McDonald's Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 5/6
McDonald's is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.43% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 16th December, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2nd December, 2024.
Key information
2.4%
Dividend yield
1.4%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 3.8% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 2.6% |
| Dividend Growth | -4.1% |
| Next dividend pay date | 16 Dec 24 |
| Ex dividend date | 02 Dec 24 |
| Dividend per share | US$7.080 |
| Payout ratio | 58% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
McDonald's: A Mixed Performance Over The Past Few Months
Nov 05McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year
Oct 30
McDonald's: E. Coli Is Not A Nothingburger, But There Is More To This Correction
Oct 27McDonald's: $5 Meal Deals Not Enough To Convince Discerning Customers
Oct 21A Look At The Fair Value Of McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD)
Oct 15Wall Street Lunch: McDonald's Starts A Beef
Oct 08McDonald's: Shares Getting Closer To The Tipping Point (Downgrade)
Sep 19McDonald's: Dividend Aristocrat With A Rent-And-Royalty Business Model
Aug 19McDonald's And Its Real Value
Aug 06Here's Why McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors
Jul 30McDonald's: Shares Have Likely Bottomed
Jul 29McDonald's Earnings Preview: Better Bet On A Buy After Q2
Jul 23A Look At The Fair Value Of McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD)
Jul 15McDonald's: Very Palatable At Current Price
Jul 09Why I Think McDonald's Stock Is A GARP Opportunity
Jul 02Why We Like The Returns At McDonald's (NYSE:MCD)
Jun 28McDonald's High Dividend Yield Meets High Food Price Inflation
Jun 17McDonald's: The $5 Happy Meal Is Unlikely To Move The Needle
May 19Analysts Have Made A Financial Statement On McDonald's Corporation's (NYSE:MCD) First-Quarter Report
May 02McDonald's Dips: Earnings May Present A Golden Opportunity
Apr 22McDonald's: Fantastic Dip-Buying Opportunity Has Returned (Upgrade)
Apr 16With EPS Growth And More, McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) Makes An Interesting Case
Apr 12Shareholders Are Optimistic That McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) Will Multiply In Value
Mar 27McDonald's: Headwinds From Middle East Conflict
Mar 27Estimating The Fair Value Of McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD)
Mar 12McDonald's: The Reasons We Are Turning More Bullish
Mar 12McDonald's: Betting On The Fastest Expansion Phase In The Company's History
Feb 24Earnings Update: McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) Just Reported Its Full-Year Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Forecasts
Feb 08McDonald's Q4: Solid Quarter But Stock Maybe Close To A Top
Feb 05McDonald's Corporation's (NYSE:MCD) Share Price Could Signal Some Risk
Jan 24McDonald's CosMc's Suggests Upside Potential
Jan 10What CosMc's May Deliver And Why In 2024 I May Replace Starbucks With McDonald's
Dec 29McDonald's: New Growth Strategy Review
Dec 12Is McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) Worth US$287 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?
Dec 08McDonald's: Bright Future Through China Expansion And Digital Triumphs
Dec 04McDonald's' (NYSE:MCD) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's
Nov 23Is Now The Time To Put McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) On Your Watchlist?
Nov 21McDonald's: Minimal Upside Even With Growth
Nov 08McDonald's' (NYSE:MCD) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's
Nov 06Upcoming Dividend Payment
Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: MCD's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: MCD's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| McDonald's Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (MCD) | 2.4% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.3% |
| Industry Average (Hospitality) | 1.9% |
| Analyst forecast (MCD) (up to 3 years) | 2.6% |
Notable Dividend: MCD's dividend (2.43%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.38%).
High Dividend: MCD's dividend (2.43%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.32%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (58.4%), MCD's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: At its current cash payout ratio (77.1%), MCD's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.