| 1985-03-20 | — | $0.0069 | — | |
| 1984-12-17 | — | $0.0069 | — |
Amounts per share, adjusted for stock splits. Highlighted rows are announced but not yet paid.
MKC stock split history
- 2:1December 1, 2020
- 2:1April 9, 2002
- 2:1January 21, 1992
- 2:1January 22, 1990
MKC dividend overview
McCormick pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share, a yield of 4.14% at the latest close, paid quarterly. It paid $1.83 per share in 2025, up 7.0% from 2024. It has raised its dividend for 40 consecutive years. Over five years the dividend grew 7.6% a year on average and over ten years 8.4% a year. The payout ratio is 60.4% of trailing earnings.
Related: MKC cash flow statement, MKC key metrics, MKC chart. See the MKC stock overview for the latest quote and news.
MKC dividends FAQ
Does McCormick pay a dividend?
Yes. McCormick has paid a regular dividend since 1984, quarterly, most recently $0.48 per share with an ex-dividend date of October 13, 2026.
What is McCormick's dividend yield?
McCormick's forward annual dividend is $1.92 per share, a dividend yield of 4.14% at the latest close of $46.35.
How often does McCormick pay dividends?
McCormick pays dividends quarterly.
How fast is McCormick's dividend growing?
McCormick's dividend per share grew from $1.27 in 2020 to $1.83 in 2025, 7.6% a year on average over five years; it has increased for 40 years in a row.
What is McCormick's dividend payout ratio?
McCormick pays out 60.4% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 65.2% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2025).
Has McCormick split its stock?
McCormick has split its stock 4 times: 2:1 on December 1, 2020, 2:1 on April 9, 2002, 2:1 on January 21, 1992, 2:1 on January 22, 1990. Dividends per share on this page are adjusted for splits.