MCD — MCDONALDS CORP
Price · 2024-08-26 → 2026-08-21
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Performance
Technicals
Dividends
Measured signals that fired on MCD
| date | signal | measured base rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | Fair value gap, bullish structure | -0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-07-15 | Equal lows taken out structure | -0.64% over 21 days · t = -4.75 · n = 55,661 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-06-22 | Fair value gap, bearish structure | -0.45% over 21 days · t = -3.29 · n = 108,591 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-06-04 | Equal lows taken out structure | -0.64% over 21 days · t = -4.75 · n = 55,661 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-04-24 | Bollinger bandwidth breaks out of its own compression structure | -0.63% over 21 days · t = -2.80 · n = 7,196 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-04-22 | Fair value gap, bearish structure | -0.45% over 21 days · t = -3.29 · n = 108,591 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
Excess return against a matched control group, on a point-in-time universe that includes delisted companies. Most families do not survive that. How the measurement works →
Insider transactions (Form 4)
| date | insider | what | shares | price | value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Elting Lauren B VP - CAO and Corp Controller | Shares withheld for tax | 304 | 274.48 | 83.4K |
| 2026-08-07 | Elting Lauren B VP - CAO and Corp Controller | Option exercise | 990 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-08-07 | Elting Lauren B VP - CAO and Corp Controller | Option exercise | 48 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-06-10 | Erlinger Joseph M. President, McDonald's USA | Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan | 5.3K | 284.32 | 1.5M |
| 2026-06-10 | Erlinger Joseph M. President, McDonald's USA | Option exercise 10b5-1 plan | 5.3K | 157.79 | 828.7K |
| 2026-05-28 | Ralls-Morrison Desiree EVP, Chief Legal Officer | Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan | 2.8K | 278.36 | 769.1K |
| 2026-05-26 | Erlinger Joseph M. President, McDonald's USA | Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan | 333 | 280.11 | 93.3K |
| 2026-04-23 | Erlinger Joseph M. President, McDonald's USA | Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan | 333 | 302.72 | 100.8K |
| 2026-04-10 | Erlinger Joseph M. President, McDonald's USA | Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan | 2.6K | 307.00 | 806.2K |
| 2026-04-10 | Erlinger Joseph M. President, McDonald's USA | Option exercise 10b5-1 plan | 2.6K | 157.79 | 414.4K |
Open-market purchases (code P) are the informative ones. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are compensation mechanics, not decisions. How to read a Form 4 →
Largest institutional holders
| manager | value | shares |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 17.2B | 55.4M |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 14.4B | 46.2M |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 11.6B | 37.7M |
| STATE STREET CORP | 11.0B | 35.4M |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 5.9B | 19.1M |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 5.6B | 18.0M |
| MORGAN STANLEY | 4.9B | 15.6M |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 3.8B | 12.2M |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 2.6B | 8.2M |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | 2.5B | 8.0M |
13F positions as of 2026-03-31, filed up to 45 days after quarter end. Long-only US equity — shorts and derivatives never appear. What 13F does and does not show →
Latest SEC filings
| form | filed | period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2026-08-14 | 2026-08-04 | on EDGAR ↗ |
| 4 | 2026-08-11 | 2026-08-07 | on EDGAR ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-08-07 | 2026-06-30 | on EDGAR ↗ |
| SCHEDULE 13G | 2026-08-07 | — | on EDGAR ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-08-04 | 2026-08-03 | on EDGAR ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-08-04 | 2026-08-04 | on EDGAR ↗ |
| 4 | 2026-07-02 | 2026-03-31 | on EDGAR ↗ |
| 4 | 2026-07-02 | 2026-03-31 | on EDGAR ↗ |
Short selling
This is off-exchange short volume, not short interest: it is flow, not position, and 40–50% is normal because market makers short to fill your buy. Why that number misleads →
Recent headlines
- President Trump Says In Social Media Post That Agreement Reached To 'Substantially Lower The Price Of Ground Beef' · 2026-08-21 · benzinga
- Palmer Luckey Fires Back at Former Taco Bell CEO Greg Creed Over McDonald’s Drinks Criticism: ‘What a Loser’ · 2026-08-18 · benzinga
- McDonald's Stock Analysis: Buy or Sell? · 2026-08-12
- Scott Bessent Tells Robert Reich 'McDonald's Problem Is Called Burger King, Professor' Amid Clash Over the 'K-Shaped' Economy: 'No Wonder Bill Clinton...' · 2026-08-11 · benzinga
- For McDonald’s and rivals, cheap deals no longer do the trick · 2026-08-11
- Trump Adviser Sounds Alarm On Fuel Prices, Grocery Inflation As Iran War Keeps Energy Costs High, But Sees US Economy Entering 'Liftoff Stage' · 2026-08-10 · benzinga
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