MCD McDonald's Corporation — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates
$252.53
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$-0.52(-0.21%)
as of Sep 13, 2026 06:20 UTC
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McDonald's Corporation operates and licenses its renowned fast-food chain worldwide, with a significant presence in both the United States and international markets. Their comprehensive menu offers classic items like hamburgers and cheeseburgers, a variety of chicken options including sandwiches and nuggets, alongside lighter choices such as wraps, french fries, and salads. For breakfast, patrons can select from offerings like biscuit and bagel sandwiches, breakfast burritos, and hotcakes. Additionally, the company provides oatmeal, an assortment of desserts including milkshakes, sundaes, and soft-serve ice cream, plus a selection of baked goods. A wide array of soft drinks, coffee, and other beverages completes their offering. By December 31, 2021, the corporation's global network encompassed 40,031 establishments. McDonald's Corporation, founded in 1940, has its main corporate office located in Chicago, Illinois.
Dividend Snapshot
StatusGrowing
Latest Dividend$1.8600
Forward Annual$7.44
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateSep 01, 2026
1-Yr Growth5.8%
10-Yr Growth7.6%
Key Metrics
Current Yield
2.95%
The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.Annualized Dividend
$7.4400
The most recent payment scaled to a full year by how often it's paid. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00.Frequency
Q Quarterly
How often the dividend is paid: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.Rank Score
63.1
Our 0-100 house score blending yield, payout safety, growth and momentum. Higher means a stronger profile on those factors in our model — a research score, not advice or a recommendation to buy.RSI (14)
31
Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.52-Week Range
$252.53 – $341.06
The lowest and highest price over the past year — shows where today's price sits in its recent range.Payout Ratio
59.73%
The share of GAAP earnings paid out as dividends. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earns. It shows n/a for BDCs, REITs and funds, which pay out of cash flow / net investment income rather than GAAP earnings, so this ratio doesn't apply.Years Paying
50
How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.Price / Book
-121.74
Price-to-book ratio: share price divided by book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.S.A.F.E. Dividend Read
S
Solid
Below the Solid check (model rank 70+ and yield 2%+): rank 63/100, yield 2.95%.
A
Accelerating
35 consecutive years of dividend increases.
F
Flawless
No dividend cut in the available payment record.
E
Enduring
50 years of dividend payments on record.
Quote & Key Data
ExchangeNYSEThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume4,096,800How many shares changed hands in the latest session — a rough read on trading activity.
Open$253.98The price at the start of the latest trading session.
Day Range$252.15 – $254.73The lowest and highest price during the latest trading session.
Prev Close$253.05The closing price from the previous trading session.
Market Cap$218.04BThe company's total market value: share price times shares outstanding.
Shares Out863.41MThe total number of shares the company has issued.
EPS$12.00Earnings per share — profit divided by shares outstanding. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E21.0Price-to-earnings ratio: share price divided by earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Ex-DividendSep 01, 2026Buy before this date to receive the upcoming payment. Buy on or after it and the seller keeps that one.
Pay DateSep 16, 2026The date the dividend is actually paid into shareholders' accounts.
Dividend Growth
3-Yr Growth (CAGR)8.2%The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)7.3%The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
Consecutive Increases36 yrsThe number of years in a row the dividend has increased — a track record of reliability.
Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)
MCD's dividend yield rose from 2.58% to 2.95% over the past ~90 days (+0.36 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and +0.36 pp from the share price ($287.93 → $252.53). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.
Yield vs Its Own History
Current2.95%
1-Yr Average2.49%
Low / High2.18% – 2.95%
Percentile100%
Across 334 daily observations over the past 16 months, MCD's current yield is higher than approximately 100% of them. Our stored price history for MCD covers the past 16 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.
Adjusted Price History
Dividend History
Dividend Payment History
Ex-dividend calendar →| Amount | Type | Declared | Ex-Date | Record | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1.8600 Q | Regular | Jul 23, 2026 | Sep 01, 2026 | Sep 01, 2026 | Sep 16, 2026 |
| $1.8600 Q | Regular | May 20, 2026 | Jun 02, 2026 | Jun 02, 2026 | Jun 16, 2026 |
| $1.8600 Q | Regular | Feb 04, 2026 | Mar 03, 2026 | Mar 03, 2026 | Mar 17, 2026 |
| $1.8600 Q | Regular | Oct 22, 2025 | Dec 01, 2025 | Dec 01, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 |
| $1.7700 Q | Regular | Jul 22, 2025 | Sep 02, 2025 | Sep 02, 2025 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| $1.7700 Q | Regular | May 20, 2025 | Jun 02, 2025 | Jun 02, 2025 | Jun 16, 2025 |
| $1.7700 Q | Regular | Feb 06, 2025 | Mar 03, 2025 | Mar 03, 2025 | Mar 17, 2025 |
| $1.7700 Q | Regular | Sep 25, 2024 | Dec 02, 2024 | Dec 02, 2024 | Dec 16, 2024 |
| $1.6700 Q | Regular | Jul 25, 2024 | Sep 03, 2024 | Sep 03, 2024 | Sep 17, 2024 |
| $1.6700 Q | Regular | May 22, 2024 | Jun 03, 2024 | Jun 03, 2024 | Jun 17, 2024 |
| $1.6700 Q | Regular | Feb 07, 2024 | Feb 29, 2024 | Mar 01, 2024 | Mar 15, 2024 |
| $1.6700 Q | Regular | Oct 04, 2023 | Nov 30, 2023 | Dec 01, 2023 | Dec 15, 2023 |
| $1.5200 Q | Regular | Jul 25, 2023 | Aug 31, 2023 | Sep 01, 2023 | Sep 18, 2023 |
| $1.5200 Q | Regular | May 25, 2023 | Jun 02, 2023 | Jun 05, 2023 | Jun 20, 2023 |
| $1.5200 Q | Regular | Feb 02, 2023 | Feb 28, 2023 | Mar 01, 2023 | Mar 15, 2023 |
| $1.5200 Q | Regular | Oct 13, 2022 | Nov 30, 2022 | Dec 01, 2022 | Dec 15, 2022 |
| $1.3800 Q | Regular | Jul 28, 2022 | Aug 31, 2022 | Sep 01, 2022 | Sep 16, 2022 |
| $1.3800 Q | Regular | May 26, 2022 | Jun 03, 2022 | Jun 06, 2022 | Jun 20, 2022 |
| $1.3800 Q | Regular | Jan 20, 2022 | Feb 28, 2022 | Mar 01, 2022 | Mar 15, 2022 |
| $1.3800 Q | Regular | Sep 23, 2021 | Nov 30, 2021 | Dec 01, 2021 | Dec 15, 2021 |
| $1.2900 Q | Regular | Jul 22, 2021 | Aug 31, 2021 | Sep 01, 2021 | Sep 15, 2021 |
| $1.2900 Q | Regular | May 20, 2021 | May 28, 2021 | Jun 01, 2021 | Jun 15, 2021 |
| $1.2900 Q | Regular | Jan 21, 2021 | Feb 26, 2021 | Mar 01, 2021 | Mar 15, 2021 |
| $1.2900 Q | Regular | Oct 08, 2020 | Nov 30, 2020 | Dec 01, 2020 | Dec 15, 2020 |
| $1.2500 Q | Regular | Jul 21, 2020 | Aug 31, 2020 | Sep 01, 2020 | Sep 15, 2020 |
| $1.2500 Q | Regular | May 22, 2020 | May 29, 2020 | Jun 01, 2020 | Jun 15, 2020 |
| $1.2500 Q | Regular | Jan 29, 2020 | Feb 28, 2020 | Mar 02, 2020 | Mar 16, 2020 |
| $1.2500 Q | Regular | Sep 19, 2019 | Nov 29, 2019 | Dec 02, 2019 | Dec 16, 2019 |
| $1.1600 Q | Regular | Jul 18, 2019 | Aug 30, 2019 | Sep 03, 2019 | Sep 17, 2019 |
| $1.1600 Q | Regular | May 23, 2019 | May 31, 2019 | Jun 03, 2019 | Jun 17, 2019 |
| $1.1600 Q | Regular | Jan 24, 2019 | Feb 28, 2019 | Mar 01, 2019 | Mar 15, 2019 |
| $1.1600 Q | Regular | Sep 20, 2018 | Nov 30, 2018 | Dec 03, 2018 | Dec 17, 2018 |
| $1.0100 Q | Regular | Jul 19, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 | Sep 04, 2018 | Sep 18, 2018 |
| $1.0100 Q | Regular | May 24, 2018 | Jun 01, 2018 | Jun 04, 2018 | Jun 18, 2018 |
| $1.0100 Q | Regular | Jan 25, 2018 | Feb 28, 2018 | Mar 01, 2018 | Mar 15, 2018 |
| $1.0100 Q | Regular | Sep 21, 2017 | Nov 30, 2017 | Dec 01, 2017 | Dec 15, 2017 |
| $0.9400 Q | Regular | Jul 27, 2017 | Aug 30, 2017 | Sep 01, 2017 | Sep 18, 2017 |
| $0.9400 Q | Regular | May 25, 2017 | Jun 01, 2017 | Jun 05, 2017 | Jun 19, 2017 |
| $0.9400 Q | Regular | Jan 26, 2016 | Feb 27, 2017 | Mar 01, 2017 | Mar 15, 2017 |
| $0.9400 Q | Regular | Sep 28, 2016 | Nov 29, 2016 | Dec 01, 2016 | Dec 15, 2016 |
| $0.8900 Q | Regular | Jul 28, 2016 | Aug 30, 2016 | Sep 01, 2016 | Sep 16, 2016 |
| $0.8900 Q | Regular | May 26, 2016 | Jun 02, 2016 | Jun 06, 2016 | Jun 20, 2016 |
| $0.8900 Q | Regular | Jan 27, 2016 | Feb 26, 2016 | Mar 01, 2016 | Mar 15, 2016 |
| $0.8900 Q | Regular | Nov 10, 2015 | Nov 27, 2015 | Dec 01, 2015 | Dec 15, 2015 |
| $0.8500 Q | Regular | Jul 16, 2015 | Aug 28, 2015 | Sep 01, 2015 | Sep 16, 2015 |
| $0.8500 Q | Regular | May 21, 2015 | May 28, 2015 | Jun 01, 2015 | Jun 15, 2015 |
| $0.8500 Q | Regular | Jan 28, 2015 | Feb 26, 2015 | Mar 02, 2015 | Mar 16, 2015 |
| $0.8500 Q | Regular | Sep 18, 2014 | Nov 26, 2014 | Dec 01, 2014 | Dec 15, 2014 |
| $0.8100 Q | Regular | Jul 17, 2014 | Aug 28, 2014 | Sep 02, 2014 | Sep 16, 2014 |
| $0.8100 Q | Regular | May 22, 2014 | May 29, 2014 | Jun 02, 2014 | Jun 16, 2014 |
| $0.8100 Q | Regular | Jan 29, 2014 | Feb 27, 2014 | Mar 03, 2014 | Mar 17, 2014 |
| $0.8100 Q | Regular | Sep 18, 2013 | Nov 27, 2013 | Dec 02, 2013 | Dec 16, 2013 |
| $0.7700 Q | Regular | Jul 18, 2013 | Aug 29, 2013 | Sep 03, 2013 | Sep 17, 2013 |
| $0.7700 Q | Regular | May 22, 2013 | May 30, 2013 | Jun 03, 2013 | Jun 17, 2013 |
| $0.7700 Q | Regular | Jan 30, 2013 | Feb 27, 2013 | Mar 01, 2013 | Mar 15, 2013 |
| $0.7700 Q | Regular | Sep 21, 2012 | Nov 29, 2012 | Dec 03, 2012 | Dec 17, 2012 |
| $0.7000 Q | Regular | Jul 20, 2012 | Aug 30, 2012 | Sep 04, 2012 | Sep 18, 2012 |
| $0.7000 Q | Regular | May 24, 2012 | May 31, 2012 | Jun 04, 2012 | Jun 15, 2012 |
| $0.7000 Q | Regular | Jan 27, 2012 | Feb 28, 2012 | Mar 01, 2012 | Mar 15, 2012 |
| $0.7000 Q | Regular | Sep 23, 2011 | Nov 29, 2011 | Dec 01, 2011 | Dec 15, 2011 |
| $0.6100 Q | Regular | Jul 22, 2011 | Aug 30, 2011 | Sep 01, 2011 | Sep 16, 2011 |
| $0.6100 Q | Regular | May 19, 2011 | May 27, 2011 | Jun 01, 2011 | Jun 15, 2011 |
| $0.6100 Q | Regular | Jan 28, 2011 | Feb 25, 2011 | Mar 01, 2011 | Mar 15, 2011 |
| $0.6100 Q | Regular | Sep 23, 2010 | Nov 29, 2010 | Dec 01, 2010 | Dec 15, 2010 |
| $0.5500 Q | Regular | Jul 23, 2010 | Aug 30, 2010 | Sep 01, 2010 | Sep 16, 2010 |
| $0.5500 Q | Regular | May 20, 2010 | May 27, 2010 | Jun 01, 2010 | Jun 15, 2010 |
| $0.5500 Q | Regular | Jan 22, 2010 | Feb 25, 2010 | Mar 01, 2010 | Mar 15, 2010 |
| $0.5500 Q | Regular | Sep 25, 2009 | Nov 27, 2009 | Dec 01, 2009 | Dec 15, 2009 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Jul 23, 2009 | Aug 28, 2009 | Sep 01, 2009 | Sep 15, 2009 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | May 27, 2009 | Jun 04, 2009 | Jun 08, 2009 | Jun 22, 2009 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Jan 22, 2009 | Feb 26, 2009 | Mar 02, 2009 | Mar 16, 2009 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Sep 25, 2008 | Nov 26, 2008 | Dec 01, 2008 | Dec 15, 2008 |
| $0.3750 Q | Regular | Jul 17, 2008 | Aug 28, 2008 | Sep 02, 2008 | Sep 16, 2008 |
| $0.3750 Q | Regular | May 22, 2008 | Jun 05, 2008 | Jun 09, 2008 | Jun 23, 2008 |
| $0.3750 Q | Regular | Jan 28, 2008 | Feb 28, 2008 | Mar 03, 2008 | Mar 17, 2008 |
| $1.5000 A | Regular | Sep 12, 2007 | Nov 13, 2007 | Nov 15, 2007 | Dec 03, 2007 |
| $1.0000 A | Regular | Sep 27, 2006 | Nov 13, 2006 | Nov 15, 2006 | Dec 01, 2006 |
| $0.6700 A | Regular | Sep 21, 2005 | Nov 10, 2005 | Nov 15, 2005 | Dec 01, 2005 |
| $0.5500 A | Regular | Sep 14, 2004 | Nov 10, 2004 | Nov 15, 2004 | Dec 01, 2004 |
| $0.4000 A | Regular | Sep 24, 2003 | Nov 12, 2003 | Nov 14, 2003 | Dec 01, 2003 |
| $0.2350 A | Regular | Oct 31, 2002 | Nov 13, 2002 | Nov 15, 2002 | Dec 02, 2002 |
| $0.2250 A | Regular | Oct 29, 2001 | Nov 13, 2001 | Nov 15, 2001 | Dec 03, 2001 |
| $0.2150 A | Regular | Sep 12, 2000 | Nov 13, 2000 | Nov 15, 2000 | Dec 01, 2000 |
| $0.0488 Q | Regular | Nov 17, 1999 | Nov 29, 1999 | Dec 01, 1999 | Dec 15, 1999 |
| $0.0488 Q | Regular | Jul 13, 1999 | Aug 30, 1999 | Sep 01, 1999 | Sep 15, 1999 |
| $0.0488 Q | Regular | May 20, 1999 | May 27, 1999 | Jun 01, 1999 | Jun 15, 1999 |
| $0.0488 Q | Regular | Jan 26, 1999 | Mar 11, 1999 | Mar 15, 1999 | Mar 31, 1999 |
| $0.0900 Q | Regular | Oct 28, 1998 | Nov 25, 1998 | Nov 30, 1998 | Dec 11, 1998 |
| $0.0900 Q | Regular | Jul 08, 1998 | Aug 27, 1998 | Aug 31, 1998 | Sep 11, 1998 |
| $0.0900 Q | Regular | May 21, 1998 | May 28, 1998 | Jun 01, 1998 | Jun 12, 1998 |
| $0.0900 Q | Regular | Jan 20, 1998 | Feb 25, 1998 | Feb 27, 1998 | Mar 13, 1998 |
| $0.0825 Q | Regular | Oct 29, 1997 | Nov 26, 1997 | Dec 01, 1997 | Dec 12, 1997 |
| $0.0825 Q | Regular | Jul 15, 1997 | Aug 27, 1997 | Aug 29, 1997 | Sep 12, 1997 |
| $0.0825 Q | Regular | May 22, 1997 | May 29, 1997 | Jun 02, 1997 | Jun 13, 1997 |
| $0.0750 Q | Regular | Jan 21, 1997 | Feb 26, 1997 | Feb 28, 1997 | Mar 14, 1997 |
| $0.0750 Q | Regular | Oct 23, 1996 | Nov 27, 1996 | Dec 02, 1996 | Dec 13, 1996 |
| $0.0750 Q | Regular | Jul 09, 1996 | Aug 28, 1996 | Aug 30, 1996 | Sep 13, 1996 |
| $0.0750 Q | Regular | May 23, 1996 | May 31, 1996 | Jun 04, 1996 | Jun 14, 1996 |
| $0.0675 Q | Regular | Jan 16, 1996 | Feb 27, 1996 | Feb 29, 1996 | Mar 15, 1996 |
| $0.0675 Q | Regular | Nov 14, 1995 | Nov 28, 1995 | Nov 30, 1995 | Dec 15, 1995 |
| $0.0675 Q | Regular | Jul 11, 1995 | Aug 29, 1995 | Aug 31, 1995 | Sep 15, 1995 |
| $0.0675 Q | Regular | May 26, 1995 | May 30, 1995 | Jun 05, 1995 | Jun 16, 1995 |
| $0.0600 Q | Regular | - | Feb 22, 1995 | Feb 28, 1995 | Mar 17, 1995 |
| $0.0600 Q | Regular | - | Nov 23, 1994 | Nov 30, 1994 | Dec 16, 1994 |
| $0.0600 Q | Regular | - | Aug 25, 1994 | Aug 31, 1994 | Sep 16, 1994 |
| $0.1200 Q | Regular | - | Jun 01, 1994 | Jun 07, 1994 | Jun 17, 1994 |
| $0.1075 Q | Regular | Jan 20, 1994 | Feb 22, 1994 | Feb 28, 1994 | Mar 18, 1994 |
| $0.1075 Q | Regular | Oct 21, 1993 | Nov 23, 1993 | Nov 30, 1993 | Dec 17, 1993 |
| $0.1075 Q | Regular | - | Aug 25, 1993 | Aug 31, 1993 | Sep 17, 1993 |
| $0.1075 Q | Regular | - | Jun 01, 1993 | Jun 07, 1993 | Jun 18, 1993 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | - | Feb 23, 1993 | Mar 01, 1993 | Mar 19, 1993 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | - | Nov 23, 1992 | Nov 30, 1992 | Dec 18, 1992 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Aug 26, 1992 | Aug 25, 1992 | Aug 31, 1992 | Sep 18, 1992 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | May 26, 1992 | May 27, 1992 | Jun 02, 1992 | Jun 19, 1992 |
| $0.0925 Q | Regular | Feb 24, 1992 | Feb 25, 1992 | Mar 02, 1992 | Mar 20, 1992 |
| $0.0925 Q | Regular | - | Nov 27, 1991 | Dec 04, 1991 | Dec 18, 1991 |
| $0.0925 Q | Regular | - | Aug 28, 1991 | Sep 04, 1991 | Sep 18, 1991 |
| $0.0925 Q | Regular | May 24, 1991 | May 29, 1991 | Jun 04, 1991 | Jun 18, 1991 |
| $0.0850 Q | Regular | Mar 05, 1991 | Mar 05, 1991 | Mar 11, 1991 | Mar 21, 1991 |
| $0.0850 Q | Regular | Oct 15, 1990 | Nov 26, 1990 | Nov 30, 1990 | Dec 18, 1990 |
Peer Comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCO | Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. | 3.50% | 17.5% | 0 yrs | 67 |
| FRWDF | Fairwood Holdings Limited | 5.00% | -22.9% | 0 yrs | 64 |
| CBRL | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | 2.02% | -17.4% | 0 yrs | 60 |
| DPZ | Domino's Pizza, Inc. | 2.55% | 17.4% | 12 yrs | 60 |
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MCD dividend — frequently asked questions
Does McDonald's Corporation pay a dividend?
Yes. McDonald's Corporation (MCD) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $7.44 per share, a yield of approximately 2.95%.
What is McDonald's Corporation's dividend yield?
McDonald's Corporation's dividend yield is approximately 2.95%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.
How often does McDonald's Corporation pay dividends?
McDonald's Corporation pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.
How long has McDonald's Corporation paid dividends?
McDonald's Corporation has 50 years of dividend payments on record, and has increased its dividend for 36 consecutive years.
Data updated Sep 13, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.