McDonald's MCD
McDonald's is the 68th largest S&P 500 company by market cap, worth $176 billion. 12 directors have filed with the SEC in the last 12 months (who counts), 1 of them an executive. 12 other officers are on file. At 30 Jun 2026, Vanguard was its largest institutional holder, with 10.3% of the company.
- Chair and CEO
- Christopher J. Kempczinski
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Sub-industry
- Restaurants
- Headquarters
- Chicago, Illinois
- Founded
- 1940
- More
- Wikipedia
- Market cap
- $176B
- 68th largest, 23 Oct 2026 close
- Price to sales
- 6.5
- Market cap over revenue
- Employees
- 150,000
- Franchisor: franchisee staff not counted
- Market cap per employee
- $1.2M
- Not comparable: franchisor
- Connections
- 7
- S&P 500 companies sharing a director or officer
Largest institutional holders
Each fund group's share of McDonald's. Where a company has several share classes, the share is of its total value.
13F filings for the quarter to 30 Jun 2026
Board and officers
7 people here also hold roles at other S&P 500 companies.
Roles filed up to 30 Sep 2026
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Directors (12) | |
| Christopher J. KempczinskiChairman and CEOAlso at Procter & GambleLast filed 17 Feb 2026 | |
| Anthony CapuanoDirectorAlso at Marriott InternationalLast filed 5 Jan 2026 | |
| Kareem DanielDirectorLast filed 5 Jan 2026 | |
| Lloyd H. DeanDirector | |
| Catherine M. EngelbertDirectorLast filed 5 Jan 2026 | |
| James D. Farley Jr.DirectorAlso at Ford Motor CompanyLast filed 17 Feb 2026 | |
| Mary Margaret Hastings GeorgiadisDirectorAlso at AppLovinLast filed 5 Jan 2026 | |
| Michael D. HsuDirectorAlso at Kimberly-Clark | |
| Jennifer L. TaubertDirector | |
| Paul S. WalshDirectorAlso at FedExLast filed 5 Jan 2026 | |
| Amy E. WeaverDirectorLast filed 5 Jan 2026 | |
| Miles D. WhiteDirectorLast filed 5 Jan 2026 | |
| Officers (12) | |
| Ian Frederick BordenEVP - CFOLast filed 17 Feb 2026 | |
| Skye AndersonPresident, McDonald's USALast filed 14 Aug 2026 | |
| Jonathan BannerEVP - Chief Impact OfficerLast filed 25 Feb 2026 | |
| Dario BaroniPresident, IDLLast filed 19 Mar 2026 | |
| Tiffanie L. BoydEVP - Chief People OfficerLast filed 17 Feb 2026 | |
| Lauren B. EltingVP - CAO and Corp ControllerLast filed 11 Aug 2026 | |
| Joseph M. ErlingerPresident, McDonald's USALast filed 10 Jun 2026 | |
| Edith Morgan FlatleyEVP - Global CMOAlso at Constellation BrandsLast filed 17 Feb 2026 | |
| Gillian McDonaldEVP, Global Rest. Exp. OfcLast filed 17 Feb 2026 | |
| Desiree Ralls-MorrisonEVP, Chief Legal OfficerLast filed 1 Jun 2026 | |
| Brian S. RiceEVP-Global Chief Info. OfficerLast filed 17 Feb 2026 | |
| Manuel J.M. SteijaertEVP - President, IOMLast filed 17 Feb 2026 | |
Companies that share people with McDonald's
Each person's title here, then at the other company.
- AppLovin APP
- Mary Margaret Hastings Georgiadis: Director here, Director there
- Constellation Brands STZ
- Edith Morgan Flatley: EVP - Global CMO here, Director there
- FedEx FDX
- Paul S. Walsh: Director here, Director there
- Ford Motor Company F
- James D. Farley Jr.: Director here, President and CEO there
- Kimberly-Clark KMB
- Michael D. Hsu: Director here, Chairman of the Board and CEO there
- Marriott International MAR
- Anthony Capuano: Director here, President & CEO there
- Procter & Gamble PG
- Christopher J. Kempczinski: Chairman and CEO here, Director there
McDonald's market cap since December 2008
Weekly, up to 23 Oct 2026
| Week ending | Market cap |
|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | $176B |
| 26 Dec 2025 | $221B |
| 27 Dec 2024 | $210B |
| 29 Dec 2023 | $215B |
| 30 Dec 2022 | $193B |
| 31 Dec 2021 | $200B |
| 25 Dec 2020 | $158B |
| 27 Dec 2019 | $149B |
| 28 Dec 2018 | $135B |
| 29 Dec 2017 | $137B |
| 30 Dec 2016 | $101B |
| 25 Dec 2015 | $109B |
| 26 Dec 2014 | $92.2B |
| 27 Dec 2013 | $96.4B |
| 28 Dec 2012 | $87.9B |
| 30 Dec 2011 | $103B |
| 31 Dec 2010 | $81.1B |
| 25 Dec 2009 | $68.4B |
| 26 Dec 2008 | $68.2B |
Download McDonald's data as JSON, with the weekly market caps in billions of dollars from 5 Dec 2008.
Workforce
Headcount at 31 Dec 2025
- Employees
- 150,000
Most locations are run by franchisees, who employ their own staff. Those people are not in this count.
PeopleCompany employees, which include those in the Company's corporate and other offices as well as in Company-owned and operated restaurants, totaled over 150,000 worldwide as of year-end 2025, of which approximately 70% were based outside of the U.S.
Insider trades
Open-market buys and sales by directors and officers. Grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are left out.
Trades from 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026
Directors and officers sold $40.5 million of stock in 21 sales and made no open-market purchases in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026.
| Date | Person | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2026Sale | Joseph M. ErlingerPresident, McDonald's USA | $1.5M |
| 28 May 2026Sale | Desiree Ralls-MorrisonEVP, Chief Legal Officer | $769K |
| 26 May 2026Sale | Joseph M. ErlingerPresident, McDonald's USA | $93K |
| 23 Apr 2026Sale | Joseph M. ErlingerPresident, McDonald's USA | $101K |
| 10 Apr 2026Sale | Joseph M. ErlingerPresident, McDonald's USA | $806K |
| 23 Mar 2026Sale | Joseph M. ErlingerPresident, McDonald's USA | $104K |
| 18 Mar 2026Sale | Dario BaroniPresident, IDL | $194K |
| 10 Mar 2026Sale | Joseph M. ErlingerPresident, McDonald's USA | $862K |
| 23 Feb 2026Sale | Jonathan BannerEVP - Chief Impact Officer | $2.1M |
| 23 Feb 2026Sale | Joseph M. ErlingerPresident, McDonald's USA | $110K |
Showing 10 of 21 trades
Trades by members of Congress and officials
Trades members of Congress and senior executive branch officials disclosed, including their families'. Amounts are filed as ranges.
Trades from 20 Oct 2023 to 20 Oct 2026
23 people disclosed 54 purchases and 54 sales of McDonald's stock since October 2023.
| Date | Member or official | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | Josh GottheimerHouse, D-NJ 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 11 Sep 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $15K to $50K |
| 4 Sep 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 2 Sep 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 2 Sep 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Sold | $50K to $100K |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Scott Scott FranklinHouse, R-FL 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 24 Aug 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Cory A BookerSenate, D-NJ 路 Sold | $15K to $50K |
Showing 10 of 108 trades
WARN layoff notices
Notices filed under McDonald's own name. Subsidiaries that file under their own names are not included.
Notices from 26 Oct 2023 to 26 Oct 2026
McDonald's filed 1 notice covering 2 workers since October 2023.
| Notice | Place | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2026 | City of Industry, CA | 2 |