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

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

Mcdonalds (MCD) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mcdonalds' Share-based Compensation history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $60.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 33.33% year-over-year to $60.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $180.0 million (up 7.78% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $165.0 million, down 4.07% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $60.0 million for Q1 2026 at Mcdonalds, 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.
  • A 5-year average of $43.5 million and a median of $43.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Share-based Compensation surged 98.9% — and 2025, when it fell 15.91%.
  • Mcdonalds' Share-based Compensation stood at $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, then soared by 62.16% to $60.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MCD's Share-based Compensation at $60.0 million in Q1 2026, $37.0 million in Q4 2025, and $39.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn -65.90 Mn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 48.00 Mn
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 24.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 35.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 12.60 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 10.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 13.46 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 8.25 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 5.28 Mn
10 Mcdonalds 186,872.12 -1.17 Bn 5.84 Bn 60.00 Mn

Historic Data

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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