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McDonald's Corporation

McDonald's Corporation

MCDNYSEConsumer Cyclical● Active
$279.84
+$7.12(+2.61%)
Market Cap$198.8B
P/E Ratio
52W High$341.75
52W Low$271.98

McDonald's Corporation (MCD) Insider Trading

Form 4 buy vs sell counts, ratio, and sentiment — switch this quarter or last 12 months; chart and transactions below.

SEC EDGAR · FMP · MCD · as of Jun 8, 2026

Activity summary

Buy transactions

0

P-Purchase only

Sell transactions

4

12 Months

Buy/Sell ratio

0.00

Buy/Sell (by trades)

Overall sentiment

BEARISH
↑ Buy 0%Active transactions only · RSU vesting excluded100% Sell ↓

McDonald's Corporation insiders have been primarily selling shares over the past 12 Months. Selling activity is often driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment toward the company.

Source: SEC EDGAR · Form 3 & 4 · via Financial Modeling Prep · Buy = P-Purchase only · Sell = S-Sale only

As of Jun 8, 2026

MCD insider buying and selling by quarter

MCD insider selling · MCD insider buying stocks · quarterly insider activity

Total insider buying (incl. awards)Total insider selling
545K273K0
2026 Q2
2027 Q1
2027 Q3
2028 Q1

Mobile shows last 4Q · Desktop shows full 8Q

Source: SEC EDGAR · Form 3 & 4 · via Financial Modeling Prep · last 8 quarters

As of Jun 8, 2026

Active insiders

Most active in past 12 months · MCD ceo insider trading

Showing all insiders · Click a card to filter the transactions table below

Aggregated from reportingName · top 5 by trade count (12M) · no extra API

Recent insider transactions

MCD executive sell shares · MCD board member insider trading · MCD insider trading SEC filing

Showing 61 most recent · Common Stock · Form 4 only

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Ralls-Morrison Desiree

EVP, Chief Legal Officer

Sale

Date

May 28

Shares

2,763

Price

$278.36

Value

$769K

View Form 4 on SEC.gov

Erlinger Joseph M.

President, McDonald's USA

Sale

Date

May 26

Shares

333

Price

$280.11

Value

$93K

View Form 4 on SEC.gov

Erlinger Joseph M.

President, McDonald's USA

Sale

Date

Apr 23

Shares

333

Price

$302.72

Value

$101K

View Form 4 on SEC.gov

Erlinger Joseph M.

President, McDonald's USA

Option

Date

Apr 10

Shares

2,626

Price

$157.79

Value

$414K

View Form 4 on SEC.gov

Erlinger Joseph M.

President, McDonald's USA

Sale

Date

Apr 10

Shares

2,626

Price

$307.00

Value

$806K

View Form 4 on SEC.gov

Erlinger Joseph M.

President, McDonald's USA

Sale

Date

Mar 23

Shares

333

Price

$313.47

Value

$104K

View Form 4 on SEC.gov

Baroni Dario

President, IDL

Sale

Date

Mar 18

Shares

600

Price

$323.77

Value

$194K

View Form 4 on SEC.gov

Erlinger Joseph M.

President, McDonald's USA

Option

Date

Mar 10

Shares

2,626

Price

$157.79

Value

$414K

View Form 4 on SEC.gov

Erlinger Joseph M.

President, McDonald's USA

Sale

Date

Mar 10

Shares

2,626

Price

$328.34

Value

$862K

View Form 4 on SEC.gov

Erlinger Joseph M.

President, McDonald's USA

Sale

Date

Feb 23

Shares

333

Price

$330.43

Value

$110K

View Form 4 on SEC.gov

Banner Jonathan

EVP - Chief Impact Officer

Option

Date

Feb 23

Shares

4,600

Price

$266.20

Value

$1.22M ⚡

View Form 4 on SEC.gov

Banner Jonathan

EVP - Chief Impact Officer

Sale

Date

Feb 23

Shares

1,600.66

Price

$333.42

Value

$534K

View Form 4 on SEC.gov

Banner Jonathan

EVP - Chief Impact Officer

Sale

Date

Feb 23

Shares

4,600

Price

$333.24

Value

$1.53M ⚡

View Form 4 on SEC.gov

Steijaert Manuel JM

EVP - President, IOM

Option

Date

Feb 13

Shares

237

Price

Value

View Form 4 on SEC.gov

Steijaert Manuel JM

EVP - President, IOM

Option

Date

Feb 13

Shares

3,272

Price

Value

View Form 4 on SEC.gov

Steijaert Manuel JM

EVP - President, IOM

Other

Date

Feb 13

Shares

1,639.32

Price

$327.58

Value

$537K

View Form 4 on SEC.gov

Rice Brian S

EVP-Global Chief Info. Officer

Option

Date

Feb 13

Shares

188

Price

Value

View Form 4 on SEC.gov

Rice Brian S

EVP-Global Chief Info. Officer

Option

Date

Feb 13

Shares

2,602

Price

Value

View Form 4 on SEC.gov

Rice Brian S

EVP-Global Chief Info. Officer

Other

Date

Feb 13

Shares

807.51

Price

$327.58

Value

$265K

View Form 4 on SEC.gov

Ralls-Morrison Desiree

EVP, Chief Legal Officer

Option

Date

Feb 13

Shares

279

Price

Value

View Form 4 on SEC.gov

Ralls-Morrison Desiree

EVP, Chief Legal Officer

Option

Date

Feb 13

Shares

3,867

Price

Value

View Form 4 on SEC.gov

Ralls-Morrison Desiree

EVP, Chief Legal Officer

Other

Date

Feb 13

Shares

1,382.89

Price

$327.58

Value

$453K

View Form 4 on SEC.gov

McDonald Gillian

EVP, Global Rest. Exp. Ofc.

Option

Date

Feb 13

Shares

161

Price

Value

View Form 4 on SEC.gov

McDonald Gillian

EVP, Global Rest. Exp. Ofc.

Option

Date

Feb 13

Shares

2,231

Price

Value

View Form 4 on SEC.gov

McDonald Gillian

EVP, Global Rest. Exp. Ofc.

Option

Date

Feb 13

Shares

296

Price

Value

View Form 4 on SEC.gov

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Source: SEC EDGAR · Form 4 filings · ⚡ = value ≥ $1M · Award/Option price shows —

About MCD insider trading

MCD insider trades

McDonald's Corporation (MCD) insider trading data is sourced from SEC Form 4 filings submitted by corporate insiders, including Erlinger Joseph M. (President, McDonald's USA), Baroni Dario (President, IDL), Kempczinski Christopher J (Chairman and CEO · Director). Over the past 12 months, 5 insiders have filed transactions with the SEC. MCD insiders have been primarily selling, which may reflect pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plan executions.

For McDonald's Corporation's institutional ownership breakdown and insider ownership percentage, see the Ownership tab → Ownership tab →

Buy/Sell signal logic
acquisitionOrDisposition field:
A = Acquisition (buy) · D = Disposition (sell)
RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment
Form 4SEC filing required within 2 business days of any insider transaction
10b5-1Pre-scheduled trading plan that allows insiders to sell on autopilot
Open MktDirect purchase or sale on the open market (excludes awards, options)

Frequently asked questions

MCD insider trading · 5 questions

The insiders of McDonald's Corporation (MCD) include executives and directors such as Erlinger Joseph M. (President, McDonald's USA), Baroni Dario (President, IDL), Kempczinski Christopher J (Chairman and CEO · Director), among others. Over the past 12 months, 5 insiders have filed Form 4 transactions with the SEC. Insider transactions are required to be reported within 2 business days of the trade date.

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Source: FMP /stable/insider-trading/search · SEC EDGAR Form 3 & 4 · acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell · RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar · As of Jun 8, 2026