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Dividends Paid for McDonald's (MCD)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$5.17B

YoY change

+5.0%

5Y CAGR

+6.4%

Peak year (2025)

$5.12B

Dividends Paid history chart for McDonald's (MCD) from 1989 to 2025

Latest: $5.12B

Dividends Paid growth chart for McDonald's (MCD) from 1989 to 2025

Latest: +5.0%

Dividends Paid history table for McDonald's (MCD) from 1989 to 2025

  • 2025$5.12B+5.0%
  • 2024$4.87B+7.4%
  • 2023$4.53B+8.7%
  • 2022$4.17B+6.4%
  • 2021$3.92B+4.4%
  • 2020$3.75B+4.8%
  • 2019$3.58B+10.0%
  • 2018$3.26B+5.4%
  • 2017$3.09B+1.0%
  • 2016$3.06B-5.3%
  • 2015$3.23B+0.4%
  • 2014$3.22B+3.3%
  • 2013$3.11B+7.5%
  • 2012$2.90B+11.0%
  • 2011$2.61B+8.4%
  • 2010$2.41B+7.7%
  • 2009$2.24B+22.6%
  • 2008$1.82B+3.3%
  • 2007$1.77B+45.1%
  • 2006$1.22B+44.5%
  • 2005$842.00M+21.2%
  • 2004$695.00M+38.0%
  • 2003$503.50M+69.3%
  • 2002$297.40M+3.4%
  • 2001$287.70M+2.5%
  • 2000$280.70M+6.0%
  • 1999$264.70M+10.1%
  • 1998$240.50M-2.9%
  • 1997$247.70M+6.8%
  • 1996$232.00M+2.4%
  • 1995$226.50M+5.0%
  • 1994$215.70M+7.2%
  • 1993$201.20M+25.4%
  • 1992$160.50M+8.2%
  • 1991$148.30M+11.3%
  • 1990$133.30M+15.9%
  • 1989$115.00M—

Dividends Paid values are taken from McDonald's's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Dividends Paid at McDonald's (MCD)

Dividends Paid for McDonald's (MCD): headline value $5.17B · YoY +5.0%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

As of the 2025 fiscal year, McDonald's (MCD) reported dividends paid of $5.12B – grew 5.0% year-over-year.

Across 2020–2025 (5 years), McDonald's dividends paid produced a CAGR of +6.4% – sustaining 9 straight years of year-over-year growth.

2025 marks the peak dividends paid at $5.12B, with the historical low of $115.00M recorded in 1989.

McDonald's Dividends Paid by Year

McDonald's Dividends Paid 2025: $5.12B

McDonald's dividends paid in 2025 was $5.12B, grew 5.0% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

McDonald's Dividends Paid 2024: $4.87B

2024's dividends paid for McDonald's came in at $4.87B, grew 7.4% from 2023.

McDonald's Dividends Paid 2023: $4.53B

McDonald's posted dividends paid of $4.53B in 2023, grew 8.7% from 2022.

McDonald's Dividends Paid 2022: $4.17B

In 2022, McDonald's reported dividends paid of $4.17B, grew 6.4% from 2021.

McDonald's Dividends Paid 2021: $3.92B

McDonald's dividends paid in 2021 was $3.92B.

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