MKC Short Volume
McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Packaged Foods industry, with a market capitalization near $12.26B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 14,100 people, carrying a beta of 0.67 to the broader market. McCormick & Company, Incorporated manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavorful products to the food industry. Led by Brendan Foley, public since 1999-04-26.
Short volume measures the number of shares sold short on a given day as reported by FINRA. Tracking short volume relative to total volume helps identify unusual bearish sentiment or short-squeeze potential.
- Latest Date
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 680.4K
- Total Volume
- 1.2M
- Short %
- 57.72%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 53.10%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for McCormick & Company, Incorporated.
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Frequently asked MKC short volume questions
- What is the daily MKC short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC) short volume is 680.4K shares against 1.2M total reported volume, or 57.72% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is MKC short volume reported?
- FINRA publishes the Daily Short Sale Volume File for trades reported to FINRA TRFs and the FINRA/Nasdaq ADF on a T+1 basis. The headline figure is the count of shares that printed at the short-sale or short-exempt tick across all reporting venues for the symbol; each exchange separately publishes its own daily short-sale data file.
- What does MKC short volume tell options traders?
- Daily short-sale flow is one input that helps disambiguate dealer-hedging activity from directional bear flow when the chain shows fresh customer call inventory. It is not a clean MM-only proxy: the headline number mixes directional shorting, options-MM delta-hedging, ETF-creation arbitrage, and convertible-arb hedging. Cross-check against gamma-exposure and OI changes for a cleaner read.