Mcdonalds (MCD) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Mcdonalds has reported Share-based Compensation for 18 years, with the latest figure at $60.0 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 33.33% year-over-year to $60.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $180.0 million (up 7.78% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $165.0 million, down 4.07% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $60.0 million, up from $37.0 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $60.0 million in Q1 2026, with the low at $36.1 million in Q4 2022.
• Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $43.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $43.0 million in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Share-based Compensation surged 98.9% — and 2025, when it slipped 15.91%.
• Mcdonalds' Share-based Compensation stood at $36.1 million in 2022, then grew by 2.49% to $37.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 18.92% to $44.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 15.91% to $37.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 62.16% to $60.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $60.0 million (Q1 2026), $37.0 million (Q4 2025), and $39.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.