McDonald's dividend 2026: Yield & history

Dividend yield TTM: 2.85%
€6.29/share
Dividend growth (CAGR 5Y): 7.49%
Next dividend: €1.60 on 09/16/2026

Historical dividends

In 2026, McDonald's has already paid €3.21 in dividends. The last payout was in June.

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Metric	Value
Price	€218.05
Yield	2.85%
Interval	Quarterly
CAGR 3Y	5.02%
CAGR 5Y	7.49%
CAGR 10Y	7.14%

All dividend data

So far in 2026, €3.21 per share has been distributed. The next dividend of €1.60 will be paid on 09/16/2026. In 2025, McDonald's distributed €6.22. The dividend yield is currently 2.85%, and distributions have increased by 5.02% over the last 3 years. McDonald's pays dividends quarterly in March, June, September, and December.

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Ex-dividend date	Payment date	Distribution	YoY	Yield
2026		€4.81	22.67%	1.46%
09/01/2026 A	09/16/2026	€1.60
06/02/2026	06/16/2026	€1.60
03/03/2026	03/17/2026	€1.61
2025		€6.22	0.64%	2.39%
12/01/2025	12/15/2025	€1.58
09/02/2025	09/16/2025	€1.49
06/02/2025	06/16/2025	€1.53
03/03/2025	03/17/2025	€1.62
2024		€6.26	8.30%	2.25%
12/02/2024	12/16/2024	€1.68
09/03/2024	09/17/2024	€1.50
06/03/2024	06/17/2024	€1.55
02/29/2024	03/15/2024	€1.53
2023		€5.78	7.43%	2.17%
11/30/2023	12/15/2023	€1.53
08/31/2023	09/18/2023	€1.42
06/02/2023	06/20/2023	€1.39
02/28/2023	03/15/2023	€1.44
2022		€5.38	20.90%	2.19%
11/30/2022	12/15/2022	€1.43
08/31/2022	09/16/2022	€1.38
06/03/2022	06/20/2022	€1.31
02/28/2022	03/15/2022	€1.26
2021		€4.45	2.53%	1.89%
11/30/2021	12/15/2021	€1.22
08/31/2021	09/15/2021	€1.09
05/28/2021	06/15/2021	€1.06
02/26/2021	03/15/2021	€1.08
2020		€4.34	2.84%	2.46%
11/30/2020	12/15/2020	€1.06
08/31/2020	09/15/2020	€1.06
05/29/2020	06/15/2020	€1.10
02/28/2020	03/16/2020	€1.12
2019		€4.22	18.21%	2.40%
11/29/2019	12/16/2019	€1.12
08/30/2019	09/17/2019	€1.05
05/31/2019	06/17/2019	€1.03
02/28/2019	03/15/2019	€1.02
2018		€3.57	5.93%	2.31%
11/30/2018	12/17/2018	€1.02
08/31/2018	09/18/2018	€0.86
06/01/2018	06/18/2018	€0.87
02/28/2018	03/15/2018	€0.82
2017		€3.37	2.43%	2.35%
11/30/2017	12/15/2017	€0.86
08/30/2017	09/18/2017	€0.79
06/01/2017	06/19/2017	€0.84
02/27/2017	03/15/2017	€0.88
2016		€3.29	5.79%	2.84%
11/29/2016	12/15/2016	€0.90
08/30/2016	09/16/2016	€0.80
06/02/2016	06/20/2016	€0.79
02/26/2016	03/15/2016	€0.80
2015		€3.11	24.90%	2.87%
11/27/2015	12/15/2015	€0.81
08/28/2015	09/16/2015	€0.75
05/28/2015	06/15/2015	€0.75
02/26/2015	03/16/2015	€0.80
2014		€2.49	6.41%	3.21%
11/26/2014	12/15/2014	€0.68
08/28/2014	09/16/2014	€0.63
05/29/2014	06/16/2014	€0.60
02/27/2014	03/17/2014	€0.58
2013		€2.34	5.88%	3.30%
11/27/2013	12/16/2013	€0.59
08/29/2013	09/17/2013	€0.58
05/30/2013	06/17/2013	€0.58
02/27/2013	03/15/2013	€0.59
2012		€2.21	19.46%	3.31%
11/29/2012	12/17/2012	€0.58
08/30/2012	09/18/2012	€0.54
05/31/2012	06/15/2012	€0.55
02/28/2012	03/15/2012	€0.54
2011		€1.85	6.94%	2.38%
11/29/2011	12/15/2011	€0.54
08/30/2011	09/16/2011	€0.44
05/27/2011	06/15/2011	€0.43
02/25/2011	03/15/2011	€0.44
2010		€1.73	18.49%	3.01%
11/29/2010	12/15/2010	€0.46
08/30/2010	09/16/2010	€0.42
05/27/2010	06/15/2010	€0.45
02/25/2010	03/15/2010	€0.40
2009		€1.46	31.53%	3.37%
11/27/2009	12/15/2009	€0.38
08/28/2009	09/15/2009	€0.34
06/04/2009	06/22/2009	€0.36
02/26/2009	03/16/2009	€0.38
2008		€1.11	8.82%	2.49%
11/26/2008	12/15/2008	€0.37
08/28/2008	09/16/2008	€0.26
06/05/2008	06/23/2008	€0.24
02/28/2008	03/17/2008	€0.24
2007		€1.02	36.00%	2.54%
11/13/2007	12/03/2007	€1.02
2006		€0.75	31.58%	2.23%
11/13/2006	12/01/2006	€0.75
2005		€0.57	39.02%	2.00%
11/10/2005	12/01/2005	€0.57
2004		€0.41	24.24%	1.75%
11/10/2004	12/01/2004	€0.41
2003		€0.33	37.50%	1.69%
11/12/2003	12/01/2003	€0.33
2002		€0.24	4.00%	1.54%
11/13/2002	12/02/2002	€0.24
2001		€0.25	0.00%	0.85%
11/13/2001	12/03/2001	€0.25
2000		€0.25	33.33%	0.68%
11/13/2000	12/01/2000	€0.25
1999		€0.19	20.42%	0.47%
11/29/1999	12/15/1999	€0.0485
08/30/1999	09/15/1999	€0.0469
05/27/1999	06/15/1999	€0.0468
03/11/1999	03/31/1999	€0.0453
1998		€0.16	8.28%	0.47%
11/25/1998	12/11/1998	€0.0379
08/27/1998	09/11/1998	€0.0388
05/28/1998	06/12/1998	€0.0412
02/25/1998	03/13/1998	€0.0378
1997		€0.14	22.59%	0.66%
11/26/1997	12/12/1997	€0.0371
08/27/1997	09/12/1997	€0.0373
05/29/1997	06/13/1997	€0.0367
02/26/1997	03/14/1997	€0.0327
1996		€0.12	15.23%	0.65%
11/27/1996	12/13/1996	€0.0302
08/28/1996	09/13/1996	€0.03
05/31/1996	06/14/1996	€0.0302
02/27/1996	03/15/1996	€0.0269
1995		€0.10	3.67%	0.58%
11/28/1995	12/15/1995	€0.0265
08/29/1995	09/15/1995	€0.0268
05/30/1995	06/16/1995	€0.0256
02/22/1995	03/17/1995	€0.0229
1994		€0.0982	8.51%	0.82%
11/23/1994	12/16/1994	€0.0247
08/25/1994	09/16/1994	€0.0244
06/01/1994	06/17/1994	€0.0255
02/22/1994	03/18/1994	€0.0236
1993		€0.0905	17.23%	0.71%
11/23/1993	12/17/1993	€0.0238
08/25/1993	09/17/1993	€0.0228
06/01/1993	06/18/1993	€0.0228
02/23/1993	03/19/1993	€0.0211
1992		€0.0772	4.04%	0.76%
11/23/1992	12/18/1992	€0.02
08/25/1992	09/18/1992	€0.0191
05/27/1992	06/19/1992	€0.0191
02/25/1992	03/20/1992	€0.019
1991		€0.0742	14.86%	1.04%
11/27/1991	12/18/1991	€0.0178
08/28/1991	09/18/1991	€0.019
05/29/1991	06/18/1991	€0.0204
03/05/1991	03/21/1991	€0.017
1990		€0.0646	0.00%	1.22%
11/26/1990	12/18/1990	€0.0153
08/27/1990	09/18/1990	€0.0159
05/30/1990	06/18/1990	€0.0173
02/27/1990	03/19/1990	€0.0161

Frequently asked questions

When does McDonald's pay dividends?

McDonald's pays dividends in September, December, March, and June.

How often does McDonald's pay dividends?

McDonald's pays dividends quarterly.

What percentage of dividends does McDonald's pay?

The dividend yield is currently 2.85%, and payouts have increased by 5.02% over the past 3 years.

When were the most recent dividend payment dates for McDonald's?

The most recent payment was made on 06/16/2026. Previous payments were made on: 03/17/2026, 12/15/2025, and 09/16/2025.

When did you need to hold McDonald's in your portfolio to receive the latest dividend?

If you held McDonald's in your portfolio on 06/02/2026, you received the payout.

How much was the dividend from McDonald's in 2025?

In 2025, McDonald's paid €6.22 in dividends.

How much was the dividend from McDonald's in 2024?

In 2024, McDonald's paid €6.26 in dividends.

When is the ex-dividend date for the next McDonald's dividend?

To receive the next dividend, McDonald's must be in your portfolio on 09/01/2026.

How much is the next dividend from McDonald's?

On 09/16/2026, €1.60 per share is expected to be paid as a dividend.

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