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Mcdonalds (MCD) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2025)

Mcdonalds (MCD) has disclosed Share-based Compensation for 17 consecutive years, with $37.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Share-based Compensation fell 15.91% year-over-year to $37.0 million, compared with a TTM value of $165.0 million through Dec 2025, down 4.07%, and an annual FY2025 reading of $165.0 million, down 4.07% over the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $37.0 million for Q4 2025 at Mcdonalds, down from $39.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $54.3 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at $27.3 million in Q1 2021.
  • Average Share-based Compensation over 5 years is $40.9 million, with a median of $39.5 million recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Share-based Compensation surged 367.12% in 2021, then dropped 15.91% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at $41.3 million in 2021, then decreased by 12.59% to $36.1 million in 2022, then rose by 2.49% to $37.0 million in 2023, then grew by 18.92% to $44.0 million in 2024, then fell by 15.91% to $37.0 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Share-based Compensation for MCD at $37.0 million in Q4 2025, $39.0 million in Q3 2025, and $44.0 million in Q2 2025.