McDonald's (MCD) Historical Monthly & Quarterly Returns
Dividend-adjusted returns by month and quarter. Compare performance across years.
McDonald's
MCD
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +3.1% | +8.3% | 8.4% | 6.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 0.4% | +6.8% | +1.9% | +2.3% | 1.8% | 6.4% | +2.7% | +4.5% | 2.5% | 1.8% | +4.5% | 1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +0.4% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 5.2% | 0.9% | +4.1% | +8.8% | +6.1% | 4.1% | +1.3% | 1.5% |
| 2023 | +1.5% | 0.7% | +5.9% | +5.8% | 3.6% | +5.2% | 1.7% | 3.6% | 6.3% | 0.5% | +8.1% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | 5.1% | +1.0% | +0.8% | +1.2% | 1.6% | +6.7% | 3.7% | 8.5% | +18.2% | +0.6% | 3.4% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | 0.2% | +8.7% | +5.3% | 0.4% | 1.2% | +5.1% | 1.6% | +1.5% | +1.8% | +0.2% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | +8.3% | 8.7% | 14.8% | +13.4% | +0.0% | 1.0% | +5.3% | +10.6% | +2.8% | 3.0% | +2.7% | 1.3% |
| 2019 | +0.7% | +3.5% | +3.3% | +4.0% | +0.9% | +4.7% | +1.5% | +4.0% | 1.5% | 8.4% | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | 7.2% | 0.9% | +7.1% | 4.4% | 1.5% | +0.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% | +5.7% | +7.2% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | +0.7% | +4.1% | +1.5% | +8.0% | +8.5% | +1.5% | +1.3% | +3.7% | 2.1% | +6.5% | +3.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | +4.8% | 4.6% | +7.2% | +0.6% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 2.4% | +6.8% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +7.9% | 1.5% | 0.9% | +0.2% | 0.9% | +5.0% | 4.0% | +3.7% | +13.9% | +2.5% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +1.9% | +3.0% | +3.4% | +0.9% | 0.7% | 6.1% | 0.0% | +1.2% | 1.1% | +4.2% | 3.2% |
| 2013 | +8.0% | +1.4% | +4.0% | +2.5% | 4.7% | +2.5% | 0.9% | 3.0% | +2.0% | +0.3% | +1.7% | 0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +0.9% | 1.2% | 0.7% | 7.6% | 0.9% | +0.9% | +0.9% | +2.5% | 5.4% | +1.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +3.6% | +0.5% | +2.9% | +4.9% | +3.4% | +2.6% | +5.3% | 2.9% | +5.7% | +3.7% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | +0.0% | +3.1% | +4.5% | +5.8% | 4.5% | 1.5% | +5.9% | +5.6% | +2.0% | +4.4% | +1.5% | 1.9% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | 9.1% | +4.4% | 2.4% | +10.7% | 1.7% | 4.2% | +3.1% | +1.5% | +2.7% | +8.9% | 1.3% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +1.7% | +3.1% | +6.8% | 0.4% | 4.6% | +6.4% | +4.3% | 0.5% | 6.1% | +2.3% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | +0.0% | 1.5% | +3.1% | +7.2% | +4.7% | +0.4% | 5.7% | +2.9% | +10.6% | +9.7% | +0.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | +3.8% | 0.3% | 1.6% | +0.6% | 4.1% | +1.3% | +5.4% | +1.4% | +9.0% | +7.2% | +2.6% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | +1.0% | +2.1% | 5.9% | 5.9% | +5.6% | 10.3% | +12.3% | +4.1% | +3.2% | 5.6% | +9.3% | 0.4% |
| 2004 | +3.6% | +9.9% | +1.0% | 4.7% | 3.0% | 1.5% | +5.7% | 1.8% | +3.7% | +4.0% | +7.4% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | 4.5% | +6.3% | +18.2% | +9.5% | +17.9% | +4.3% | 2.5% | +5.0% | +6.2% | +4.1% | 3.1% |
| 2002 | +2.7% | 4.0% | +6.3% | +2.3% | +5.4% | 4.9% | 13.0% | 4.0% | 25.6% | +2.5% | +3.6% | 13.1% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | +0.1% | 9.7% | +3.6% | +10.0% | 10.6% | +7.7% | +3.1% | 9.6% | 3.9% | +3.9% | 1.4% |
| 2000 | 7.3% | 15.4% | +18.2% | +1.8% | 5.9% | 8.0% | 4.4% | 5.1% | +1.0% | +2.7% | +3.5% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | +2.6% | +7.9% | +6.7% | 6.5% | 9.0% | +6.8% | +1.3% | 0.6% | +4.5% | 4.6% | +9.5% | 10.7% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | +16.0% | +9.9% | +3.2% | +6.2% | +5.1% | 3.1% | 15.5% | +5.8% | +12.4% | +4.6% | +9.6% |
| 1997 | +0.3% | 4.8% | +9.3% | +13.2% | 5.9% | 3.9% | +11.3% | 11.8% | +0.6% | 5.9% | +8.4% | 1.5% |
| 1996 | +11.4% | 0.4% | 4.0% | 0.2% | +0.6% | 2.8% | 0.8% | +0.2% | +2.1% | 6.1% | +5.2% | 2.9% |
| 1995 | +11.5% | +2.1% | +2.7% | +2.5% | +8.5% | +3.3% | 1.3% | 5.3% | +4.9% | +7.2% | +8.9% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | +6.6% | +0.0% | 6.3% | +5.5% | +3.4% | 6.7% | 6.1% | +4.5% | 6.6% | +9.4% | 1.5% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +4.2% | +4.5% | 9.1% | +3.4% | 1.1% | +5.0% | +4.6% | 3.5% | +11.2% | +1.9% | 2.8% |
| 1992 | +14.7% | 6.8% | 1.6% | +11.2% | +5.9% | 1.9% | 4.7% | 2.7% | +4.3% | +3.4% | +7.1% | 0.5% |
| 1991 | 2.2% | +11.0% | +10.2% | 3.5% | +4.5% | 6.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | +7.4% | 0.7% | 3.0% | +13.0% |
| 1990 | 5.4% | 3.2% | +0.8% | 4.9% | +15.1% | +2.6% | 11.8% | 10.9% | 6.7% | 3.1% | +11.9% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | +7.8% | 2.5% | +1.6% | +7.3% | +8.3% | 1.9% | +6.4% | 6.8% | +2.8% | +4.1% | +6.6% | +5.0% |
| 1988 | +3.0% | +5.2% | 8.4% | 1.1% | +2.7% | +4.9% | 2.5% | 3.0% | +9.1% | +0.3% | 1.4% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | +14.6% | +9.5% | +4.0% | +1.0% | 1.3% | +1.0% | +5.1% | +4.8% | 7.2% | 15.5% | 9.6% | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | +11.5% | +7.7% | +3.6% | +3.1% | +6.7% | 12.2% | 2.0% | 9.8% | +11.7% | +0.4% | 3.6% |
| 1985 | +10.5% | +5.4% | 1.3% | +2.6% | +9.6% | +2.9% | 3.4% | 1.8% | +0.0% | +3.6% | +11.5% | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 4.2% | 4.4% | +6.5% | 1.7% | 6.2% | +9.4% | +6.0% | +5.7% | 0.8% | +4.7% | 2.2% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | +11.6% | +4.5% | +0.9% | 9.5% | +4.8% | 6.4% | 1.9% | +6.9% | +7.4% | +2.6% | 0.8% |
| 1982 | 2.5% | 6.0% | +12.9% | 0.6% | 1.4% | +9.3% | +2.7% | +11.6% | 1.0% | +11.9% | +1.0% | 1.0% |
| 1981 | +10.0% | +11.8% | +5.4% | +2.6% | +5.5% | 4.2% | 5.2% | 6.0% | +7.7% | +13.5% | 3.5% | 3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | 6.2% | +3.0% | +2.9% | +10.5% | +3.0% | 3.0% | +2.6% | +0.8% | 8.0% | +3.7% | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 3.5% | 9.7% | +5.0% | +4.8% | +2.2% | +0.9% | +6.6% | +6.7% | 3.9% | 11.2% | 2.8% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 11.8% | 1.7% | +2.7% | +11.5% | +5.7% | 2.3% | +4.0% | +2.2% | 8.7% | 7.0% | 0.9% | 1.7% |
| 1977 | 14.4% | 2.6% | 10.8% | +0.3% | +1.1% | +14.7% | +1.9% | +6.0% | +0.0% | 4.8% | +7.7% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | +6.9% | +0.6% | +1.9% | 3.8% | 9.2% | +4.3% | 2.7% | 3.6% | +0.7% | 3.6% | +3.8% | 2.9% |
| 1975 | +16.6% | +19.4% | +7.9% | +22.9% | 0.7% | +6.0% | 14.9% | 3.3% | 0.9% | +13.0% | +10.0% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 6.4% | 1.5% | +0.0% | +1.5% | +2.3% | 12.6% | 20.5% | 7.9% | 29.6% | +43.1% | 3.9% | 13.3% |
| 1973 | 5.3% | 11.2% | +4.4% | 10.9% | +6.8% | 10.2% | +13.5% | +1.3% | +6.8% | +0.0% | 28.3% | +13.7% |
| 1972 | +9.1% | +8.8% | +7.2% | +10.1% | +10.7% | +0.7% | 2.1% | 0.7% | 2.1% | +13.7% | +3.2% | +15.3% |
| 1971 | +10.0% | +8.8% | +23.4% | +9.5% | +5.3% | +13.4% | 9.6% | +8.8% | +5.1% | +0.8% | +7.6% | +13.1% |
| 1970 | 11.4% | +19.5% | 10.2% | 9.9% | 11.0% | +2.7% | +8.6% | 2.1% | +21.1% | 0.9% | +1.8% | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 4.5% | 9.9% | +6.1% | +10.0% | +5.2% | 10.5% | 5.7% | +17.0% | +3.3% | +14.7% | +7.8% | 0.9% |
| 1968 | 77.4% | 6.4% | +11.3% | +27.1% | +11.6% | 5.6% | 1.1% | +0.5% | +11.6% | 2.3% | +1.7% | +7.7% |
| 1967 | +21.2% | +11.0% | +13.2% | +14.8% | 1.0% | +12.0% | +16.7% | 7.6% | +11.0% | +12.2% | +4.4% | +12.4% |
| 1966 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.9% | 20.3% | 10.6% | 4.8% | +1.9% | +38.6% |
| Avg | 0.4% | +1.4% | +2.8% | +3.2% | +1.6% | +0.4% | +0.1% | 0.0% | +0.4% | +2.8% | +2.9% | +2.3% |
| Median | 0.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% | +2.5% | +1.2% | 0.7% | +0.7% | 0.1% | +1.3% | +2.2% | +3.3% | +0.8% |
| Win % | 47% | 53% | 72% | 70% | 59% | 47% | 52% | 48% | 58% | 57% | 82% | 57% |
2026
Jan+3.1%
Feb+8.3%
Mar8.4%
Apr6.7%
May—
Jun—
Jul—
Aug—
Sep—
Oct—
Nov—
Dec—
2025
Jan0.4%
Feb+6.8%
Mar+1.9%
Apr+2.3%
May1.8%
Jun6.4%
Jul+2.7%
Aug+4.5%
Sep2.5%
Oct1.8%
Nov+4.5%
Dec1.4%
2024
Jan1.3%
Feb+0.4%
Mar3.5%
Apr3.2%
May5.2%
Jun0.9%
Jul+4.1%
Aug+8.8%
Sep+6.1%
Oct4.1%
Nov+1.3%
Dec1.5%
2023
Jan+1.5%
Feb0.7%
Mar+5.9%
Apr+5.8%
May3.6%
Jun+5.2%
Jul1.7%
Aug3.6%
Sep6.3%
Oct0.5%
Nov+8.1%
Dec+5.2%
2022
Jan3.2%
Feb5.1%
Mar+1.0%
Apr+0.8%
May+1.2%
Jun1.6%
Jul+6.7%
Aug3.7%
Sep8.5%
Oct+18.2%
Nov+0.6%
Dec3.4%
2021
Jan3.1%
Feb0.2%
Mar+8.7%
Apr+5.3%
May0.4%
Jun1.2%
Jul+5.1%
Aug1.6%
Sep+1.5%
Oct+1.8%
Nov+0.2%
Dec+9.6%
2020
Jan+8.3%
Feb8.7%
Mar14.8%
Apr+13.4%
May+0.0%
Jun1.0%
Jul+5.3%
Aug+10.6%
Sep+2.8%
Oct3.0%
Nov+2.7%
Dec1.3%
2019
Jan+0.7%
Feb+3.5%
Mar+3.3%
Apr+4.0%
May+0.9%
Jun+4.7%
Jul+1.5%
Aug+4.0%
Sep1.5%
Oct8.4%
Nov0.5%
Dec+1.6%
2018
Jan0.6%
Feb7.2%
Mar0.9%
Apr+7.1%
May4.4%
Jun1.5%
Jul+0.5%
Aug+3.6%
Sep+3.1%
Oct+5.7%
Nov+7.2%
Dec5.8%
2017
Jan+0.7%
Feb+4.1%
Mar+1.5%
Apr+8.0%
May+8.5%
Jun+1.5%
Jul+1.3%
Aug+3.7%
Sep2.1%
Oct+6.5%
Nov+3.6%
Dec+0.1%
2016
Jan+4.8%
Feb4.6%
Mar+7.2%
Apr+0.6%
May3.5%
Jun0.7%
Jul2.2%
Aug0.9%
Sep0.3%
Oct2.4%
Nov+6.8%
Dec+2.1%
2015
Jan1.3%
Feb+7.9%
Mar1.5%
Apr0.9%
May+0.2%
Jun0.9%
Jul+5.0%
Aug4.0%
Sep+3.7%
Oct+13.9%
Nov+2.5%
Dec+3.5%
2014
Jan2.9%
Feb+1.9%
Mar+3.0%
Apr+3.4%
May+0.9%
Jun0.7%
Jul6.1%
Aug0.0%
Sep+1.2%
Oct1.1%
Nov+4.2%
Dec3.2%
2013
Jan+8.0%
Feb+1.4%
Mar+4.0%
Apr+2.5%
May4.7%
Jun+2.5%
Jul0.9%
Aug3.0%
Sep+2.0%
Oct+0.3%
Nov+1.7%
Dec0.3%
2012
Jan1.3%
Feb+0.9%
Mar1.2%
Apr0.7%
May7.6%
Jun0.9%
Jul+0.9%
Aug+0.9%
Sep+2.5%
Oct5.4%
Nov+1.2%
Dec+1.3%
2011
Jan4.0%
Feb+3.6%
Mar+0.5%
Apr+2.9%
May+4.9%
Jun+3.4%
Jul+2.6%
Aug+5.3%
Sep2.9%
Oct+5.7%
Nov+3.7%
Dec+5.0%
2010
Jan+0.0%
Feb+3.1%
Mar+4.5%
Apr+5.8%
May4.5%
Jun1.5%
Jul+5.9%
Aug+5.6%
Sep+2.0%
Oct+4.4%
Nov+1.5%
Dec1.9%
2009
Jan6.7%
Feb9.1%
Mar+4.4%
Apr2.4%
May+10.7%
Jun1.7%
Jul4.2%
Aug+3.1%
Sep+1.5%
Oct+2.7%
Nov+8.9%
Dec1.3%
2008
Jan9.1%
Feb+1.7%
Mar+3.1%
Apr+6.8%
May0.4%
Jun4.6%
Jul+6.4%
Aug+4.3%
Sep0.5%
Oct6.1%
Nov+2.3%
Dec+5.9%
2007
Jan+0.0%
Feb1.5%
Mar+3.1%
Apr+7.2%
May+4.7%
Jun+0.4%
Jul5.7%
Aug+2.9%
Sep+10.6%
Oct+9.7%
Nov+0.4%
Dec+0.8%
2006
Jan+3.8%
Feb0.3%
Mar1.6%
Apr+0.6%
May4.1%
Jun+1.3%
Jul+5.4%
Aug+1.4%
Sep+9.0%
Oct+7.2%
Nov+2.6%
Dec+5.6%
2005
Jan+1.0%
Feb+2.1%
Mar5.9%
Apr5.9%
May+5.6%
Jun10.3%
Jul+12.3%
Aug+4.1%
Sep+3.2%
Oct5.6%
Nov+9.3%
Dec0.4%
2004
Jan+3.6%
Feb+9.9%
Mar+1.0%
Apr4.7%
May3.0%
Jun1.5%
Jul+5.7%
Aug1.8%
Sep+3.7%
Oct+4.0%
Nov+7.4%
Dec+4.3%
2003
Jan11.4%
Feb4.5%
Mar+6.3%
Apr+18.2%
May+9.5%
Jun+17.9%
Jul+4.3%
Aug2.5%
Sep+5.0%
Oct+6.2%
Nov+4.1%
Dec3.1%
2002
Jan+2.7%
Feb4.0%
Mar+6.3%
Apr+2.3%
May+5.4%
Jun4.9%
Jul13.0%
Aug4.0%
Sep25.6%
Oct+2.5%
Nov+3.6%
Dec13.1%
2001
Jan13.7%
Feb+0.1%
Mar9.7%
Apr+3.6%
May+10.0%
Jun10.6%
Jul+7.7%
Aug+3.1%
Sep9.6%
Oct3.9%
Nov+3.9%
Dec1.4%
2000
Jan7.3%
Feb15.4%
Mar+18.2%
Apr+1.8%
May5.9%
Jun8.0%
Jul4.4%
Aug5.1%
Sep+1.0%
Oct+2.7%
Nov+3.5%
Dec+6.7%
1999
Jan+2.6%
Feb+7.9%
Mar+6.7%
Apr6.5%
May9.0%
Jun+6.8%
Jul+1.3%
Aug0.6%
Sep+4.5%
Oct4.6%
Nov+9.5%
Dec10.7%
1998
Jan1.4%
Feb+16.0%
Mar+9.9%
Apr+3.2%
May+6.2%
Jun+5.1%
Jul3.1%
Aug15.5%
Sep+5.8%
Oct+12.4%
Nov+4.6%
Dec+9.6%
1997
Jan+0.3%
Feb4.8%
Mar+9.3%
Apr+13.2%
May5.9%
Jun3.9%
Jul+11.3%
Aug11.8%
Sep+0.6%
Oct5.9%
Nov+8.4%
Dec1.5%
1996
Jan+11.4%
Feb0.4%
Mar4.0%
Apr0.2%
May+0.6%
Jun2.8%
Jul0.8%
Aug+0.2%
Sep+2.1%
Oct6.1%
Nov+5.2%
Dec2.9%
1995
Jan+11.5%
Feb+2.1%
Mar+2.7%
Apr+2.5%
May+8.5%
Jun+3.3%
Jul1.3%
Aug5.3%
Sep+4.9%
Oct+7.2%
Nov+8.9%
Dec+1.1%
1994
Jan+6.6%
Feb+0.0%
Mar6.3%
Apr+5.5%
May+3.4%
Jun6.7%
Jul6.1%
Aug+4.5%
Sep6.6%
Oct+9.4%
Nov1.5%
Dec+3.0%
1993
Jan0.2%
Feb+4.2%
Mar+4.5%
Apr9.1%
May+3.4%
Jun1.1%
Jul+5.0%
Aug+4.6%
Sep3.5%
Oct+11.2%
Nov+1.9%
Dec2.8%
1992
Jan+14.7%
Feb6.8%
Mar1.6%
Apr+11.2%
May+5.9%
Jun1.9%
Jul4.7%
Aug2.7%
Sep+4.3%
Oct+3.4%
Nov+7.1%
Dec0.5%
1991
Jan2.2%
Feb+11.0%
Mar+10.2%
Apr3.5%
May+4.5%
Jun6.2%
Jul0.2%
Aug0.2%
Sep+7.4%
Oct0.7%
Nov3.0%
Dec+13.0%
1990
Jan5.4%
Feb3.2%
Mar+0.8%
Apr4.9%
May+15.1%
Jun+2.6%
Jul11.8%
Aug10.9%
Sep6.7%
Oct3.1%
Nov+11.9%
Dec+3.7%
1989
Jan+7.8%
Feb2.5%
Mar+1.6%
Apr+7.3%
May+8.3%
Jun1.9%
Jul+6.4%
Aug6.8%
Sep+2.8%
Oct+4.1%
Nov+6.6%
Dec+5.0%
1988
Jan+3.0%
Feb+5.2%
Mar8.4%
Apr1.1%
May+2.7%
Jun+4.9%
Jul2.5%
Aug3.0%
Sep+9.1%
Oct+0.3%
Nov1.4%
Dec+3.2%
1987
Jan+14.6%
Feb+9.5%
Mar+4.0%
Apr+1.0%
May1.3%
Jun+1.0%
Jul+5.1%
Aug+4.8%
Sep7.2%
Oct15.5%
Nov9.6%
Dec+6.9%
1986
Jan0.5%
Feb+11.5%
Mar+7.7%
Apr+3.6%
May+3.1%
Jun+6.7%
Jul12.2%
Aug2.0%
Sep9.8%
Oct+11.7%
Nov+0.4%
Dec3.6%
1985
Jan+10.5%
Feb+5.4%
Mar1.3%
Apr+2.6%
May+9.6%
Jun+2.9%
Jul3.4%
Aug1.8%
Sep+0.0%
Oct+3.6%
Nov+11.5%
Dec+8.2%
1984
Jan4.2%
Feb4.4%
Mar+6.5%
Apr1.7%
May6.2%
Jun+9.4%
Jul+6.0%
Aug+5.7%
Sep0.8%
Oct+4.7%
Nov2.2%
Dec+0.8%
1983
Jan1.5%
Feb+11.6%
Mar+4.5%
Apr+0.9%
May9.5%
Jun+4.8%
Jul6.4%
Aug1.9%
Sep+6.9%
Oct+7.4%
Nov+2.6%
Dec0.8%
1982
Jan2.5%
Feb6.0%
Mar+12.9%
Apr0.6%
May1.4%
Jun+9.3%
Jul+2.7%
Aug+11.6%
Sep1.0%
Oct+11.9%
Nov+1.0%
Dec1.0%
1981
Jan+10.0%
Feb+11.8%
Mar+5.4%
Apr+2.6%
May+5.5%
Jun4.2%
Jul5.2%
Aug6.0%
Sep+7.7%
Oct+13.5%
Nov3.5%
Dec3.6%
1980
Jan0.9%
Feb6.2%
Mar+3.0%
Apr+2.9%
May+10.5%
Jun+3.0%
Jul3.0%
Aug+2.6%
Sep+0.8%
Oct8.0%
Nov+3.7%
Dec+6.2%
1979
Jan3.5%
Feb9.7%
Mar+5.0%
Apr+4.8%
May+2.2%
Jun+0.9%
Jul+6.6%
Aug+6.7%
Sep3.9%
Oct11.2%
Nov2.8%
Dec+1.9%
1978
Jan11.8%
Feb1.7%
Mar+2.7%
Apr+11.5%
May+5.7%
Jun2.3%
Jul+4.0%
Aug+2.2%
Sep8.7%
Oct7.0%
Nov0.9%
Dec1.7%
1977
Jan14.4%
Feb2.6%
Mar10.8%
Apr+0.3%
May+1.1%
Jun+14.7%
Jul+1.9%
Aug+6.0%
Sep+0.0%
Oct4.8%
Nov+7.7%
Dec+0.8%
1976
Jan+6.9%
Feb+0.6%
Mar+1.9%
Apr3.8%
May9.2%
Jun+4.3%
Jul2.7%
Aug3.6%
Sep+0.7%
Oct3.6%
Nov+3.8%
Dec2.9%
1975
Jan+16.6%
Feb+19.4%
Mar+7.9%
Apr+22.9%
May0.7%
Jun+6.0%
Jul14.9%
Aug3.3%
Sep0.9%
Oct+13.0%
Nov+10.0%
Dec+0.7%
1974
Jan6.4%
Feb1.5%
Mar+0.0%
Apr+1.5%
May+2.3%
Jun12.6%
Jul20.5%
Aug7.9%
Sep29.6%
Oct+43.1%
Nov3.9%
Dec13.3%
1973
Jan5.3%
Feb11.2%
Mar+4.4%
Apr10.9%
May+6.8%
Jun10.2%
Jul+13.5%
Aug+1.3%
Sep+6.8%
Oct+0.0%
Nov28.3%
Dec+13.7%
1972
Jan+9.1%
Feb+8.8%
Mar+7.2%
Apr+10.1%
May+10.7%
Jun+0.7%
Jul2.1%
Aug0.7%
Sep2.1%
Oct+13.7%
Nov+3.2%
Dec+15.3%
1971
Jan+10.0%
Feb+8.8%
Mar+23.4%
Apr+9.5%
May+5.3%
Jun+13.4%
Jul9.6%
Aug+8.8%
Sep+5.1%
Oct+0.8%
Nov+7.6%
Dec+13.1%
1970
Jan11.4%
Feb+19.5%
Mar10.2%
Apr9.9%
May11.0%
Jun+2.7%
Jul+8.6%
Aug2.1%
Sep+21.1%
Oct0.9%
Nov+1.8%
Dec+6.9%
1969
Jan4.5%
Feb9.9%
Mar+6.1%
Apr+10.0%
May+5.2%
Jun10.5%
Jul5.7%
Aug+17.0%
Sep+3.3%
Oct+14.7%
Nov+7.8%
Dec0.9%
1968
Jan77.4%
Feb6.4%
Mar+11.3%
Apr+27.1%
May+11.6%
Jun5.6%
Jul1.1%
Aug+0.5%
Sep+11.6%
Oct2.3%
Nov+1.7%
Dec+7.7%
1967
Jan+21.2%
Feb+11.0%
Mar+13.2%
Apr+14.8%
May1.0%
Jun+12.0%
Jul+16.7%
Aug7.6%
Sep+11.0%
Oct+12.2%
Nov+4.4%
Dec+12.4%
1966
Jan—
Feb—
Mar—
Apr—
May—
Jun—
Jul9.9%
Aug20.3%
Sep10.6%
Oct4.8%
Nov+1.9%
Dec+38.6%
Avg
Jan0.4%
Feb+1.4%
Mar+2.8%
Apr+3.2%
May+1.6%
Jun+0.4%
Jul+0.1%
Aug0.0%
Sep+0.4%
Oct+2.8%
Nov+2.9%
Dec+2.3%
Median
Jan0.3%
Feb+0.5%
Mar+3.1%
Apr+2.5%
May+1.2%
Jun0.7%
Jul+0.7%
Aug0.1%
Sep+1.3%
Oct+2.2%
Nov+3.3%
Dec+0.8%
Win %
Jan47%
Feb53%
Mar72%
Apr70%
May59%
Jun47%
Jul52%
Aug48%
Sep58%
Oct57%
Nov82%
Dec57%
Frequently asked questions
What is the best performing month for McDonald's (MCD) stock?
- Historically, April is the best performing month for McDonald's (MCD) stock with an average return of +3.25%.
What is the worst performing month for McDonald's (MCD) stock?
- Historically, January is the worst performing month for McDonald's (MCD) stock with an average return of 0.41%.
What is the best performing quarter for McDonald's (MCD) stock?
- Historically, Q4 is the best performing quarter for McDonald's (MCD) stock with an average return of +8.00%.
What is the worst performing quarter for McDonald's (MCD) stock?
- Historically, Q3 is the worst performing quarter for McDonald's (MCD) stock with an average return of +0.86%.
What is the best performing year for McDonald's (MCD) stock?
- Historically, 1967 is the best performing year for McDonald's (MCD) stock with a return of +205.31%.
What is the worst performing year for McDonald's (MCD) stock?
- Historically, 1968 is the worst performing year for McDonald's (MCD) stock with a return of 62.61%.
Which month has the highest win rate for McDonald's (MCD) stock?
- Historically, November has the highest win rate for McDonald's (MCD) stock — positive in 82% of years.
Which month has the lowest win rate for McDonald's (MCD) stock?
- Historically, January has the lowest win rate for McDonald's (MCD) stock — positive in 47% of years.
Which quarter has the highest win rate for McDonald's (MCD) stock?
- Historically, Q4 has the highest win rate for McDonald's (MCD) stock — positive in 77% of years.
Which quarter has the lowest win rate for McDonald's (MCD) stock?
- Historically, Q1 has the lowest win rate for McDonald's (MCD) stock — positive in 58% of years.
Data & methodology
How are returns calculated?
- We compare the closing price at the end of each period (month or quarter) with the closing price at the end of the previous period. The return is the percentage change. All prices are adjusted for dividends and stock splits. Based on historical prices from our data provider.
What is average vs median?
- Average is the arithmetic mean of returns for each period across years. Median is the middle value. Both exclude empty cells. Use median to reduce impact of outliers.
What does the heatmap show?
- Green cells indicate positive returns, red cells indicate negative returns. The darker the color, the stronger the move. Average and Median rows summarize each column across years.
What is Win %?
- Percentage of years when the period had a positive return. For example, 80% for January means January was positive in 80% of the years in the selected range.
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