MCD McDonald's Corporation
LEGACY ORDINARY NOT a signal card · Live refresh 2026-09-11T13:33:11Z · Source: yfinance/Yahoo (soft-fail)
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Company — what it does
McDonald's Corporation owns, operates, and franchises restaurants under the McDonald's brand in the United States and internationally. It offers food and beverages, including hamburgers and cheeseburgers, various chicken sandwiches, fries, shakes, frozen desserts, sundaes, soft serve cones, cookies, pies, soft drinks, coffee, and other beverages; and full or limited breakfast, as well as sells various other…
Plain trend vs 50 / 200
Downtrend bias (below 50D & 200D) — Price sits below both the 50-day and 200-day averages — a classic intermediate downtrend posture. Not a trade signal.
Dividend paycheck vs warning
A dividend is a share of earnings or pass-through cash — it is not a guaranteed paycheck. Cuts happen. High yield is often a warning light (risk priced in), not a safety badge.
Range, yield & payout streak
Based on Yahoo annual dividend totals through 2025 (excludes incomplete 2026).
BDC / cash pass-through vs ordinary dividend
Ordinary corporate dividend — paid from corporate earnings/cash at the board’s discretion. Unlike BDCs/REITs, there is usually no pass-through distribution mandate. Coverage (earnings/FCF vs dividend), balance sheet, and streak matter more than yield height.
Remember: high yield ≠ safer. Pass-through vehicles (BDC / REIT) can show high distributions by design while carrying credit, rate, or occupancy risk.
Dividend safety rating
High yield ≠ safer — elevated yield often prices higher risk or return-of-capital. Payout streak (non-decreasing annual totals): ~51 years. Yahoo payoutRatio raw=0.5971 (interpret cautiously).
Dividend history trend (recent payments)
| Ex-date (Yahoo) | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2023-11-30 | $1.6700 |
| 2024-02-29 | $1.6700 |
| 2024-06-03 | $1.6700 |
| 2024-09-03 | $1.6700 |
| 2024-12-02 | $1.7700 |
| 2025-03-03 | $1.7700 |
| 2025-06-02 | $1.7700 |
| 2025-09-02 | $1.7700 |
| 2025-12-01 | $1.8600 |
| 2026-03-03 | $1.8600 |
| 2026-06-02 | $1.8600 |
| 2026-09-01 | $1.8600 |
Sourced from Yahoo via yfinance. Gaps or missing rows = data unavailable, not zeroes we invented.
Pass-through / BDC mechanics (deeper)
Ordinary corporate dividend — paid from corporate earnings/cash at the board’s discretion. Unlike BDCs/REITs, there is usually no pass-through distribution mandate. Coverage (earnings/FCF vs dividend), balance sheet, and streak matter more than yield height.
Advanced frame: for ordinary payers, focus on earnings/FCF coverage and balance-sheet flexibility. For REITs, focus on AFFO/FFO trends, occupancy, and debt ladders. For BDCs, focus on NII vs distribution, non-accruals, leverage vs statutory limits, and NAV drift. This page still is not a Crystal Signals entry card — no Counsel fire / manage stamp here.
Full company blurb
McDonald's Corporation owns, operates, and franchises restaurants under the McDonald's brand in the United States and internationally. It offers food and beverages, including hamburgers and cheeseburgers, various chicken sandwiches, fries, shakes, frozen desserts, sundaes, soft serve cones, cookies, pies, soft drinks, coffee, and other beverages; and full or limited breakfast, as well as sells various other products during limited-time promotions. The company owns and operates franchised restaurants under various structures, including conventional franchise, developmental license, or affiliate. McDonald's Corporation was founded in 1940 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
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