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Where McDonald’s money comes from, quarter by quarter, how fast its sales are growing, the money it hands back to shareholders, plus results, directors’ share deals and the latest news.
Where the money comes from
Most McDonald’s restaurants are run by franchisees. McDonald’s earns rent, royalties and fees from them, plus the sales of the restaurants it runs itself.
Apr–Jun 2026
- Rent and royalties from franchisees+4.2% on a year ago$4.39bn62%
- Restaurants McDonald’s runs itself+2.7% on a year ago$2.53bn36%
- Other+5.8% on a year ago$182m3%
The last five quarters
| Q2 2025Apr–Jun 2025 | Q3 2025Jul–Sep 2025 | Q4 2025Oct–Dec 2025 | Q1 2026Jan–Mar 2026 | Q2 2026Apr–Jun 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rent and royalties from franchisees | $4.21bn | $4.36bn | $4.31bn | $4.01bn | $4.39bn |
| Restaurants McDonald’s runs itself | $2.46bn | $2.56bn | $2.54bn | $2.32bn | $2.53bn |
| Other | $172m | $151m | $162m | $193m | $182m |
Money back to shareholders
McDonald’s hands cash back by buying its own shares (which leaves fewer shares, so each one owns more of the company) and by paying dividends. Read automatically from its quarterly filings with the US regulator.
- Shares bought back, last 12 months
- $2.33bn
- Dividends paid, last 12 months
- $5.23bn
- Shares in issue
- 0.71bn
- −2.8% since Jul–Sep 2023
Cash handed back each quarter
Cash paid out in each quarter; the year is McDonald’s’s own. Shares in issue is the average number in the quarter, counting options. SEC filings
Products and progress
Where each McDonald’s product has got to, from first announcement to widely available. Checked against McDonald’s Q2 2026 report (4 Aug 2026).
Restaurants
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McDonald’s restaurants Widely available
$37bn of sales across all restaurants in Apr–Jun 2026, up 5%
Sales at every McDonald’s, including those run by franchisees. Like-for-like sales rose 1.3%. McDonald’s Q2 2026 results
Digital
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Loyalty app Widely available
Nearly 220 million active users, up 13%
Members spent over $40bn in the 12 months to June 2026 across 70 markets. McDonald’s Q2 2026 results
What’s new
- Filing Director or officer share deal SEC,
- Filing Director or officer share deal SEC,
- Filing Director or officer share deal SEC,
The last 30 days. Headlines link to the full stories on the publishers’ own sites.
Numbers
Sales each quarter
Net profit each quarter
| Quarter | Months | Sales | Net profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | Apr–Jun 2026 | $7.10bn | $2.36bn |
| Q1 2026 | Jan–Mar 2026 | $6.52bn | $1.98bn |
| Q4 2025 | Oct–Dec 2025 | $7.01bn | $2.16bn |
| Q3 2025 | Jul–Sep 2025 | $7.08bn | $2.28bn |
| Q2 2025 | Apr–Jun 2025 | $6.84bn | $2.25bn |
From McDonald’s’s results filed with the SEC; newer quarters appear automatically, with the business split added after each report is checked.
Directors’ share deals
Directors and senior staff must tell the SEC within two business days when they buy, sell or are given shares.
| Reported | Who | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2026 | Lloyd H DeanDirector | See the filing |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Jennifer L TaubertDirector | See the filing |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Michael D. HsuDirector | See the filing |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Lauren B EltingVP - CAO and Corp Controller | Used options 1,038 shares Shares kept back for tax 304 shares |
| 2 Jul 2026 | Jennifer L TaubertDirector | See the filing |
| 2 Jul 2026 | Lloyd H DeanDirector | See the filing |
| 2 Jul 2026 | Michael D. HsuDirector | See the filing |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Joseph M. ErlingerPresident, McDonald's USA | Used options 5,252 shares Sold 5,252 shares at $284.32 ($1.5m) |
From Form 4 filings on SEC EDGAR. ‘Used options’ means turning share options into shares; it is not a purchase on the market.
Share price
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Timeline
- Aug 2026Names Skye Anderson president of McDonald’s USA.
- Nov 2019Chris Kempczinski becomes chief executive.
- Nov 1974The first UK McDonald’s opens, in Woolwich, London.
- 1968The Big Mac goes on sale across the US.
- Apr 1965Shares sold to the public for the first time.
- 1961Kroc buys out the McDonald brothers.
- Apr 1955Ray Kroc opens his first McDonald’s, in Des Plaines, Illinois.
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- US filings, results, buybacks and insider deals: SEC EDGAR
- Revenue split: McDonald’s quarterly results
- Headlines: TechCrunch
- Products, cities and timeline: checked by ChartsView against the company’s own reports, last on 27 Oct 2026.
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