Mcdonalds Shares Outstanding History (MCD)
Mcdonalds reported 710.4M shares outstanding at the end of fiscal 2025.
View full Mcdonalds company overviewMcdonalds annual shares outstanding history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Shares outstanding | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 710.4M | −4.1M | −0.57% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 714.5M | −7.6M | −1.05% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 722.1M | −9.4M | −1.29% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 731.5M | −12.1M | −1.63% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 743.6M | −2.0M | −0.27% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 745.6M | 125,490 | +0.02% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 745.4M | −19.9M | −2.60% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 765.3M | −29.2M | −3.67% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 794.5M | −24.5M | −2.99% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 819.0M | −82.6M | −9.16% |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 901.6M | −59.5M | −6.19% |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 961.1M | −28.8M | −2.91% |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 989.9M | −12.9M | −1.29% |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 1.00B | −15.8M | −1.55% |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 1.02B | −24.7M | −2.37% |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 1.04B | −32.7M | −3.04% |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 1.08B | — | — |
Mcdonalds quarterly shares outstanding
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Shares outstanding | Change | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | 707.6M | −6.0M | −0.84% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | 710.5M | −4.5M | −0.63% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 710.4M | −4.1M | −0.57% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | 712.2M | −4.5M | −0.62% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | 713.6M | −3.7M | −0.52% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | 715.0M | −5.6M | −0.78% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 714.5M | −7.6M | −1.05% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | 716.6M | −8.7M | −1.20% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | 717.3M | −11.4M | −1.57% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | 720.7M | −9.4M | −1.29% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 722.1M | −9.4M | −1.29% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | 725.3M | −7.1M | −0.97% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | 728.8M | −7.0M | −0.95% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | 730.1M | −9.5M | −1.28% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 731.5M | −12.1M | −1.63% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | 732.4M | −14.8M | −1.98% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | 735.7M | −11.1M | −1.48% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | 739.5M | −6.6M | −0.89% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 743.6M | −2.0M | −0.27% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | 747.2M | 2.1M | +0.29% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | 746.8M | 2.7M | +0.36% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | 746.2M | 2.6M | +0.35% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 745.6M | 125,490 | +0.02% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | 745.1M | −8.0M | −1.06% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | 744.1M | −15.3M | −2.02% |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | 743.6M | −20.0M | −2.62% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 745.4M | −19.9M | −2.60% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | 753.1M | −17.8M | −2.31% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | 759.4M | −16.4M | −2.11% |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | 763.6M | −21.6M | −2.75% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 765.3M | −29.2M | −3.67% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | 770.9M | −26.3M | −3.30% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | 775.8M | −34.2M | −4.22% |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | 785.2M | −29.9M | −3.67% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 794.5M | −24.5M | −2.99% |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | 797.2M | −33.3M | −4.00% |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | 810.0M | −43.4M | −5.08% |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | 815.1M | −62.8M | −7.15% |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 819.0M | −82.6M | −9.16% |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | 830.4M | −87.8M | −9.56% |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | 853.4M | −88.4M | −9.39% |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | 877.9M | −80.7M | −8.41% |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 901.6M | −59.5M | −6.19% |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | 918.2M | −55.0M | −5.65% |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | 941.8M | −40.1M | −4.09% |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-31 | 958.5M | −29.9M | −3.03% |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 961.1M | −28.8M | −2.91% |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-30 | 973.2M | −21.8M | −2.19% |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-30 | 981.9M | −17.7M | −1.77% |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-31 | 988.4M | −14.1M | −1.41% |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 989.9M | −12.9M | −1.29% |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-30 | 995.0M | −8.9M | −0.89% |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-06-30 | 999.6M | −8.8M | −0.87% |
| Q1 2013 | 2013-03-31 | 1.00B | −13.7M | −1.35% |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 1.00B | −15.8M | −1.55% |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-09-30 | 1.00B | −19.2M | −1.88% |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-06-30 | 1.01B | −23.3M | −2.26% |
| Q1 2012 | 2012-03-31 | 1.02B | −21.3M | −2.06% |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 1.02B | −24.7M | −2.37% |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-09-30 | 1.02B | −33.3M | −3.15% |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-06-30 | 1.03B | −32.6M | −3.06% |
| Q1 2011 | 2011-03-31 | 1.04B | −38.2M | −3.55% |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 1.04B | −32.7M | −3.04% |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-09-30 | 1.06B | −22.7M | −2.10% |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-06-30 | 1.06B | −27.0M | −2.47% |
| Q1 2010 | 2010-03-31 | 1.08B | — | — |
| Q4 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 1.08B | — | — |
| Q3 2009 | 2009-09-30 | 1.08B | — | — |
| Q2 2009 | 2009-06-30 | 1.09B | — | — |
Mcdonalds Share Buyback History
A share buyback, also called a stock repurchase, is when a company uses cash to buy its own shares. Mcdonalds share buyback history shows the reported cash used for repurchases. Buybacks can reduce shares outstanding, but issuance, stock-based compensation, acquisitions, and stock splits can change the share count separately.
Mcdonalds used $2.06B to repurchase common stock in fy 2025. Across the latest 5 reported fiscal years, total share repurchases were $12.68B. The latest reported quarter showed $856.0M of share repurchases.
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Share repurchases |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $2.06B |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $2.82B |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $3.05B |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $3.90B |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $845.5M |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $907.8M |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $4.98B |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $5.21B |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $4.69B |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $11.17B |
TickerStat uses SEC-reported cash payments for common-stock repurchases. The amounts describe capital returned through buybacks; they are not a forecast or a measure of the number of shares retired.
Mcdonalds shares outstanding trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Mcdonalds's shares outstanding moved from 745.6M to 710.4M, a change of −35.2M. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 707.6M.
What shares outstanding means
Shares outstanding is the number of common shares held by investors at a reporting-period end. The count can change because of stock issuance, repurchases, conversions, acquisitions, or stock splits.
SEC-reported period-end shares
TickerStat displays period-end common shares from SEC filings and adjusts older values to the current share basis when a stock-split conversion ratio is reported directly or evidenced by a later filing’s restated historical share balance. After repeated reverse splits, an old period can represent less than one current-basis share; this is a split-adjusted equivalent, not a literal historical certificate count. Values remain as reported when no reliable split ratio is available. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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