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McDonald's (BUE:MCD) Dividend Yield % : 1.98% (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is McDonald's Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-12-12), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of McDonald's is 1.98%.

The historical rank and industry rank for McDonald's's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

BUE:MCD' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.94   Med: 2.33   Max: 3.66
Current: 1.98

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of McDonald's was 3.66%. The lowest was 1.94%. And the median was 2.33%.

BUE:MCD's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
50% of 182 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 2.25 vs BUE:MCD: 1.98

McDonald's's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.01.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of McDonald's was 0.83. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.59.

As of today (2024-12-12), the Forward Dividend Yield % of McDonald's is 2.24%.

McDonald's's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was ARS66.14.

During the past 12 months, McDonald's's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of McDonald's was 41.80% per year. The lowest was 5.00% per year. And the median was 10.20% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.


McDonald's Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for McDonald's's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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McDonald's Dividend Yield % Chart

McDonald's Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.65 1.62 0.49 1.92 0.88

McDonald's Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Dividend Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.68 0.88 1.19 1.39 1.56

Competitive Comparison of McDonald's's Dividend Yield %

For the Restaurants subindustry, McDonald's's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


McDonald's's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, McDonald's's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where McDonald's's Dividend Yield % falls into.



McDonald's Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

McDonald's Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.0737502024-12-022024-12-022024-12-16Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:ARS 1010.000000
USD 0.0695832024-09-032024-09-032024-09-17Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:ARS 950.500000
USD 0.0695832024-06-032024-06-032024-06-17Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:ARS 895.500000
USD 0.0695832024-02-292024-03-012024-03-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:ARS 808.450012

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

McDonald's's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=259.192095185/13300.00
=1.95 %

Current Share Price is ARS13300.00.
McDonald's's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is ARS259.192095185.

McDonald's's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=297.95/13300.00
=2.24 %

Current Share Price is ARS13300.00.
McDonald's's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as ARS74.4875 * 4 = ARS297.95.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


McDonald's  (BUE:MCD) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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McDonald's Business Description

Address
110 North Carpenter Street, Chicago, IL, USA, 60607
McDonald's is the largest restaurant owner-operator in the world, with 2023 system sales of $130 billion across nearly than 42,000 stores and 115 markets. McDonald's pioneered the franchise model, building its footprint through partnerships with independent restaurant franchisees and master franchise partners around the globe. The firm earns roughly 60% of its revenue from franchise royalty fees and lease payments, with most of the remainder coming from company-operated stores across its three core segments: the United States, internationally operated markets, and international developmental/licensed markets.