Does MKC pay a dividend?

Yes. McCormick & Company, Incorporated pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.57% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.89 per share.

How much does MKC pay in dividends?

$1.89 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next MKC ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for MKC. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

MKC Dividend

McCormick & Company, Incorporated

NYSEConsumer DefensiveStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 3.57%
Annual dividend: $1.89
Payout ratio: 0.31
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $52.89
Market cap: $14.2B

Is MKC a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is above the market median3.57% against a median of 2.78% across US dividend payers.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.31 means roughly 31% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut onceAcross 42 complete years, the annual total fell in 2023. The most recent reduction was in 2023.

MKC dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1984 to 2025.

Peak $1.48 in 2022Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for MKC, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
July 6, 2026	July 20, 2026	$0.4800	Quarterly
April 20, 2026	April 27, 2026	$0.4800	Quarterly
December 29, 2025	January 12, 2026	$0.4800	Irregular
October 14, 2025	October 27, 2025	$0.4500	Quarterly
July 7, 2025	July 21, 2025	$0.4500	Quarterly
April 7, 2025	April 21, 2025	$0.4500	Quarterly
December 30, 2024	January 13, 2025	$0.4500	Irregular
October 7, 2024	October 21, 2024	$0.4200	Quarterly
July 8, 2024	July 22, 2024	$0.4200	Quarterly
April 5, 2024	April 22, 2024	$0.4200	Quarterly
December 28, 2023	January 8, 2024	$0.4200	Irregular
October 6, 2023	October 24, 2023	$0.3900	Quarterly
July 7, 2023	July 24, 2023	$0.3900	Quarterly
April 6, 2023	April 24, 2023	$0.3900	Quarterly
December 29, 2022	January 9, 2023	$0.3900	Quarterly
October 7, 2022	October 25, 2022	$0.3700	Quarterly
July 8, 2022	July 25, 2022	$0.3700	Quarterly
April 8, 2022	April 25, 2022	$0.3700	Quarterly
December 30, 2021	January 10, 2022	$0.3700	Quarterly
October 8, 2021	October 26, 2021	$0.3400	Quarterly
July 9, 2021	July 26, 2021	$0.3400	Quarterly
April 9, 2021	April 26, 2021	$0.3400	Quarterly
December 30, 2020	January 11, 2021	$0.3400	Quarterly
October 2, 2020	October 19, 2020	$0.6200	Quarterly
July 2, 2020	July 20, 2020	$0.6200	Quarterly
April 9, 2020	April 27, 2020	$0.6200	Quarterly
December 30, 2019	January 13, 2020	$0.6200	Quarterly
October 4, 2019	October 21, 2019	$0.5700	Quarterly
July 5, 2019	July 22, 2019	$0.5700	Quarterly
April 5, 2019	April 22, 2019	$0.5700	Quarterly
December 28, 2018	January 14, 2019	$0.5700	Quarterly
October 5, 2018	October 23, 2018	$0.5200	Quarterly
July 6, 2018	July 23, 2018	$0.5200	Quarterly
April 6, 2018	April 23, 2018	$0.5200	Quarterly
December 28, 2017	January 16, 2018	$0.5200	Quarterly
October 6, 2017	October 24, 2017	$0.4700	Quarterly
July 6, 2017	July 24, 2017	$0.4700	Quarterly
April 6, 2017	April 24, 2017	$0.4700	Quarterly
December 28, 2016	January 17, 2017	$0.4700	Quarterly
October 6, 2016	October 25, 2016	$0.4300	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does MKC pay a dividend?: Yes. McCormick & Company, Incorporated pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.57% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.89 per share.
How much does MKC pay in dividends?: $1.89 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next MKC ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for MKC. Dates appear here once the company declares them.