MCD McDonald's Corporation

$284.06-0.33%
B-
Dividend Yield2.60%
Annual Dividend$7.44
Payout Ratio
Moderate62.30%
Consecutive Years0 yrs
Frequencyquarterly
Next Ex-Date
N/A
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Dividend Grades

vs Consumer Cyclical sector
B-
Overall
B-
Yield
C+
Growth
D+
Safety
A+
Consistency
C
Performance
MetricMCDSector Median
Dividend Yield2.60%2.31%
Dividend Growth (5Y)7.40%12.63%
Payout Ratio62.3%36.1%
Consecutive Years Paid5114
1Y Total Return-7.4%18.0%

Grades compare this stock to Consumer Cyclical sector peers using percentile ranks. A+ = top 10%, F = bottom 10%. See methodology →

1-Year Growth

5.52%

3-Year Growth

7.77%

5-Year Growth

7.40%

10-Year Growth

N/A

Key Dividend Dates

Next Ex-Date

N/A

Next Payment

N/A

Last Ex-Date

Mar 3, 2026

Last Payment

Mar 17, 2026

Dividend History

Ex-DateAmountChange
Mar 3, 2026$1.86000.00%
Dec 1, 2025$1.8600+5.08%
Sep 2, 2025$1.77000.00%
Jun 2, 2025$1.77000.00%
Mar 3, 2025$1.77000.00%
Dec 2, 2024$1.7700+5.99%
Sep 3, 2024$1.67000.00%
Jun 3, 2024$1.67000.00%
Feb 29, 2024$1.67000.00%
Nov 30, 2023$1.6700+9.87%
Aug 31, 2023$1.52000.00%
Jun 2, 2023$1.52000.00%
Feb 28, 2023$1.52000.00%
Nov 30, 2022$1.5200+10.14%
Aug 31, 2022$1.38000.00%
Jun 3, 2022$1.38000.00%
Feb 28, 2022$1.38000.00%
Nov 30, 2021$1.3800+6.98%
Aug 31, 2021$1.29000.00%
May 28, 2021$1.29000.00%

Payout Ratio (Earnings)

62.3%

Moderate

FCF Payout Ratio

73.9%

Moderate

Financial Snapshot

PeriodEPSFCF
Q1 2025$2.61$1.88B
Q2 2025$3.15$1.25B
Q3 2025$3.20$2.42B
Q4 2025$3.03$1.64B

Analyst Ratings (Last 90 Days)

Buy: 0Hold: 20Sell: 0

Peer Comparison

SymbolCompanyYield
SBUXStarbucks Corporation2.34%
YUMYum! Brands, Inc.1.86%
QSRRestaurant Brands International Inc.3.07%
DRIDarden Restaurants, Inc.3.06%
YUMCYum China Holdings, Inc.2.08%
About this data

Dividend data sourced from Financial Modeling Prep. Prices updated daily after market close.

Payout ratio — trailing 12-month dividends paid / trailing 12-month net income.

Consecutive years — calendar years with a higher total annual dividend than the prior year.

Growth rates — annualized, comparing the most recent full year total to the total N years prior.

For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.

Data as of May 6, 2026. Source: Financial Modeling Prep. Prices and yields updated daily after market close.