Financing
Dividends Paid
McDonald's Dividends Paid increased by 4.8% to $1.32B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4.3%, from $1.27B to $1.32B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Dividends Paid shows an upward trend with a 6.9% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
Steady or increasing dividends signal management's confidence in long-term earnings stability and cash generation.
Detailed definition
The total amount of cash distributed to shareholders as a return on their investment. This reflects the company's commit...
Peer comparison
Mature, blue-chip companies tend to have higher and more stable dividend payments compared to high-growth tech peers.
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cf_dividends_paidHistorical Data
19 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $963.30M | $963.90M | $1.03B | $1.03B | $1.02B | $1.01B | $1.11B | $1.11B | $1.11B | $1.11B | $1.21B | $1.21B | $1.20B | $1.20B | $1.27B | $1.27B | $1.27B | $1.26B | $1.32B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.1% | +6.8% | -0.4% | -0.8% | -0.2% | +9.5% | -0.0% | -0.2% | -0.3% | +9.3% | -0.1% | -0.6% | -0.2% | +5.9% | -0.2% | -0.1% | -0.2% | +4.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +5.6% | +5.3% | +8.0% | +8.4% | +9.0% | +8.9% | +8.7% | +8.5% | +8.1% | +8.3% | +5.0% | +5.0% | +5.5% | +5.4% | +4.3% |
Range$963.30M – $1.32B
CAGR+7.3%
Avg YoY Growth+6.9%
Median YoY Growth+8.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is McDonald's's dividends paid?
- McDonald's (MCD) reported dividends paid of $1.32B in Q4 2025.
- How has McDonald's's dividends paid changed year-over-year?
- McDonald's's dividends paid increased by 4.3% year-over-year, from $1.27B to $1.32B.
- What is the long-term trend for McDonald's's dividends paid?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), McDonald's's dividends paid has grown at a 6.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.92B to $5.12B.
- What does dividends paid mean?
- The total cash payments made to stockholders as their share of the company's profits.