McDonald's Corporation (MCD) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 177 recorded MCD dividend payments, running from May 10, 1976 to June 2, 2026 — 51 calendar years. Together those payments total $83.96 per share. MCD has most often paid quarterly.
MCD has increased its payment rate for 17 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the MCD payment rate compounded at +7.2% a year, and +7.6% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
Across 51 years of recorded history, MCD's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
MCD dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7.17 | 4 | $1.77 | +6.0% |
| 2024 | $6.78 | 4 | $1.67 | +9.9% |
| 2023 | $6.23 | 4 | $1.52 | +10.1% |
| 2022 | $5.66 | 4 | $1.38 | +7.0% |
| 2021 | $5.25 | 4 | $1.29 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | $5.04 | 4 | $1.25 | +7.8% |
| 2019 | $4.73 | 4 | $1.16 | +14.9% |
| 2018 | $4.19 | 4 | $1.01 | +7.4% |
| 2017 | $3.83 | 4 | $0.940 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | $3.61 | 4 | $0.890 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | $3.44 | 4 | $0.850 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | $3.28 | 4 | $0.810 | +5.2% |
| 2013 | $3.12 | 4 | $0.770 | +10.0% |
| 2012 | $2.87 | 4 | $0.700 | +14.8% |
| 2011 | $2.53 | 4 | $0.610 | +10.9% |
| 2010 | $2.26 | 4 | $0.550 | +10.0% |
| 2009 | $2.05 | 4 | $0.500 | +33.3% |
| 2008 | $1.63 | 4 | $0.375 | — |
| 2007 | $1.50 | 1 (timing) | $1.50 | +50.0% |
| 2006 | $1.00 | 1 (timing) | $1.00 | +49.3% |
| 2005 | $0.670 | 1 (timing) | $0.670 | +21.8% |
| 2004 | $0.550 | 1 (timing) | $0.550 | +37.5% |
| 2003 | $0.400 | 1 (timing) | $0.400 | +70.2% |
| 2002 | $0.235 | 1 (timing) | $0.235 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | $0.225 | 1 (timing) | $0.225 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | $0.215 | 1 (timing) | $0.215 | — |
| 1999 | $0.196 | 4 | $0.0490 | +8.9% |
| 1998 | $0.176 | 4 | $0.0450 | +9.8% |
| 1997 | $0.161 | 4 | $0.0410 | +9.3% |
| 1996 | $0.147 | 4 | $0.0375 | +10.3% |
| 1995 | $0.132 | 4 | $0.0340 | +13.3% |
| 1994 | $0.117 | 4 | $0.0300 | +12.1% |
| 1993 | $0.105 | 4 | $0.0267 | +7.0% |
| 1992 | $0.0988 | 4 | $0.0250 | +8.7% |
| 1991 | $0.0902 | 4 | $0.0230 | +8.2% |
| 1990 | $0.0830 | 4 | $0.0213 | +10.4% |
| 1989 | $0.0754 | 4 | $0.0192 | +10.0% |
| 1988 | $0.0700 | 4 | $0.0175 | +12.2% |
| 1987 | $0.0606 | 4 | $0.0156 | +18.9% |
| 1986 | $0.0492 | 4 | $0.0131 | +5.0% |
| 1985 | $0.0489 | 4 | $0.0125 | +16.4% |
| 1984 | $0.0421 | 4 | $0.0107 | +16.0% |
| 1983 | $0.0359 | 4 | $0.0093 | +25.0% |
| 1982 | $0.0291 | 4 | $0.0074 | +20.0% |
| 1981 | $0.0235 | 4 | $0.0062 | +25.0% |
| 1980 | $0.0183 | 4 | $0.0049 | +42.8% |
| 1979 | $0.0126 | 4 | $0.0035 | +55.6% |
| 1978 | $0.0079 | 4 | $0.0022 | +79.9% |
| 1977 | $0.0043 | 4 | $0.0012 | — |
| 1976 | $0.0019 | 3 (timing) | $0.0006 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than MCD's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent MCD dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| June 2, 2026 | $1.86 |
| March 3, 2026 | $1.86 |
| December 1, 2025 | $1.86 |
| September 2, 2025 | $1.77 |
| June 2, 2025 | $1.77 |
| March 3, 2025 | $1.77 |
| December 2, 2024 | $1.77 |
| September 3, 2024 | $1.67 |
| June 3, 2024 | $1.67 |
| February 29, 2024 | $1.67 |
| November 30, 2023 | $1.67 |
| August 31, 2023 | $1.52 |
| June 2, 2023 | $1.52 |
| February 28, 2023 | $1.52 |
| November 30, 2022 | $1.52 |
| August 31, 2022 | $1.38 |
| June 3, 2022 | $1.38 |
| February 28, 2022 | $1.38 |
| November 30, 2021 | $1.38 |
| August 31, 2021 | $1.29 |
| May 28, 2021 | $1.29 |
| February 26, 2021 | $1.29 |
| November 30, 2020 | $1.29 |
| August 31, 2020 | $1.25 |
| May 29, 2020 | $1.25 |
| February 28, 2020 | $1.25 |
| November 29, 2019 | $1.25 |
| August 30, 2019 | $1.16 |
| May 31, 2019 | $1.16 |
| February 28, 2019 | $1.16 |
| November 30, 2018 | $1.16 |
| August 31, 2018 | $1.01 |
| June 1, 2018 | $1.01 |
| February 28, 2018 | $1.01 |
| November 30, 2017 | $1.01 |
| August 30, 2017 | $0.940 |
| June 1, 2017 | $0.940 |
| February 27, 2017 | $0.940 |
| November 29, 2016 | $0.940 |
| August 30, 2016 | $0.890 |
| June 2, 2016 | $0.890 |
| February 26, 2016 | $0.890 |
| November 27, 2015 | $0.890 |
| August 28, 2015 | $0.850 |
| May 28, 2015 | $0.850 |
| February 26, 2015 | $0.850 |
| November 26, 2014 | $0.850 |
| August 28, 2014 | $0.810 |
| May 29, 2014 | $0.810 |
| February 27, 2014 | $0.810 |
| November 27, 2013 | $0.810 |
| August 29, 2013 | $0.770 |
| May 30, 2013 | $0.770 |
| February 27, 2013 | $0.770 |
| November 29, 2012 | $0.770 |
| August 30, 2012 | $0.700 |
| May 31, 2012 | $0.700 |
| February 28, 2012 | $0.700 |
| November 29, 2011 | $0.700 |
| August 30, 2011 | $0.610 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 177 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
MCD dividend history questions
How many dividends has MCD paid?
DivTrkr has 177 recorded MCD dividend payments between May 10, 1976 and June 2, 2026, totalling $83.96 per share across 51 calendar years.
Has MCD ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 51 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the MCD dividend growing?
The MCD payment rate compounded at +7.2% a year over the last five complete years and +7.6% a year over the last ten.
How often does MCD pay a dividend?
MCD has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current MCD dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track MCD free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.