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McDonald's stock buybacks
MCD$2.3Bbought back in the 12 months to Jun 30, 2026
McDonald's bought back $2.3B of its stock in the last twelve months, $2.2B more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 0.9% from a year earlier.
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q3 '20 | $700,000 |
| Q4 '20 | $2.2M |
| Q1 '21 | $21.5M |
| Q2 '21 | $3M |
| Q3 '21 | $17.7M |
| Q4 '21 | $803.3M |
| Q1 '22 | $1.5B |
| Q2 '22 | $1.0B |
| Q3 '22 | $869.2M |
| Q4 '22 | $489.1M |
| Q1 '23 | $578M |
| Q2 '23 | $570M |
| Q3 '23 | $1.1B |
| Q4 '23 | $851M |
| Q1 '24 | $918M |
| Q2 '24 | $934M |
| Q3 '24 | $469M |
| Q4 '24 | $503M |
| Q1 '25 | $477M |
| Q2 '25 | $505M |
| Q3 '25 | $501M |
| Q4 '25 | $573M |
| Q1 '26 | $396M |
| Q2 '26 | $856M |
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q3 '20 | 750.0M |
| Q4 '20 | 751.1M |
| Q1 '21 | 751.0M |
| Q2 '21 | 752.1M |
| Q3 '21 | 752.6M |
| Q4 '21 | 751.5M |
| Q1 '22 | 747.6M |
| Q2 '22 | 742.0M |
| Q3 '22 | 739.5M |
| Q4 '22 | 736.1M |
| Q1 '23 | 735.5M |
| Q2 '23 | 734.3M |
| Q3 '23 | 731.6M |
| Q4 '23 | 727.8M |
| Q1 '24 | 725.9M |
| Q2 '24 | 722.0M |
| Q3 '24 | 720.0M |
| Q4 '24 | 719.7M |
| Q1 '25 | 718.2M |
| Q2 '25 | 717.6M |
| Q3 '25 | 715.9M |
| Q4 '25 | 713.9M |
| Q1 '26 | 713.5M |
| Q2 '26 | 711.1M |
$856Mlast quarter (Q2 2026)
$2.2Bnet of stock compensation ($175M)
−0.9%diluted shares, 1 year
−4.5%diluted shares, 5 years
$5.2Bdividends, 12 months
30%of free cash flow ($7.8B) spent on buybacks
$0raised by issuing stock, 12 months
707.6Mshares outstanding (Jun 30, 2026)
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Questions
- Does McDonald's buy back its stock?
- McDonald's bought back $2.3B of its stock in the last twelve months, $2.2B more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 0.9% from a year earlier.
- How much did McDonald's spend on buybacks in fiscal 2025?
- $2.1B, according to its 10-K for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2025.
- Is McDonald's's share count going down?
- Its diluted share count changed −4.5% over five fiscal years and −0.9% over the last year.
Latest filing used: 10-Q for the period ending Jun 30, 2026, filed Aug 7, 2026 · open on SEC.gov