MCDONALDS CORP (MCD) closed fiscal year 2025 with 711 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 7.17 USD per share.
MCDONALDS CORP (MCD) closed fiscal year 2025 with 711 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 7.17 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 4.60 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has shrunk by 38.0 %. The dividend per share was 7.17 USD, up 5.8 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 5.12 B USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 1,146M | 1,077M | 1,054M | 1,021M | 1,003M | 990M | 963M | 907M | 819M | 794M | 767M | 746M | 745M | 745M | 731M | 723M | 715M | 711M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shares issued (%) | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | -65.8M | -69.3M | -23.1M | -32.2M | -18.7M | -12.3M | -27.5M | -56.1M | -87.5M | -25.2M | -27.0M | -20.8M | -0.90M | -0.60M | -13.5M | -8.60M | -7.50M | -4.60M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | -5.74 % | -6.44 % | -2.19 % | -3.15 % | -1.86 % | -1.24 % | -2.86 % | -6.19 % | -10.68 % | -3.17 % | -3.52 % | -2.79 % | -0.12 % | -0.08 % | -1.85 % | -1.19 % | -1.05 % | -0.65 % |
| Net addition/reduction | -65.8M | -69.3M | -23.1M | -32.2M | -18.7M | -12.3M | -27.5M | -56.1M | -87.5M | -25.2M | -27.0M | -20.8M | -0.90M | -0.60M | -13.5M | -8.60M | -7.50M | -4.60M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | -5.74 % | -6.44 % | -2.19 % | -3.15 % | -1.86 % | -1.24 % | -2.86 % | -6.19 % | -10.68 % | -3.17 % | -3.52 % | -2.79 % | -0.12 % | -0.08 % | -1.85 % | -1.19 % | -1.05 % | -0.65 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 1.63 | 2.05 | 2.26 | 2.53 | 2.87 | 3.12 | 3.28 | 3.44 | 3.61 | 3.83 | 4.19 | 4.73 | 5.04 | 5.25 | 5.66 | 6.23 | 6.78 | 7.17 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 42.27 % | 49.12 % | 48.68 % | 47.42 % | 53.00 % | 55.76 % | 67.60 % | 71.32 % | 65.26 % | 59.50 % | 54.96 % | 59.45 % | 79.33 % | 51.94 % | 67.48 % | 53.52 % | 59.22 % | 59.73 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 1.82B | 2.24B | 2.41B | 2.61B | 2.90B | 3.11B | 3.22B | 3.23B | 3.06B | 3.09B | 3.26B | 3.58B | 3.75B | 3.92B | 4.17B | 4.53B | 4.87B | 5.12B |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 2.66 % | 3.22 % | 2.96 % | 2.54 % | 3.28 % | 3.22 % | 3.46 % | 2.90 % | 2.94 % | 2.21 % | 2.39 % | 2.39 % | 2.35 % | 1.96 % | 2.13 % | 2.11 % | 2.31 % | 2.31 % |
Figures in USD
