All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

MCD: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

MCD total return snapshot: MCD returned −16.81% over the past year and −15.44% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jul. 5, 1966, MCD is up +6,182,339.02% in nominal total return, or +20.12%/yr, and is currently −24.22% below its total-return high on Feb. 27, 2026.

Data ending Wed Sep. 9, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Tue 1966-07-05💬 to Wed 2026-09-09 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
MCD × 		+6,182,339.02%
+20.12%/yr 		+21.71%/yr
R2=0.923
McDonald’s Corporation NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Tue 1966-07-05💬 to Wed 2026-09-09 Start
Value 		End
Value
MCD × 		$10,000.00
1966-07-05 		$618,243,902.44
2026-09-09

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-09

  YTD YoY
MCD × 		−15.44% −16.81%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
MCD × 		−24.22%
on 2026-09-09
from 2026-02-27 peak 		−77.70%
on 1969-07-22
from 1968-05-07 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-09-09 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
MCD × 		−16.81% −8.66%
−4.43%/yr 		−2.40%
−0.81%/yr 		+19.36%
+3.60%/yr 		+181.32%
+10.90%/yr

Annual Returns

Year MCD
2026 (YTD) −15.44%
2025 +7.88%
2024 +0.14%
2023 +15.06%
2022 +0.51%
2021 +27.79%
2020 +11.30%
2019 +13.97%
2018 +5.78%
2017 +45.05%
2016 +6.21%
2015 +30.43%
2014 −0.10%
2013 +13.59%
2012 −9.26%
2011 +34.66%
2010 +26.94%
2009 +3.96%
2008 +8.59%
2007 +36.40%
2006 +34.66%
2005 +7.34%
2004 +31.52%
2003 +56.83%
2002 −38.41%
2001 −21.48%
2000 −15.08%
1999 +5.45%
1998 +61.77%
1997 +5.93%
1996 +1.16%
1995 +55.37%
1994 +3.46%
1993 +17.86%
1992 +29.43%
1991 +31.89%
1990 −14.65%
1989 +44.86%
1988 +13.31%
1987 +16.33%
1986 +34.31%
1985 +104.99%
1984 +70.88%
1983 +83.40%
1982 +172.57%
1981 +166.86%
1980 +105.33%
1979 −5.06%
1978 −9.64%
1977 −2.96%
1976 −8.56%
1975 +98.21%
1974 −48.39%
1973 −25.17%
1972 +101.39%
1971 +144.07%
1970 +9.26%
1969 −34.15%
1968 −24.77%
1967 +202.78%
1966 −12.20%