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MCD Dividend

McDonald's Corporation

NYSEConsumer CyclicalStockData as of
Dividend yield
3.15%
Annual dividend
$7.44
Payout ratio
0.59
Frequency
Quarterly
Share price
$236.50
Market cap
$168B

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: Pay date: Amount: $1.9300

You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.

Is MCD a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

  • Yield is above the market median3.15% against a median of 2.92% across US dividend payers.
  • Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.59 means roughly 59% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
  • No annual reduction on recordAcross 50 complete years of payment history, the total paid has never fallen year on year.
  • Raised for 49 consecutive yearsA long record of increases suggests both the cash generation to fund them and a management commitment to maintaining them. This figure is derived from payment history and is approximate.

MCD dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1976 to 2025.

1976198519942003201220212025
Peak $7.08 in 2025Typical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for MCD, most recent first.
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmountType
$1.8600Quarterly
$1.8600Quarterly
$1.8600Quarterly
$1.8600Quarterly
$1.7700Quarterly
$1.7700Quarterly
$1.7700Quarterly
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$1.6700Quarterly
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$1.5200Quarterly
$1.5200Quarterly
$1.5200Quarterly
$1.5200Quarterly
$1.3800Quarterly
$1.3800Quarterly
$1.3800Quarterly
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$1.2900Quarterly
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$1.2500Quarterly
$1.2500Quarterly
$1.2500Quarterly
$1.2500Quarterly
$1.1600Quarterly
$1.1600Quarterly
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$1.1600Quarterly
$1.0100Quarterly
$1.0100Quarterly
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$1.0100Quarterly
$0.9400Quarterly
$0.9400Quarterly
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$0.9400Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does MCD pay a dividend?
Yes. McDonald's Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.15% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $7.44 per share.
How much does MCD pay in dividends?
$7.44 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next MCD ex-dividend date?
The next ex-dividend date on record is December 1, 2026, with payment on December 15, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.