MCD Shares Outstanding History — McDonalds Share Count Over Time

As of 3/31/2026 McDonalds has 710.51 million MCD shares outstanding. Investors often track the MCD shares outstanding history to compare shareholder return trends against the change in share count over time.

This page shows MCD share count trends over time, with 66 historical shares outstanding datapoints presented, dating back to 1/31/2010.

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MCD Shares Outstanding History



Below is a table of the MCD shares outstanding history going back to 1/31/2010:

Date MCD Shares Outstanding
1/31/20101.08B
3/31/20101.08B
6/30/20101.06B
9/30/20101.06B
1/31/20111.04B
3/31/20111.04B
6/30/20111.03B
9/30/20111.02B
1/31/20121.02B
3/31/20121.02B
6/30/20121.01B
9/30/20121.00B
1/31/20131.00B
3/31/20131.00B
6/30/2013999.65M
9/30/2013995.03M
1/31/2014932.17M
3/31/2014988.42M
6/30/2014981.93M
9/30/2014973.20M
1/31/2015961.12M
3/31/2015958.51M
6/30/2015941.81M
9/30/2015918.23M
1/31/2016901.61M
3/31/2016877.86M
6/30/2016853.36M
9/30/2016830.44M
1/31/2017818.99M
3/31/2017815.07M
6/30/2017810.00M
9/30/2017797.19M
1/31/2018794.50M
3/31/2018785.18M
6/30/2018775.80M
9/30/2018770.91M
1/31/2019765.32M
3/31/2019763.56M
6/30/2019759.44M
9/30/2019753.09M
1/31/2020745.45M
3/31/2020743.56M
6/30/2020744.10M
9/30/2020745.11M
1/31/2021745.57M
3/31/2021746.17M
6/30/2021746.80M
9/30/2021747.25M
1/31/2022743.58M
3/31/2022739.55M
6/30/2022735.72M
9/30/2022732.42M
1/31/2023731.50M
3/31/2023730.09M
6/30/2023728.76M
9/30/2023725.34M
1/31/2024722.05M
3/31/2024720.68M
6/30/2024717.34M
9/30/2024716.62M
1/31/2025714.46M
3/31/2025715.03M
6/30/2025713.60M
9/30/2025712.15M
1/31/2026710.40M
3/31/2026710.51M

Also see: MCD Market Cap History
MCD YTD Return
MCD Historical Shares Outstanding:
-2.53% CAGR
MCD Historical Shares Outstanding: +-2.53% CAGR

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1/31/2010 ...3/31/2026
McDonald's Corporation is a foodservice retailer with over 40,000 locations in over 100 countries. Co.'s segment includes U.S., International Operated Markets and International Developmental Licensed Markets & Corporate. The International Operated Markets segment is comprised of markets, or countries in which the Co. operates and franchises restaurants, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom. This segment is over 89% franchised. The International Developmental Licensed Markets & Corporate segment is comprised of developmental licensee and affiliate markets in the McDonald's system. This segment is around 98% franchised. We show 66 historical shares outstanding datapoints in our coverage of MCD's shares outstanding history.

Understanding the changing numbers of MCD shares outstanding — and comprehending the concept of differing number of shares outstanding in general comparing companies like MCD versus peers — is critical for investors. Many "beginner" or "novice" investors will look at one stock trading at a price of $10 per share and another trading at a price of $20 per share and think the latter company is worth twice as much. Of course, that is a completely meaningless comparison without also knowing how many shares outstanding there are for each of the two companies. Furthermore, via issuance of new shares over time, or the repurchase of existing shares, the number of shares outstanding can fluctuate over the course of history. With this page we aim to empower investors researching MCD by allowing them to research MCD shares outstanding history as well as any other stock in our coverage universe.
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