All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

MCD: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

MCD real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, MCD returned −21.49% over the past year and −22.17% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jul. 5, 1966, MCD is up +21,039.87% in real purchasing-power return, or +9.29%/yr, and is currently −29.68% below its real total-return high on Feb. 27, 2026.

Data ending Fri Oct. 16, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Tue 1966-07-05💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
MCD × 		+21,039.87%
+9.29%/yr 		+10.02%/yr
R2=0.958
McDonald’s Corporation NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Tue 1966-07-05💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 Start
Value 		End
Value
MCD × 		$10,000.00
1966-07-05 		$2,113,987.31
2026-10-16

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-16

  YTD YoY
MCD × 		−22.17% −21.49%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
MCD × 		−29.68%
on 2026-10-16
from 2026-02-27 peak 		−78.91%
on 1969-07-29
from 1968-05-07 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
MCD × 		−21.49% −23.81%
−12.71%/yr 		−4.70%
−1.59%/yr 		−8.04%
−1.66%/yr 		+93.84%
+6.84%/yr

Annual Returns

Year MCD
2026 (YTD) −22.17%
2025 +5.08%
2024 −2.67%
2023 +11.33%
2022 −5.60%
2021 +19.39%
2020 +9.80%
2019 +11.43%
2018 +3.80%
2017 +42.05%
2016 +4.05%
2015 +29.48%
2014 −0.85%
2013 +11.91%
2012 −10.81%
2011 +30.78%
2010 +25.07%
2009 +1.21%
2008 +8.49%
2007 +31.02%
2006 +31.37%
2005 +3.78%
2004 +27.37%
2003 +53.93%
2002 −39.84%
2001 −22.68%
2000 −17.89%
1999 +2.70%
1998 +59.20%
1997 +4.15%
1996 −2.08%
1995 +51.52%
1994 +0.76%
1993 +14.71%
1992 +25.79%
1991 +27.97%
1990 −19.57%
1989 +38.44%
1988 +6.36%
1987 +4.94%
1986 +12.86%
1985 +53.04%
1984 +7.38%
1983 +14.25%
1982 +35.60%
1981 +25.05%
1980 +1.52%
1979 −16.27%
1978 −17.07%
1977 −9.22%
1976 −12.70%
1975 +85.83%
1974 −54.12%
1973 −31.23%
1972 +94.73%
1971 +137.29%
1970 +3.03%
1969 −37.79%
1968 −28.59%
1967 +196.51%
1966 −15.04%