McDonald’s Corporation
MCD#86 of 134 by buybacksNYSE · Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants · USA
mcdonalds.comBuybacks · TTM to Jun 2026$2.33Blatest four quarters
Buyback yield1.4%repurchases ÷ market cap
Dividends · TTM to Jun 2026$5.22Bdividend yield 3.1%
Shareholder yield4.5%buybacks + dividends ÷ market cap
Shares outstanding · 5 yr−5.1%714M shares (2026)
Buybacks ÷ free cash flow30%payout incl. dividends 97%
Fiscal-year detail
From the cash-flow statement as reported, in USD. Negative repurchases mean net share issuance.
| Fiscal year | Repurchases | Dividends | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025Dec 2025 | $2.06B | $5.12B | $7.19B |
| FY2024Dec 2024 | $2.82B | $4.87B | $6.67B |
| FY2023Dec 2023 | $3.05B | $4.53B | $7.25B |
| FY2022Dec 2022 | $3.90B | $4.17B | $5.49B |
| FY2021Dec 2021 | $846M | $3.92B | $7.10B |
| FY2020Dec 2020 | $908M | $3.75B | $4.62B |
| FY2019Dec 2019 | $4.98B | $3.58B | $5.73B |
Repurchases in FY2025 were −27.2% versus the prior year.
About McDonald’s Corporation
McDonald's Corporation owns, operates, and franchises restaurants under the McDonald's brand in the United States and internationally. It offers food and beverages, including hamburgers and cheeseburgers, various chicken sandwiches, fries, shakes, frozen desserts, sundaes, soft serve cones, cookies, pies, soft drinks, coffee, and other beverages; and full or limited breakfast, as well as sells various other products during limited-time promotions. The company owns and operates franchised restaurants under various s…
- Market cap
- $166B
- P/E (trailing)
- 19.2×
- Fiscal year end
- December
- ISIN
- US5801351017
- Reporting currency
- USD
- Data updated
- Oct 9, 2026