MCD McDonald's Corporation
Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
274.15
+0.16%
About the company
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 structures, including conventional franchise, developmental license, or affiliate. McDonald's Corporation was founded in 1940 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
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Dividend deep dive
McDonald's Corporation (MCD) operates in the Restaurants industry within the Consumer Cyclical sector. The company's current dividend yield is 2.78%, which is above its 5-year historical average of 2.24% and higher than its 5-year high of 2.36%. The dividend safety status is rated "safe," and McDonald's is classified as a Dividend Contender, having increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years. The company has a market capitalization of $195.17 billion USD.
Dividend history
McDonald's Corporation has a dividend increase streak of 17 years, categorizing it as a Dividend Contender. The 3-year dividend Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) is 8.65%, while the 5-year CAGR stands at 7.20%. The company distributes dividends quarterly. Annual dividends per share have been: $3.24 (2014), $3.40 (2015), $3.56 (2016), $3.76 (2017), $4.04 (2018), $4.64 (2019), $5.00 (2020), $5.16 (2021), $5.52 (2022), $6.08 (2023), $6.68 (2024), and projected $7.08 (2025).
Dividend safety
The dividend payout ratio for McDonald's Corporation is 61.29% based on its earnings per share of $12.14 USD and dividend of $7.44 USD. The company holds $1.17 billion USD in total cash against $54.90 billion USD in total debt.
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