McDonalds Corp Dividend yield

McDonalds Corp is part of Travel and Leisure business, which is part of Consumer Services industry. McDonalds Corp is a company from USA, and his stocks are publicly traded.

McDonalds Corp stock dividend

McDonalds Corp paid a total dividend of 4,431 million USD last year, for a market value of 205,240 millions (Market Cap 204,787 millions). McDonalds Corp dividend per share is 6.07 USD, and his stock market price 281.15 USD.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, McDonalds Corp has a dividend yield of 2.16%, which is lower than the amount offered by the market average , but bigger than Consumer Services industry. Dividend yields are similar among companies from the same industry, so it is a positive sign for the company.

In addition, you should compare McDonalds Corp stocks dividend with other Travel and Leisure companies or other of the high USA dividend stocks list.

McDonalds Corp Dividend Payout

About the ability of McDonalds Corp to maintain his current dividend of USD 6.07 per share, an amount that accounts for 2.16%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). McDonalds Corp payout on ernings is currently 67.15%, which is higher than the market average, and companies of Consumer Services industry, which are 39.34% and 31.45% respectively. Both figures show that McDonalds Corp can have problems to keep with his present dividend yield.

The payout on earnings should be complemented with the payout on cash flow since it is this last amount the one which can be distributed to shareholders. Cash flow per share of McDonalds Corp is USD 10.11 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of USD 6.07, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of McDonalds Corp, compared againt world market average, USA companies, Consumer Services industry and Travel and Leisure sector companies.

McDonalds Corp Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of McDonalds Corp's dividend stock, both in percentage and in USD, its Payout on Earnings and the number of shares (in case there is an split, number shares altered the dividend per share).

Year	Yield	USD	Paypout	Shares*
Present	2.16%	6.07	67.15%	730
2022	2.31%	6.09	57.08%	740
2021	2.06%	5.52	82.14%	746
2020	2.40%	5.15	63.11%	744
2019	2.53%	5.00	62.74%	753
2018	2.36%	4.19	55.20%	776
2017	2.35%	4.04	68.82%	797
2016	3.15%	3.76	70.94%	853
2015	3.12%	3.56	68.59%	918

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of McDonalds Corp dividend stock, and compare it with the average of USA stocks and that of the Travel and Leisure stocks.

McDonalds Corp Stock performance

Finally, last moth McDonalds Corp showed a return of -4.10% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -3.06% of Consumer Services firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 11.40% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for USA and Travel and Leisure firms.