McDonald's Corporation filings document the reporting framework for a global foodservice retailer built around franchised and company-operated restaurants. Form 8-K filings record quarterly and annual results releases, supplemental financial information, comparable sales, systemwide sales, loyalty activity, restructuring charges, and segment performance across U.S. and international markets.
The filing record also covers governance and capital-structure matters, including the definitive proxy statement, director elections, board committee assignments, executive and director compensation disclosures, and shareholder voting materials. Other event filings document medium-term note issuances under the company’s shelf registration program and related legal opinions, reflecting McDonald's use of public debt markets alongside its common stock structure.
McDonald's Corporation disclosed a Form 4 for a director covering transactions on 12/31/2025. The filing shows a disposition of 5,000 shares of common stock held directly. It also reports the acquisition of 670.75 phantom stock units under the Board of Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan, described as deferred compensation and exempt under Rule 16b-3(d)(1). Each phantom stock unit is economically equivalent to one share of McDonald's common stock and is settled in cash after the director retires or otherwise leaves the Board. Following this transaction, the director holds 23,286.12 phantom stock units, which include amounts accumulated through dividend reinvestment.
McDonald's Corporation director reports deferred compensation in phantom stock. A McDonald's Corporation director filed a Form 4 showing an acquisition of 789.35 phantom stock units on 12/31/2025 under the Board of Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. Each phantom stock unit is economically equivalent to one share of McDonald's common stock but will be settled in cash rather than stock. The acquisition is classified as deferred compensation in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3(d)(1). Following this transaction, the director holds 15,590.83 phantom stock units directly, a balance that also includes units accumulated through dividend reinvestment. Payment of these phantom stock units will occur after the director retires or otherwise leaves the Board.
McDonald's Corporation director reports additional deferred phantom stock compensation. On 12/31/2025, a company director acquired 768.9 phantom stock units 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 rather than actual shares. Following this transaction, the director beneficially owned 3,696.03 phantom stock units. The filing notes that the acquisition represents deferred compensation, is exempt under Rule 16b-3(d)(1), and that payment will occur after the director retires from, or otherwise leaves, the Board. The total also reflects units accumulated through dividend reinvestment.
McDonald's Corporation director reported receiving phantom stock as deferred compensation. On 12/31/2025, the director acquired 768.9 phantom stock units under the Board of Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3(d)(1).
Each phantom stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of McDonald's common stock and will be settled in cash after the director retires or otherwise leaves the Board. Following this transaction, the director beneficially owns 2,699.32 phantom stock units, including amounts accumulated through dividend reinvestment.
McDonald's Corporation director reports deferred phantom stock award
A McDonald's Corporation director reported acquiring 768.9 units of phantom stock on 12/31/2025 under the Board of Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. Each phantom stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of McDonald's common stock but will be settled in cash rather than actual shares. The transaction price is listed as $305.63 per phantom stock unit, and the award represents deferred compensation that will be paid after the director retires or otherwise leaves the Board.
Following this award and prior dividend reinvestment, the director now beneficially holds 1,773.85 phantom stock units on a direct basis and 89 shares of common stock indirectly through a trust.
McDonald's Corporation director reported acquiring 670.75 units of phantom stock on 12/31/2025 at a price of $305.63 per unit as deferred compensation. Each phantom stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of McDonald's common stock and will be settled in cash under the Board of Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. Following this transaction, the director beneficially owns 6,227.53 phantom stock units, which include amounts accumulated through dividend reinvestment. The acquisition is described as exempt under Rule 16b-3(d)(1).
McDonald's Corporation director reported routine insider transactions involving both common stock and deferred compensation. The filing shows a disposition of 145 shares of common stock and an acquisition of 670.75 units of phantom stock on 12/31/2025. Each phantom stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of McDonald's common stock and is settled in cash under the Board of Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan.
The 670.75 phantom stock units were acquired as deferred compensation in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3(d)(1), bringing the director’s total phantom stock holdings to 2,300.24 units. Payment of these phantom stock units will occur after the director retires from, or otherwise leaves, the Board, and the total includes units accumulated through dividend reinvestment.
McDonald's Corporation director reports additional deferred compensation tied to company stock. On 12/31/2025, the director acquired 670.75 phantom stock units 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 following the director's retirement or other departure from the Board. After this transaction, the director beneficially owned 10,934.21 phantom stock units on a direct basis and 2,130 shares of common stock held indirectly through an LLC. The filing notes that a portion of the phantom stock balance includes shares accumulated through dividend reinvestment.
McDonald's Corporation reported that its executive vice president and chief legal officer sold 2,486 shares of common stock on December 16, 2025 at a price of $320 per share.
Following this transaction, the officer beneficially owns 6,268.01 shares of McDonald's common stock directly. The officer also holds 1,727.49 phantom stock units indirectly through a non-qualified benefit plan. Each phantom stock unit represents the right to receive the cash value of one share of McDonald's common stock, payable in cash after separation from the company and including shares acquired through dividend reinvestment.
McDonald's Corporation reported an insider transaction by an officer serving as EVP - Global CMO. On 12/12/2025, this officer disposed of 658 shares of McDonald's common stock at a price of $315 per share, using transaction code "S". After this transaction, the officer directly beneficially owns 6,199.56 shares of McDonald's common stock.