MCD dividend yield, history and ex-dates

McDonald's (MCD) dey pay quarterly dividend. For the latest declaration, MCD pay $1.86 per share, wey be annual rate of $7.44, giving dividend yield of about 2.91% when price recently dey $256.03. The latest ex-dividend date na Sep 1, 2026, and the next one na not yet declared. This page dey track MCD dividend, and exchange record dey refresh am every week.

WITH d AS (
    SELECT argMax(cash_amount, ex_dividend_date) AS latest,
           argMax(frequency, ex_dividend_date) AS freq,
           max(ex_dividend_date) AS last_ex,
           maxIf(ex_dividend_date, ex_dividend_date > today()) AS nxt
    FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
    WHERE ticker = 'MCD' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12) AND ex_dividend_date >= today() - 900
),
p AS (
    SELECT argMax(toFloat64(close), window_start) AS price
    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
    WHERE ticker = 'MCD' AND window_start >= now() - INTERVAL 8 DAY
)
SELECT round(d.latest, 3) AS latest_dividend,
       multiIf(d.freq = 12, 'monthly', d.freq = 4, 'quarterly', d.freq = 2, 'semi-annual', 'annual') AS frequency,
       round(d.latest * d.freq, 2) AS annual_dividend,
       round(p.price, 2) AS recent_price,
       round(d.latest * d.freq / p.price * 100, 2) AS dividend_yield_pct,
       formatDateTime(d.last_ex, '%b %e, %Y') AS last_ex_date,
       if(d.nxt > today(), formatDateTime(d.nxt, '%b %e, %Y'), 'not yet declared') AS next_ex_date
FROM d CROSS JOIN p

MCD dividend yield and payout

To collect dividend, you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date. MCD dividend yield above na the annual rate divided by recent price. E dey move opposite the share price, so yield figure only make sense beside the date wey dem measure am. The per-share amounts for here na cash dividends wey dem declare, no be special or one-time distributions.

MCD dividend history

Na these be the latest regular dividends wey MCD don pay, starting from the newest:

SELECT toDate(ex_dividend_date) AS date,
       round(cash_amount, 4) AS dividend_per_share
FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
WHERE ticker = 'MCD' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12) AND ex_dividend_date >= today() - 1100
ORDER BY ex_dividend_date DESC
LIMIT 10

The payment pattern show the schedule: quarterly payer dey send payment on that timetable, while the per-share amount dey increase, remain the same, or reduce over time.

MCD dividend growth by year

When you add all the regular dividends for each calendar year, the separate payments turn into growth picture.

SELECT toString(toYear(ex_dividend_date)) AS year,
       round(sum(cash_amount), 2) AS dividends_paid_per_share
FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
WHERE ticker = 'MCD' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12)
  AND ex_dividend_date >= toDate('2019-01-01') AND ex_dividend_date < toDate(concat(toString(toYear(today())), '-01-01'))
GROUP BY year
ORDER BY year

For 2019, MCD pay $4.73 per share throughout the year. By 2025, the annual total don reach $7.17. Rising line mean say company dey increase the payout every year. Flat line mean say dividend remain the same. Falling line mean say dem cut am. The year-by-year record na the most useful thing to check before you treat stock as income holding. Na this part of dividend wey screener single yield number dey hide.

MCD na good dividend stock?

Two numbers dey frame the question, and both dey this page: the yield (2.91%) and the direction of the annual payout above. Yield wey dey below broad-market average, together with payout wey dey rise steadily, na the profile of dividend-growth name. For this kind stock, the attraction na small payment today wey fit compound. High yield beside flat or falling payout na income-now profile. E mean say you need check more closely whether earnings fit cover the payment. MCD record above show which of the two profiles e resemble. Dividend history alone no fit show safety. Safety depend on earnings and free cash flow, no be on the pattern of past payments. So, stretched payout ratio fit come before cut wey the history never record yet.

When MCD ex-dividend date dey?

The ex-dividend date na the cutoff. If you buy MCD before that date, the upcoming dividend na your own. If you buy on the date, the dividend go to the seller. On the ex-date, the stock dey open lower by roughly the dividend amount because the cash dey leave the company. MCD latest ex-dividend date na Sep 1, 2026. The record date follow one business day later under T+1 settlement, and pay date come some weeks after. Upcoming ex-dates across the market dey for the ex-dividend calendar.

FAQ

McDonald's dey pay dividend?

Yes. MCD dey pay quarterly dividend. The latest one na $1.86 per share, wey annualize to about $7.44 per share.

Wetin be MCD dividend yield?

MCD dividend yield na about 2.91%. Dem calculate am by dividing the $7.44 annual dividend by recent price of $256.03. Yield dey rise when price dey fall, and vice versa. So, na snapshot e be, no be fixed number.

When MCD next ex-dividend date dey?

MCD latest ex-dividend date na Sep 1, 2026, and the next one na not yet declared. As quarterly payer, MCD dey set new ex-date on that schedule. Date go show as declared here once company announce am.

How much MCD dividend be?

The latest regular dividend na $1.86 per share. With quarterly payment schedule, e annualize to about $7.44 per share.

Every figure wey dey above na stored, inspectable query, and dem dey refresh am every week. Open the SQL under any panel to audit am, or pull any ticker dividend record for the Strasmore terminal.