McDonald's

Stock

Ticker: MCD

MCD

Price

Dividend metrics

Annual payout (TTM)

$7.44

Yield (TTM)

3.00%

Payout ratio

60.42%

Payout frequency

Quarterly

Dividend growth (3Y)

8.202%

Next payment

$1.93

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Dividend history & forecast

$2.036

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Status

Ex-date

Pay Date

Yield

% Change

Amount

20272.88%+6.08%$7.967

Forecasted01.12.202715.12.20270.82%+3.76%$2.047

Forecasted01.09.202716.09.20270.75%0%$1.973

Forecasted02.06.202716.06.20270.72%0%$1.973

Forecasted03.03.202717.03.20270.59%+2.23%$1.973

20262.71%+4.74%$7.51

Announced01.12.202615.12.20260.77%+3.76%$1.93

Paid01.09.202616.09.20260.71%0%$1.86

Paid02.06.202616.06.20260.68%0%$1.86

Paid03.03.202617.03.20260.56%0%$1.86

20252.3%+5.75%$7.17

Paid01.12.202515.12.20250.6%+5.08%$1.86

Paid02.09.202516.09.20250.57%0%$1.77

Paid02.06.202516.06.20250.56%0%$1.77

Paid03.03.202517.03.20250.57%0%$1.77

20242.39%+8.83%$6.78

Paid02.12.202416.12.20240.6%+5.99%$1.77

Paid03.09.202417.09.20240.58%0%$1.67

Paid03.06.202417.06.20240.64%0%$1.67

Paid29.02.202415.03.20240.57%0%$1.67

20232.38%+10.07%$6.23

Paid30.11.202315.12.20230.65%+9.87%$1.67

Paid31.08.202318.09.20230.58%0%$1.52

Paid02.06.202320.06.20230.57%0%$1.52

Paid28.02.202315.03.20230.58%0%$1.52

20222.24%+7.81%$5.66

Paid30.11.202215.12.20220.56%+10.14%$1.52

Paid31.08.202216.09.20220.55%0%$1.38

Paid03.06.202220.06.20220.56%0%$1.38

Paid28.02.202215.03.20220.58%0%$1.38

20212.24%+4.17%$5.25

Paid30.11.202115.12.20210.54%+6.98%$1.38

Paid31.08.202115.09.20210.54%0%$1.29

Paid28.05.202115.06.20210.55%0%$1.29

Paid26.02.202115.03.20210.61%0%$1.29

20202.43%+6.55%$5.04

Paid30.11.202015.12.20200.6%+3.2%$1.29

Paid31.08.202015.09.20200.57%0%$1.25

Paid29.05.202015.06.20200.67%0%$1.25

Paid28.02.202016.03.20200.59%0%$1.25

20192.4%+12.89%$4.73

Paid29.11.201916.12.20190.64%+7.76%$1.25

Paid30.08.201917.09.20190.54%0%$1.16

Paid31.05.201917.06.20190.58%0%$1.16

Paid28.02.201915.03.20190.65%0%$1.16

20182.51%+9.4%$4.19

Paid30.11.201817.12.20180.63%+14.85%$1.16

Paid31.08.201818.09.20180.63%0%$1.01

Paid01.06.201818.06.20180.62%0%$1.01

Paid28.02.201815.03.20180.63%0%$1.01

20172.55%+6.09%$3.83

Paid30.11.201715.12.20170.59%+7.45%$1.01

Paid30.08.201718.09.20170.6%0%$0.94

Paid01.06.201719.06.20170.62%0%$0.94

Paid27.02.201715.03.20170.74%0%$0.94

20163.02%+4.94%$3.61

Paid29.11.201615.12.20160.78%+5.62%$0.94

Paid30.08.201616.09.20160.76%0%$0.89

Paid02.06.201620.06.20160.73%0%$0.89

Paid26.02.201615.03.20160.76%0%$0.89

20153.41%+4.88%$3.44

Paid27.11.201515.12.20150.76%+4.71%$0.89

Paid28.08.201516.09.20150.88%0%$0.85

Paid28.05.201515.06.20150.89%0%$0.85

Paid26.02.201516.03.20150.88%0%$0.85

20143.42%+5.13%$3.28

Paid26.11.201415.12.20140.91%+4.94%$0.85

Paid28.08.201416.09.20140.87%0%$0.81

Paid29.05.201416.06.20140.8%0%$0.81

Paid27.02.201417.03.20140.84%0%$0.81

20133.2%+8.71%$3.12

Paid27.11.201316.12.20130.83%+5.19%$0.81

Paid29.08.201317.09.20130.8%0%$0.77

Paid30.05.201317.06.20130.76%0%$0.77

Paid27.02.201315.03.20130.8%0%$0.77

20123.14%+13.44%$2.87

Paid29.11.201217.12.20120.89%+10%$0.77

Paid30.08.201218.09.20120.78%0%$0.70

Paid31.05.201215.06.20120.76%0%$0.70

Paid28.02.201215.03.20120.71%0%$0.70

20113.01%+11.95%$2.53

Paid29.11.201115.12.20110.75%+14.75%$0.70

Paid30.08.201116.09.20110.69%0%$0.61

Paid27.05.201115.06.20110.76%0%$0.61

Paid25.02.201115.03.20110.81%0%$0.61

20103.15%+10.24%$2.26

Paid29.11.201015.12.20100.77%+10.91%$0.61

Paid30.08.201016.09.20100.74%0%$0.55

Paid27.05.201015.06.20100.8%0%$0.55

Paid25.02.201015.03.20100.84%0%$0.55

20093.6%+26.15%$2.05

Paid27.11.200915.12.20090.88%+10%$0.55

Paid28.08.200915.09.20090.89%0%$0.50

Paid04.06.200922.06.20090.88%0%$0.50

Paid26.02.200916.03.20090.94%0%$0.50

20082.79%+8.33%$1.625

Paid26.11.200815.12.20080.88%+33.33%$0.50

Paid28.08.200816.09.20080.6%0%$0.375

Paid05.06.200823.06.20080.63%0%$0.375

Paid28.02.200817.03.20080.69%-75%$0.375

20072.54%+50%$1.50

Paid13.11.200703.12.20072.54%+50%$1.50

20062.36%+49.25%$1.00

Paid13.11.200601.12.20062.36%+49.25%$1.00

20052.05%+21.82%$0.67

Paid10.11.200501.12.20052.05%+21.82%$0.67

20041.88%+37.5%$0.55

Paid10.11.200401.12.20041.88%+37.5%$0.55

20031.6%+70.21%$0.40

Paid12.11.200301.12.20031.6%+70.21%$0.40

2002-+4.44%$0.235

Paid13.11.200202.12.2002-+4.44%$0.235

2001-+4.65%$0.225

Paid13.11.200103.12.2001-+4.65%$0.225

2000-+10.26%$0.215

Paid13.11.200001.12.2000-+341.03%$0.215

1999-+10.64%$0.195

Paid29.11.199915.12.1999-0%$0.0488

Paid30.08.199915.09.1999-0%$0.0488

Paid27.05.199915.06.1999-0%$0.0488

Paid11.03.199931.03.1999-+8.33%$0.0488

1998-+9.3%$0.176

Paid25.11.199811.12.1998-0%$0.045

Paid27.08.199811.09.1998-0%$0.045

Paid28.05.199812.06.1998-+9.09%$0.045

Paid25.02.199813.03.1998-0%$0.0413

1997-+10.26%$0.161

Paid26.11.199712.12.1997-0%$0.0413

Paid27.08.199712.09.1997-0%$0.0413

Paid29.05.199713.06.1997-+10%$0.0413

Paid26.02.199714.03.1997-0%$0.0375

1996-+11.43%$0.146

Paid27.11.199613.12.1996-0%$0.0375

Paid28.08.199613.09.1996-0%$0.0375

Paid31.05.199614.06.1996-+11.11%$0.0375

Paid27.02.199615.03.1996-0%$0.0338

1995-+12.3%$0.131

Paid28.11.199515.12.1995-0%$0.0338

Paid29.08.199515.09.1995-0%$0.0338

Paid30.05.199516.06.1995-+12.5%$0.0338

Paid22.02.199517.03.1995-0%$0.03

1994-+10.65%$0.117

Paid23.11.199416.12.1994-0%$0.03

Paid25.08.199416.09.1994-0%$0.03

Paid01.06.199417.06.1994-+11.63%$0.03

Paid22.02.199418.03.1994-0%$0.0269

1993-+7.64%$0.106

Paid23.11.199317.12.1993-0%$0.0269

Paid25.08.199317.09.1993-0%$0.0269

Paid01.06.199318.06.1993-+7.5%$0.0269

Paid23.02.199319.03.1993-0%$0.025

1992-+8.28%$0.0981

Paid23.11.199218.12.1992-0%$0.025

Paid25.08.199218.09.1992-0%$0.025

Paid27.05.199219.06.1992-+8.11%$0.025

Paid25.02.199220.03.1992-0%$0.0231

1991-+9.02%$0.0906

Paid27.11.199118.12.1991-0%$0.0231

Paid28.08.199118.09.1991-0%$0.0231

Paid29.05.199118.06.1991-+8.82%$0.0231

Paid05.03.199121.03.1991-0%$0.0213

1990--15.03%$0.0831

Paid26.11.199018.12.1990-0%$0.0213

Paid27.08.199018.09.1990-0%$0.0213

Paid30.05.199018.06.1990-+9.68%$0.0213

Paid27.02.199019.03.1990-0%$0.0194

1989-+43.6%$0.0978

Paid24.11.198918.12.1989-0%$0.0194

Paid25.08.198918.09.1989-0%$0.0194

Paid24.05.198919.06.1989-+10.71%$0.0194

Paid22.02.198920.03.1989--21.17%$0.0175

Paid21.12.198817.01.1989-+26.86%$0.0222

1988-+3.81%$0.0681

Paid23.11.198815.12.1988-0%$0.0175

Paid22.08.198809.09.1988-0%$0.0175

Paid24.05.198809.06.1988-+12%$0.0175

Paid19.01.198805.02.1988-0%$0.0156

1987-+64.06%$0.0656

Paid20.10.198706.11.1987--21.88%$0.0156

Paid23.07.198707.08.1987-0%$0.02

Paid22.05.198705.06.1987-+100%$0.02

Paid26.01.198706.02.1987-0%$0.01

1986-0%$0.04

Paid29.10.198606.11.1986-0%$0.01

Paid25.07.198607.08.1986-0%$0.01

Paid30.05.198612.06.1986-0%$0.01

Paid24.01.198606.02.1986-0%$0.01

1985-0%$0.04

Paid24.10.198507.11.1985-0%$0.01

Paid25.07.198508.08.1985-0%$0.01

Paid04.06.198513.06.1985-0%$0.01

Paid24.01.198507.02.1985-0%$0.01

1984-0%$0.04

Paid25.10.198408.11.1984-0%$0.01

Paid26.07.198409.08.1984-0%$0.01

Paid25.05.198412.06.1984-0%$0.01

Paid26.01.198409.02.1984-0%$0.01

1983-0%$0.04

Paid27.10.198310.11.1983-0%$0.01

Paid19.07.198311.08.1983-0%$0.01

Paid27.05.198309.06.1983-0%$0.01

Paid26.01.198310.02.1983-0%$0.01

1982-+33.33%$0.04

Paid19.10.198204.11.1982-0%$0.01

Paid19.07.198206.08.1982-0%$0.01

Paid26.05.198207.06.1982-0%$0.01

Paid09.02.198202.03.1982-0%$0.01

1981--$0.03

Paid29.10.198117.11.1981-0%$0.01

Paid30.07.198117.08.1981-0%$0.01

Paid15.05.198103.06.1981--$0.01

Frequently asked questions

When does McDonald's pay dividends?

McDonald's's dividends are paid out in March, June, September, and December.

How often does McDonald's pay dividends?

On a quarterly basis.

What is the dividend yield of McDonald's?

The dividend yield is currently 3.00% and distributions have increased by 8.20% in the last 3 years.

When was McDonald's's last dividend payout date?

The last payment was made on 16.09.2026.

When do you have to have McDonald's in your portfolio to receive the last dividend?

If you had McDonald's in your securities account on 01.09.2026, you received the distribution.

How much was McDonald's's dividend in 2025?

McDonald's paid out a dividend of $7.17 in 2025.

How much was McDonald's's dividend in 2024?

McDonald's paid out a dividend of $6.78 in 2024.

When is the ex-dividend date for the next McDonald's's dividend?

To receive the next dividend, McDonald's must be booked in the securities account on 01.12.2026.

What is McDonald's's next dividend?

On 15.12.2026, $1.93 per share is to be paid out as a dividend.

Dividend growth

The dividend growth is **5.752%** based on the previous financial year. The average dividend growth over the last 5 years is **7.304%**.
1 Year	Moderate growth	5.752%
3 Year	Strong growth	8.202%
5 Year	Strong growth	7.304%
10 Year	Strong growth	7.621%

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