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):


January 2, 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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b).

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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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure .

The following information is being furnished under Item 7.01 of Form 8-K: Press Release, dated January 2, 2026 announcing that the Registrant completed the acquisition with Grupo Herdez to acquire an additional 25% ownership interest in McCormick de Mexico S.A. de C.V., a joint venture formed in 1947, for $750 million. Furnished with this 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release labeled " McCormick Completes Acquisition of Controlling Interest in McCormick de Mexico."

The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, (i) is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed "filed" for any purpose; and (ii) shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language is such filing.

Item 9.01: Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number			Description
99.1			Press Release
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: January 2, 2026	By:	/s/ Jeffery D. Schwartz
		Jeffery D. Schwartz
		Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

MCCORMICK & CO INC 8-K