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
Market cap
$176B
68th largest, 23 Oct 2026 close
Revenue
$26.9B
Fiscal year 2025
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

These five hold 30.3% of McDonald's.

Board and officers

7 people here also hold roles at other S&P 500 companies.

Roles filed up to 30 Sep 2026

NameTitle
Directors (12)
Christopher J. KempczinskiChairman and CEOAlso at Procter & GambleLast filed 17 Feb 2026Chairman and CEO
Anthony CapuanoDirectorAlso at Marriott InternationalLast filed 5 Jan 2026Director
Kareem DanielDirectorLast filed 5 Jan 2026Director
Lloyd H. DeanDirectorDirector
Catherine M. EngelbertDirectorLast filed 5 Jan 2026Director
James D. Farley Jr.DirectorAlso at Ford Motor CompanyLast filed 17 Feb 2026Director
Mary Margaret Hastings GeorgiadisDirectorAlso at AppLovinLast filed 5 Jan 2026Director
Michael D. HsuDirectorAlso at Kimberly-ClarkDirector
Jennifer L. TaubertDirectorDirector
Paul S. WalshDirectorAlso at FedExLast filed 5 Jan 2026Director
Amy E. WeaverDirectorLast filed 5 Jan 2026Director
Miles D. WhiteDirectorLast filed 5 Jan 2026Director
Officers (12)
Ian Frederick BordenEVP - CFOLast filed 17 Feb 2026EVP - CFO
Skye AndersonPresident, McDonald's USALast filed 14 Aug 2026President, McDonald's USA
Jonathan BannerEVP - Chief Impact OfficerLast filed 25 Feb 2026EVP - Chief Impact Officer
Dario BaroniPresident, IDLLast filed 19 Mar 2026President, IDL
Tiffanie L. BoydEVP - Chief People OfficerLast filed 17 Feb 2026EVP - Chief People Officer
Lauren B. EltingVP - CAO and Corp ControllerLast filed 11 Aug 2026VP - CAO and Corp Controller
Joseph M. ErlingerPresident, McDonald's USALast filed 10 Jun 2026President, McDonald's USA
Edith Morgan FlatleyEVP - Global CMOAlso at Constellation BrandsLast filed 17 Feb 2026EVP - Global CMO
Gillian McDonaldEVP, Global Rest. Exp. OfcLast filed 17 Feb 2026EVP, Global Rest. Exp. Ofc
Desiree Ralls-MorrisonEVP, Chief Legal OfficerLast filed 1 Jun 2026EVP, Chief Legal Officer
Brian S. RiceEVP-Global Chief Info. OfficerLast filed 17 Feb 2026EVP-Global Chief Info. Officer
Manuel J.M. SteijaertEVP - President, IOMLast filed 17 Feb 2026EVP - President, IOM

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

Show equal percentage changes as equal steps.
201020122014201620182020202220242026$176B

Workforce

Headcount at 31 Dec 2025

Employees
150,000
Workforce model
Franchisor

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.
McDonald's Form 10-K

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.

DatePersonTitleTypeSharesValue
10 Jun 2026SaleJoseph M. ErlingerPresident, McDonald's USAPresident, McDonald's USASale5,252$1.5M
28 May 2026SaleDesiree Ralls-MorrisonEVP, Chief Legal OfficerEVP, Chief Legal OfficerSale2,763$769K
26 May 2026SaleJoseph M. ErlingerPresident, McDonald's USAPresident, McDonald's USASale333$93K
23 Apr 2026SaleJoseph M. ErlingerPresident, McDonald's USAPresident, McDonald's USASale333$101K
10 Apr 2026SaleJoseph M. ErlingerPresident, McDonald's USAPresident, McDonald's USASale2,626$806K
23 Mar 2026SaleJoseph M. ErlingerPresident, McDonald's USAPresident, McDonald's USASale333$104K
18 Mar 2026SaleDario BaroniPresident, IDLPresident, IDLSale600$194K
10 Mar 2026SaleJoseph M. ErlingerPresident, McDonald's USAPresident, McDonald's USASale2,626$862K
23 Feb 2026SaleJonathan BannerEVP - Chief Impact OfficerEVP - Chief Impact OfficerSale6,201$2.1M
23 Feb 2026SaleJoseph M. ErlingerPresident, McDonald's USAPresident, McDonald's USASale333$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.

DateMember or officialTypeAmount
25 Sep 2026Josh Gottheimer (House, D-NJ)House, D-NJ 路 SoldSale$1,001 to $15,000$1K to $15K
25 Sep 2026Rohit Khanna (House, D-CA)House, D-CA 路 BoughtPurchase$1,001 to $15,000$1K to $15K
11 Sep 2026Rohit Khanna (House, D-CA)House, D-CA 路 BoughtPurchase$15,001 to $50,000$15K to $50K
4 Sep 2026Rohit Khanna (House, D-CA)House, D-CA 路 SoldSale$1,001 to $15,000$1K to $15K
2 Sep 2026Rohit Khanna (House, D-CA)House, D-CA 路 SoldSale$1,001 to $15,000$1K to $15K
2 Sep 2026Rohit Khanna (House, D-CA)House, D-CA 路 SoldSale$1,001 to $15,000$1K to $15K
28 Aug 2026Donald J Trump (President)President 路 SoldSale$50,001 to $100,000$50K to $100K
26 Aug 2026Scott Scott Franklin (House, R-FL)House, R-FL 路 BoughtPurchase$1,001 to $15,000$1K to $15K
24 Aug 2026Rohit Khanna (House, D-CA)House, D-CA 路 BoughtPurchase$1,001 to $15,000$1K to $15K
11 Aug 2026Cory A Booker (Senate, D-NJ)Senate, D-NJ 路 SoldSale$15,001 to $50,000$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.

NoticePlaceWorkersEffective
1 Jul 2026City of Industry, CA21 Sep 2026