MKC options flow: unusual options activity in McCormick & Co. Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last session the tape recorded 1 unusual options print in McCormick & Co. Inc. (MKC), $26K of tracked premium, close to even between bullish and bearish premium. Bullish premium was $0 against $0 bearish; $0 went into calls and $26K into puts, a put call ratio of n/a. The largest print was $26K of MKC 18 Dec 2026 $50 puts on 22 September 2026, executed at midpoint. MKC closed at $47.94 on 25 September 2026, up 0.3%.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 22 September 2026 to 22 September 2026, 1 session. Delayed tier: every print is shown twenty minutes after it executed, and the page is rebuilt after each session.
Net premium is bullish minus bearish premium. The put call ratio is put premium divided by call premium, weighted by money rather than by contract count. Sweeps is the share of prints executed across several exchanges at once. Read the guide: Reading the Pulse.
Largest prints of the week
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 2026 | MKC 18 Dec 2026 $50 puts | Trade | 80 | 1,309 | $26K | At midpoint | Neutral |
Size above open interest means the trade opened a position larger than everything that existed in the contract the night before. Above ask and below bid are the most aggressive executions. Read the guide: Size versus open interest.
Where the money is aimed
| Expiry | Prints | Premium | Calls share | Net premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 2026 | 1 | $26K | 0% | +$0 |
The most premium, $26K, is aimed at the 18 Dec 2026 expiry.
A print in a contract expiring this week is a view about the next few days, often about a known event; a print months out is a different kind of statement. Read the guide: 0DTE options flow.
Every print in MKC with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open MKC in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open MKC in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 8 firms, have a median of $61, 27.2% above the last close. The last 90 days brought 1 downgrade.
Calls bought at a strike above the average target are a bet that the analysts are too cautious; puts far below the price in a name they like are protection or a strong disagreement. Read the guide: Reading one ticker's flow.
About McCormick & Co. Inc.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Consumer Staples
- Industry
- Food Products
- Headquarters
- Sparks, Maryland
- Website
- mccormickcorporation.com
McCormick & Company, Incorporated manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavorful products. It operates in two segments, Consumer and Flavor Solutions. The Consumer segment offers spices, herbs, and seasonings, as well as condiments and sauces, and desserts. The Flavor Solutions segment offers seasoning blends, spices and herbs, condiment, coating systems, and compound flavors to multinational food manufacturers.
In the same sector
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Learn
- What unusual options activity means
- Reading one ticker's flow
- Sweeps, blocks and where a trade printed
- Size versus open interest
- Bullish or bearish, how a print's sentiment is inferred
- The conviction score and whale prints
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