What is McDonald's's dividends paid?

McDonald's (MCD) reported dividends paid of $1.32B in Q1 2026.

How has McDonald's's dividends paid changed year-over-year?

McDonald's's dividends paid increased by 4.5% 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?

Total cash dividends paid to common stockholders, reflecting the company's capital return policy.

McDonald's MCD Dividends Paid

Dividends Paid at other companies

Wendy'sWEN

$26.65M-46.1%

StarbucksSBUX

$706.3M+1.9%

Yum! BrandsYUM

$207M+4.5%

Domino's PizzaDPZ

$1.46M+136%

Restaurant Brands InternationalQSR

$283M+8.0%

Yum China HoldingsYUMC

$102M+13.3%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$6.5B+9.4%

Gross profit$5.8B+9.5%

Operating income$3.0B+11.5%

Net income$2.0B+6.2%

EPS (diluted)$2.78+6.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.2B-5.5%

Total debt$54.9B+4.0%

Total equity-$1.3B+62.8%

Total assets$60.0B+6.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$2.4B-0.7%

CapEx$682.0M+23.8%

Free cash flow$1.7B-7.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$192.06B-2.4%

Enterprise value$245.77B-2.0%

P/E22.1×-1.3×

P/S7×-0.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin86.6%—

Operating margin46.3%+1.0pp

Net margin31.6%-0.1pp

FCF margin25.6%-0.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity45.4%—

Debt / equity6.5×—

Current ratio1.1×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by McDonald's in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock.

The official record: McDonald's’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is McDonald's's dividends paid?: McDonald's (MCD) reported dividends paid of $1.32B in Q1 2026.
How has McDonald's's dividends paid changed year-over-year?: McDonald's's dividends paid increased by 4.5% 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?: Total cash dividends paid to common stockholders, reflecting the company's capital return policy.