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

Mcdonalds posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of $60.0 million for Q1 2026, up 33.33% year-on-year from $45.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 62.16% on a QoQ basis from $37.0 million in Q4 2025.

Mcdonalds (MCD) has 18 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported 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.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $60.0 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $36.1 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $43.0 million (2023), against an average of $43.5 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Share-based Compensation surged 98.9%; it then slipped 15.91% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $36.1 million in 2022, then increased by 2.49% to $37.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 18.92% to $44.0 million in 2024, then declined by 15.91% to $37.0 million in 2025, then surged 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.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 93.20 Mn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 24.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 28.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 35.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 17.60 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 10.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 13.46 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 8.79 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 3.45 Mn
10 Mcdonalds 196,409.04 -1.17 Bn 5.84 Bn 60.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 60.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 60.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 37.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 37.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 39.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 39.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 44.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 44.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 45.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 45.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 44.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 44.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 40.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 40.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 38.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 38.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 50.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 50.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 37.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 37.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 43.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 43.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 45.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 45.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 50.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 50.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 36.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 36.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 38.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 38.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 38.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 38.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 54.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 54.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 41.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 41.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 34.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 34.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 36.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 36.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 27.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 27.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 28.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 28.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 7.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 7.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 30.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 30.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 25.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 25.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 19.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 19.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 29.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 29.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 28.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 28.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 31.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 31.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 25.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 25.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 36.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 36.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 23.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 23.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 39.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 39.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 34.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 34.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 39.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 39.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 21.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 21.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 22.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 22.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 29.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 29.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 34.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 34.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 27.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 27.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 40.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 40.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 33.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 33.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 29.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 29.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 27.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 27.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 20.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 20.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 37.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 37.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 23.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 23.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 26.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 26.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 25.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 25.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 20.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 20.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 22.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 22.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 23.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 23.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 22.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 22.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 23.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 23.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 22.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 22.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 21.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 21.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 26.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 26.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 20.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 20.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 21.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 21.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 20.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 20.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 24.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 24.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 18.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 18.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 20.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 20.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 18.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 18.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 25.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 25.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 27.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 27.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 25.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 25.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 29.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 29.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 30.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 30.40 Mn