McDonalds Dividend

Q: What is the McDonalds Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average McDonalds dividend yield over the last 5 years is 2.30% and the average over the last 10 years is 2.40%. The payout ratio of McDonalds in relation to the last financial year is 60.00%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 57.82%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share (EPS ).

Q: Is the McDonalds dividend safe?

McDonalds has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 25 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 25 -times. The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 5.75% . The average McDonalds Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 7.30% . The average for the last 10 years is 7.62% .

$248.48

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NYSE, Sep 17, 04:11 pm EDT. Closed.

ISIN

US5801351017

Symbol

MCD

Reports

Quarter | Annual

Index

Dow Jones, NYSE Composite, S&P 500

Sector

Consumer Services

Industry

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

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McDonalds Dividend history 25 years & estimates 2026 to 2028

Dividend Analysis of the McDonalds Stock

Current dividend yield	8.11 %
Dividendenrendite 5 Jahre	5.06 %
Dividend Yield 10Y	3.68 %
Payout 3Y	4.36 %

When does McDonalds pay a dividend?

The McDonalds stock dividend is paid 4 times a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the McDonalds stock before the ex-dividend date. The Dividend Calendar shows that the last ex-day dates were March, June, September and December . Dividends from McDonalds are distributed via March, June, September and December.

Year	Dividend	Ex-day & Payday	Frequency
Fiscal Year	Dividend per Share	Ex-Day	Payday	Payment frequency
2026	$1.86 $1.86	Sep 01 2026 Sep 01 2026 Sep 16 2026 Sep 01 26 Sep 16 26	Sep 16 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$1.86 $1.86	Jun 02 2026 Jun 02 2026 Jun 16 2026 Jun 02 26 Jun 16 26	Jun 16 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$1.86 $1.86	Mar 03 2026 Mar 03 2026 Mar 17 2026 Mar 03 26 Mar 17 26	Mar 17 2026	quarterly quarterly
2025	$1.86 $1.86	Dec 01 2025 Dec 01 2025 Dec 15 2025 Dec 01 25 Dec 15 25	Dec 15 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$1.77 $1.77	Sep 02 2025 Sep 02 2025 Sep 16 2025 Sep 02 25 Sep 16 25	Sep 16 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$1.77 $1.77	Jun 02 2025 Jun 02 2025 Jun 16 2025 Jun 02 25 Jun 16 25	Jun 16 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$1.77 $1.77	Mar 03 2025 Mar 03 2025 Mar 17 2025 Mar 03 25 Mar 17 25	Mar 17 2025	quarterly quarterly
2024	$1.77 $1.77	Dec 02 2024 Dec 02 2024 Dec 16 2024 Dec 02 24 Dec 16 24	Dec 16 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$1.67 $1.67	Sep 03 2024 Sep 03 2024 Sep 17 2024 Sep 03 24 Sep 17 24	Sep 17 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$1.67 $1.67	Jun 03 2024 Jun 03 2024 Jun 17 2024 Jun 03 24 Jun 17 24	Jun 17 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$1.67 $1.67	Feb 29 2024 Feb 29 2024 Mar 15 2024 Feb 29 24 Mar 15 24	Mar 15 2024	quarterly quarterly
2023	$1.67 $1.67	Nov 30 2023 Nov 30 2023 Dec 15 2023 Nov 30 23 Dec 15 23	Dec 15 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$1.52 $1.52	Aug 31 2023 Aug 31 2023 Sep 18 2023 Aug 31 23 Sep 18 23	Sep 18 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$1.52 $1.52	Jun 02 2023 Jun 02 2023 Jun 20 2023 Jun 02 23 Jun 20 23	Jun 20 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$1.52 $1.52	Feb 28 2023 Feb 28 2023 Mar 15 2023 Feb 28 23 Mar 15 23	Mar 15 2023	quarterly quarterly
2022	$1.52 $1.52	Nov 30 2022 Nov 30 2022 Dec 15 2022 Nov 30 22 Dec 15 22	Dec 15 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$1.38 $1.38	Aug 31 2022 Aug 31 2022 Sep 16 2022 Aug 31 22 Sep 16 22	Sep 16 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$1.38 $1.38	Jun 03 2022 Jun 03 2022 Jun 20 2022 Jun 03 22 Jun 20 22	Jun 20 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$1.38 $1.38	Feb 28 2022 Feb 28 2022 Mar 15 2022 Feb 28 22 Mar 15 22	Mar 15 2022	quarterly quarterly
2021	$1.38 $1.38	Nov 30 2021 Nov 30 2021 Dec 15 2021 Nov 30 21 Dec 15 21	Dec 15 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$1.29 $1.29	Aug 31 2021 Aug 31 2021 Sep 15 2021 Aug 31 21 Sep 15 21	Sep 15 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$1.29 $1.29	May 28 2021 May 28 2021 Jun 15 2021 May 28 21 Jun 15 21	Jun 15 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$1.29 $1.29	Feb 26 2021 Feb 26 2021 Mar 15 2021 Feb 26 21 Mar 15 21	Mar 15 2021	quarterly quarterly
2020	$1.29 $1.29	Nov 30 2020 Nov 30 2020 Dec 15 2020 Nov 30 20 Dec 15 20	Dec 15 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$1.25 $1.25	Aug 31 2020 Aug 31 2020 Sep 15 2020 Aug 31 20 Sep 15 20	Sep 15 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$1.25 $1.25	May 29 2020 May 29 2020 Jun 15 2020 May 29 20 Jun 15 20	Jun 15 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$1.25 $1.25	Feb 28 2020 Feb 28 2020 Mar 16 2020 Feb 28 20 Mar 16 20	Mar 16 2020	quarterly quarterly
2019	$1.25 $1.25	Nov 29 2019 Nov 29 2019 Dec 16 2019 Nov 29 19 Dec 16 19	Dec 16 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$1.16 $1.16	Aug 30 2019 Aug 30 2019 Sep 17 2019 Aug 30 19 Sep 17 19	Sep 17 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$1.16 $1.16	May 31 2019 May 31 2019 Jun 17 2019 May 31 19 Jun 17 19	Jun 17 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$1.16 $1.16	Feb 28 2019 Feb 28 2019 Mar 15 2019 Feb 28 19 Mar 15 19	Mar 15 2019	quarterly quarterly
2018	$1.16 $1.16	Nov 30 2018 Nov 30 2018 Dec 17 2018 Nov 30 18 Dec 17 18	Dec 17 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$1.01 $1.01	Aug 31 2018 Aug 31 2018 Sep 18 2018 Aug 31 18 Sep 18 18	Sep 18 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$1.01 $1.01	Jun 01 2018 Jun 01 2018 Jun 18 2018 Jun 01 18 Jun 18 18	Jun 18 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$1.01 $1.01	Feb 28 2018 Feb 28 2018 Mar 15 2018 Feb 28 18 Mar 15 18	Mar 15 2018	quarterly quarterly
2017	$1.01 $1.01	Nov 30 2017 Nov 30 2017 Dec 15 2017 Nov 30 17 Dec 15 17	Dec 15 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.94 $0.94	Aug 30 2017 Aug 30 2017 Sep 18 2017 Aug 30 17 Sep 18 17	Sep 18 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.94 $0.94	Jun 01 2017 Jun 01 2017 Jun 19 2017 Jun 01 17 Jun 19 17	Jun 19 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.94 $0.94	Feb 27 2017 Feb 27 2017 Mar 15 2017 Feb 27 17 Mar 15 17	Mar 15 2017	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.94 $0.94	Nov 29 2016 Nov 29 2016 Dec 15 2016 Nov 29 16 Dec 15 16	Dec 15 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.89 $0.89	Aug 30 2016 Aug 30 2016 Sep 16 2016 Aug 30 16 Sep 16 16	Sep 16 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.89 $0.89	Jun 02 2016 Jun 02 2016 Jun 20 2016 Jun 02 16 Jun 20 16	Jun 20 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.89 $0.89	Feb 26 2016 Feb 26 2016 Mar 15 2016 Feb 26 16 Mar 15 16	Mar 15 2016	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.89 $0.89	Nov 27 2015 Nov 27 2015 Dec 15 2015 Nov 27 15 Dec 15 15	Dec 15 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.85 $0.85	Aug 28 2015 Aug 28 2015 Sep 16 2015 Aug 28 15 Sep 16 15	Sep 16 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.85 $0.85	May 28 2015 May 28 2015 Jun 15 2015 May 28 15 Jun 15 15	Jun 15 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.85 $0.85	Feb 26 2015 Feb 26 2015 Mar 16 2015 Feb 26 15 Mar 16 15	Mar 16 2015	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.85 $0.85	Nov 26 2014 Nov 26 2014 Dec 15 2014 Nov 26 14 Dec 15 14	Dec 15 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.81 $0.81	Aug 28 2014 Aug 28 2014 Sep 16 2014 Aug 28 14 Sep 16 14	Sep 16 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.81 $0.81	May 29 2014 May 29 2014 Jun 16 2014 May 29 14 Jun 16 14	Jun 16 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.81 $0.81	Feb 27 2014 Feb 27 2014 Mar 17 2014 Feb 27 14 Mar 17 14	Mar 17 2014	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.81 $0.81	Nov 27 2013 Nov 27 2013 Dec 16 2013 Nov 27 13 Dec 16 13	Dec 16 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.77 $0.77	Aug 29 2013 Aug 29 2013 Sep 17 2013 Aug 29 13 Sep 17 13	Sep 17 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.77 $0.77	May 30 2013 May 30 2013 Jun 17 2013 May 30 13 Jun 17 13	Jun 17 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.77 $0.77	Feb 27 2013 Feb 27 2013 Mar 15 2013 Feb 27 13 Mar 15 13	Mar 15 2013	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.77 $0.77	Nov 29 2012 Nov 29 2012 Dec 17 2012 Nov 29 12 Dec 17 12	Dec 17 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.7 $0.7	Aug 30 2012 Aug 30 2012 Sep 18 2012 Aug 30 12 Sep 18 12	Sep 18 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.7 $0.7	May 31 2012 May 31 2012 Jun 15 2012 May 31 12 Jun 15 12	Jun 15 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.7 $0.7	Feb 28 2012 Feb 28 2012 Mar 15 2012 Feb 28 12 Mar 15 12	Mar 15 2012	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.7 $0.7	Nov 29 2011 Nov 29 2011 Dec 15 2011 Nov 29 11 Dec 15 11	Dec 15 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.61 $0.61	Aug 30 2011 Aug 30 2011 Sep 16 2011 Aug 30 11 Sep 16 11	Sep 16 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.61 $0.61	May 27 2011 May 27 2011 Jun 15 2011 May 27 11 Jun 15 11	Jun 15 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.61 $0.61	Feb 25 2011 Feb 25 2011 Mar 15 2011 Feb 25 11 Mar 15 11	Mar 15 2011	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.61 $0.61	Nov 29 2010 Nov 29 2010 Dec 15 2010 Nov 29 10 Dec 15 10	Dec 15 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.55 $0.55	Aug 30 2010 Aug 30 2010 Sep 16 2010 Aug 30 10 Sep 16 10	Sep 16 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.55 $0.55	May 27 2010 May 27 2010 Jun 15 2010 May 27 10 Jun 15 10	Jun 15 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.55 $0.55	Feb 25 2010 Feb 25 2010 Mar 15 2010 Feb 25 10 Mar 15 10	Mar 15 2010	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.55 $0.55	Nov 27 2009 Nov 27 2009 Dec 15 2009 Nov 27 09 Dec 15 09	Dec 15 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.5 $0.5	Aug 28 2009 Aug 28 2009 Sep 15 2009 Aug 28 09 Sep 15 09	Sep 15 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.5 $0.5	Jun 04 2009 Jun 04 2009 Jun 22 2009 Jun 04 09 Jun 22 09	Jun 22 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.5 $0.5	Feb 26 2009 Feb 26 2009 Mar 16 2009 Feb 26 09 Mar 16 09	Mar 16 2009	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.5 $0.5	Nov 26 2008 Nov 26 2008 Dec 15 2008 Nov 26 08 Dec 15 08	Dec 15 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.375 $0.38	Aug 28 2008 Aug 28 2008 Sep 16 2008 Aug 28 08 Sep 16 08	Sep 16 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.375 $0.38	Jun 05 2008 Jun 05 2008 Jun 23 2008 Jun 05 08 Jun 23 08	Jun 23 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.375 $0.38	Feb 28 2008 Feb 28 2008 Mar 17 2008 Feb 28 08 Mar 17 08	Mar 17 2008	quarterly quarterly
2007	$1.5 $1.5	Nov 13 2007 Nov 13 2007 Dec 03 2007 Nov 13 07 Dec 03 07	Dec 03 2007	annual yearly
2006	$1 $1	Nov 13 2006 Nov 13 2006 Dec 01 2006 Nov 13 06 Dec 01 06	Dec 01 2006	annual yearly
2005	$0.67 $0.67	Nov 10 2005 Nov 10 2005 Dec 01 2005 Nov 10 05 Dec 01 05	Dec 01 2005	annual yearly
2004	$0.55 $0.55	Nov 10 2004 Nov 10 2004 Dec 01 2004 Nov 10 04 Dec 01 04	Dec 01 2004	annual yearly
2003	$0.4 $0.4	Nov 12 2003 Nov 12 2003 Dec 01 2003 Nov 12 03 Dec 01 03	Dec 01 2003	annual yearly
2002	$0.235 $0.24	Nov 13 2002 Nov 13 2002 Dec 02 2002 Nov 13 02 Dec 02 02	Dec 02 2002	annual yearly
2001	$0.225 $0.23	Nov 13 2001 Nov 13 2001 Dec 03 2001 Nov 13 01 Dec 03 01	Dec 03 2001	annual yearly

How much dividend does McDonalds pay?

McDonalds most recently paid a dividend of $1.86. McDonalds paid a Dividend of $7.17 Per Share in the financial year 2025. With a stock price of $248.56 at Sep 16 2026, the current dividend yield is 2.88% (calculation: $7.17 / $248.56 = 2.88%). No special dividend was paid.

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What is the McDonalds Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average McDonalds dividend yield over the last 5 years is 2.30% and the average over the last 10 years is 2.40%.

The payout ratio of McDonalds in relation to the last financial year is 60.00%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 57.82%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).

Metric	McDonalds
Current dividend yield	2.88%
Dividend Yield 5Y	2.30%
Dividend Yield 10Y	2.40%
Payout 1Y	60.00%
Payout 3Y	57.82%

Is the McDonalds dividend safe? Continuity & Dividend Growth

Is the McDonalds dividend safe?

McDonalds has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 25 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 25-times.

The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 5.75%. The average McDonalds Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 7.30%. The average for the last 10 years is 7.62%.

Metric	McDonalds
Increased	25 Years
Continuity	25 Years
Paid	25 Years
Growth 1Y	5.75%
Growth 5Y	7.30%
Growth 10Y	7.62%

Continuity

McDonalds has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 25 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 25-times.

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McDonalds Stock Forecast 2026

On the stock exchange, the McDonalds stock (ISIN: US5801351017) is not traded as a top scorer in September 2026 according to the dividend strategy.

The stock price of McDonalds -18.70% has fallen since the beginning of the year 2026. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the McDonalds stock price in real time at the top of the page.

McDonalds (symbol: MCD) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 20.13 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 6.35 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the McDonalds stock forecast 2026 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 19.06 according to P/E ratio and 6.17 according to P/S.

Metric	McDonalds
Dividend Score	??/15
Performance 2026	18.70%
P/E TTM	20.13
P/S TTM	6.35
P/E forward	19.06
P/S forward	6.17

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