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The McDonald's Corporation (MCD) SEC filings page on Stock Titan provides access to the company’s regulatory disclosures, including current reports on Form 8-K and other documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings give investors structured insight into McDonald's financial performance, capital markets activity, and material corporate events as formally reported under U.S. securities laws.
McDonald's uses Form 8-K to furnish investor releases that report results for its quarters and year-to-date periods, such as second and third quarter earnings. These 8-K filings typically incorporate by reference detailed exhibits that present revenues, operating income, net income, diluted earnings per share, and reconciliations between GAAP and non-GAAP measures. They also define key metrics like comparable sales, Systemwide sales, Systemwide sales to loyalty members, constant currency results, and free cash flow, which management uses to evaluate underlying business trends.
Other 8-K filings describe events such as the issuance of medium-term notes under an existing shelf registration statement, including information about the amounts, maturities, and related legal opinions. Through these documents, investors can track how McDonald's accesses debt markets and structures its financing.
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Jennifer L. Taubert, a director of McDonald's Corporation (MCD), acquired 98.72 phantom stock units on 09/30/2025 under the Board of Directors Deferred Compensation Plan. Each phantom stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of McDonald's common stock and will be settled in cash under the Plan, with payment occurring after the director's retirement or other termination from the Board. The acquisition was made in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3(d)(1) and the reported amount represents deferred compensation. The filing reports 2,910.15 shares beneficially owned following the transaction, which includes shares acquired through dividend reinvestment.
Reporting person: Amy E. Weaver, a director of McDonald's Corporation (MCD). On 09/30/2025 she acquired 98.72 units of phantom stock under the Board of Directors Deferred Compensation Plan. Each unit is the economic equivalent of one share of McDonald's common stock and will be settled in cash pursuant to the Plan, with payment occurring following the director's retirement or other termination from the Board. The acquisition is reported as exempt under Rule 16b-3(d)(1) and represents deferred compensation; the reported per-unit price is $303.89. Following the transaction, Ms. Weaver is shown as directly beneficially owning 1,919.21 shares (including shares acquired through dividend reinvestment).
Michael D. Hsu, a director of McDonald's Corporation (MCD), reported acquiring phantom stock under the Board of Directors Deferred Compensation Plan. The Form 4 shows acquisition of 98.72 units of phantom stock on 09/30/2025, with an indicated per-share price of $303.89. The filing states each phantom share is economically equivalent to one share of McDonald's common stock and will be settled in cash following the director's retirement or other termination from the Board. The report lists 999.12 shares of common stock beneficially owned following the transaction, and notes that the amount includes shares acquired through dividend reinvestment. The acquisition is described as deferred compensation and exempt under Rule 16b-3(d)(1).
Dean Lloyd H, a McDonald's Corporation director, received 119.29 units of phantom stock as deferred compensation under the Board of Directors Deferred Compensation Plan on 09/30/2025. Each phantom share is economically equivalent to one share of McDonald's common stock and will be settled in cash upon the director's retirement or other termination from the Board. The filing values the underlying common stock at $303.89, and the reporting shows 14,715.6 shares beneficially owned following the transaction, which includes dividend reinvestment. The acquisition was reported as exempt under Rule 16b-3(d)(1).
The Vanguard Group reported beneficial ownership of 71,635,329 shares of McDonald's Corporation common stock, representing 10.03% of the class. Vanguard discloses no sole voting power and 6,821,270 shared dispositive shares, while retaining 64,814,059 sole dispositive shares and 4,091,602 shared voting shares. The filing states these holdings are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of influencing control of the issuer. The statement identifies Vanguard as an investment adviser organized in Pennsylvania and lists its Malvern address.
Edith Morgan Flatley, Executive Vice President and Global CMO of McDonald's Corporation (MCD), reported a sale of 1,000 shares of Common Stock on 09/02/2025 at a price of $315 per share. The filing notes the transaction was made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Following the reported sale, the filing shows 6,857.56 shares beneficially owned.
Brian S. Rice, EVP–Global Chief Information Officer of McDonald’s Corporation (MCD), reported Form 4 transactions dated 08/31/2025. The filing shows 5,508 performance-based RSUs vested (170.2% of an original 3,236 grant), each representing one share, and 394 dividend equivalent rights settled in shares. On the same date, 2,178 shares were disposed at a price of $313.54, leaving the reporting person with 8,788.09 shares beneficially owned. The Form 4 was signed by an attorney-in-fact on 09/02/2025. All share acquisitions from RSU vesting and dividend equivalents were reported at $0 price as unit settlements.
McDonald’s Corporation reported that on August 27, 2025 it issued $550,000,000 of 4.400% Medium-Term Notes due 2031 and $750,000,000 of 5.000% Medium-Term Notes due 2036 under its existing medium-term notes program. These new notes were issued pursuant to its shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 and related prospectus, prospectus supplement, and pricing supplements.
The company also filed a legal opinion from its Executive Vice President and Global Chief Legal Officer confirming the legality of the notes, along with the related consent as exhibits to the report.
Edith Flatley Morgan, EVP - Global CMO of McDonald’s Corporation (MCD), reported multiple transactions on 08/20/2025. She exercised 4,692 stock options with an exercise price of $157.79 per share and immediately sold 4,692 shares at $315.00 per share, and sold an additional 24 shares at $315.00. After these transactions her reported beneficial ownership is 7,857.56 shares. The option grant referenced was originally awarded on February 19, 2018, and became exercisable in 25% increments on each anniversary; the options shown remain exercisable through their stated schedule with an expiration tied to the grant terms.
McDonald's executive Jonathan Banner reported a sale of 1,000 shares of McDonald's Corporation common stock on 08/19/2025 at a reported price of $310 per share. Following the transaction the form shows 98.66 shares beneficially owned. The filing is a Section 16 Form 4 and was signed by an attorney-in-fact on 08/19/2025.