MCD McDonald's
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Consumer Cyclical · Retail-Eating Places
McDonald's (MCD) is a consumer cyclical company in the Retail-Eating Places industry, with a market capitalization of $187.6 billion. Shares last traded at $265.04, 22.4% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is down 12.4%. MCD trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.34, below the Retail-Eating Places median of 27.05. Net profit margin is 31.7%, above the peer median of 1.6%. Revenue grew 3.7% year over year. The shares yield 2.7% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
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Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-06-30. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
MCD Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $5.12B | $7.14 | 60% |
| 2024-12-31 | $4.87B | $6.75 | 59% |
| 2023-12-31 | $4.53B | $6.19 | 54% |
| 2022-12-31 | $4.17B | $5.62 | 67% |
| 2021-12-31 | $3.92B | $5.21 | 52% |
| 2020-12-31 | $3.75B | $5.00 | 79% |
| 2019-12-31 | $3.58B | $4.68 | 59% |
| 2018-12-31 | $3.26B | $4.14 | 55% |
| 2017-12-31 | $3.09B | $3.79 | 59% |
| 2016-12-31 | $3.06B | $3.55 | 65% |
| 2015-12-31 | $3.23B | $3.42 | 71% |
| 2014-12-31 | $3.22B | $3.26 | 68% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
MCD is a Dividend Aristocrat (25+ consecutive years of increases). Compare payers on the highest-dividend-yield screener.
Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $3.32 | 2026-08-07 |
| Q1 2026 | $2.78 | 2026-05-07 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | $3.03 | 2026-02-24 |
| FY 2025 | $11.95 | 2026-02-24 |
| Q3 2025 | $3.18 | 2025-11-05 |
| Q2 2025 | $3.14 | 2025-08-06 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Retail-Eating Places peers
MCD vs 14 industry peers (Retail-Eating Places), by market cap. Data as of close
| MCD | McDonald's | $187.6B | 21.34 | 6.77 | 31.7% | +2.70% |
| YUM | Yum! Brands | $43.0B | 19.39 | 4.93 | 25.4% | +1.42% |
| CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill | $41.6B | 30.18 | 3.27 | 10.8% | +3.09% |
| QSR | Restaurant Brands International Inc. | $26.0B | 13.21 | 2.66 | 20.1% | +3.08% |
| DRI | Darden Restaurants | $25.2B | 21.33 | 1.89 | 8.8% | +1.29% |
| YUMC | Yum China Holdings, Inc. | $16.1B | 16.53 | 1.30 | 7.8% | +2.80% |
| ARMK | Aramark | $14.3B | 37.34 | 0.72 | 1.9% | +0.53% |
| TXRH | Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | $12.3B | 29.10 | 1.97 | 6.8% | +2.50% |
| EAT | Brinker International, Inc | $8.8B | 17.57 | 1.48 | 8.4% | -0.15% |
| CAVA | Cava Group, Inc. | $7.2B | 109.29 | 5.27 | 4.8% | +5.54% |
| CAKE | Cheesecake Factory Inc | $5.6B | 27.05 | 1.41 | 5.2% | +0.19% |
| WING | Wingstop Inc. | $4.4B | 37.67 | 6.04 | 16.0% | +8.84% |
| JMKE | Jersey Mike's Subs Inc. | $4.4B | — | — | — | +2.84% |
| CBRL | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc | $1.6B | 49.24 | 0.47 | 1.0% | -0.26% |
🇨🇦 McDonald's also trades on Cboe Canada as a CAD-hedged Canadian Depositary Receipt (CDR) under MCDS / ZMCD. A CDR represents the same underlying MCD shares in Canadian dollars with the currency exposure hedged; this page tracks the US-listed shares.
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.