McDonald's Corporation
McDonald's Corporation (MCD) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · MCD · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
3,518
Institutional Holders
▼ 2 vs Q2
$155.30B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $2.55B vs Q2
710.51M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 99.86%
511.30M
13F Shares Held
▼ 22.68M vs Q2
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
MCD largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC retail-eating places | 71.65M | 10.03% | 10.03% | $21.77T | Nov 7, 2025 | ▲ 316.6K |
BLACKROCK, INC. retail-eating places | 52.06M | 7.29% | 7.29% | $15.82T | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 204.9K |
STATE STREET CORP retail-eating places | 35.02M | 4.90% | 4.90% | $10.64T | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 196.5K |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO retail-eating places | 34.21M | 4.79% | 4.79% | $10.40T | Nov 26, 2025 | ▲ 99.7K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC retail-eating places | 16.96M | 2.37% | 2.37% | $5.14T | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 134.0K |
MORGAN STANLEY retail-eating places | 15.57M | 2.18% | 2.18% | $4.73T | May 27, 2026 | ▼ 507.8K |
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ retail-eating places | 12.76M | 1.79% | 1.79% | $3.88T | Feb 3, 2026 | ▲ 79.2K |
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ retail-eating places | 9.20M | 1.29% | 1.29% | $2.79T | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 1.44M |
NORTHERN TRUST CORP retail-eating places | 8.41M | 1.18% | 1.18% | $2.56T | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 332.2K |
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN retail-eating places | 7.97M | 1.12% | 1.12% | $2.42T | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 199.5K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
30
Increased
+7.80M shares0
New Positions
first time holders20
Decreased
−7.15M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+652.8K
+7.80M / −7.15M
Net new holders
+10
0 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
MCD insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been primarily selling shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
0
Buy transactions
0
Sell transactions
0.00
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ralls-Morrison Desiree EVP, Chief Legal Officer | May 28, 2026 | Sale | 2,763 | $278.36 | $769.1K | 6.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Erlinger Joseph M. President, McDonald's USA | May 26, 2026 | Sale | 333 | $280.11 | $93.3K | 7.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
Erlinger Joseph M. President, McDonald's USA | Apr 23, 2026 | Sale | 333 | $302.72 | $100.8K | 8.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Erlinger Joseph M. President, McDonald's USA | Apr 10, 2026 | Sale | 2,626 | $307.00 | $806.2K | 8.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Erlinger Joseph M. President, McDonald's USA | Mar 23, 2026 | Sale | 333 | $313.47 | $104.4K | 8.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Baroni Dario President, IDL | Mar 18, 2026 | Sale | 600 | $323.77 | $194.3K | 1.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Erlinger Joseph M. President, McDonald's USA | Mar 10, 2026 | Sale | 2,626 | $328.34 | $862.2K | 8.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
Ralls-Morrison Desiree EVP, Chief Legal Officer | Feb 20, 2026 | I-Discretionary | 1,518.69 | — | — | 3.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Erlinger Joseph M. President, McDonald's USA | Feb 23, 2026 | Sale | 333 | $330.43 | $110.0K | 8.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
Banner Jonathan EVP - Chief Impact Officer | Feb 23, 2026 | Sale | 1,600.66 | $333.42 | $533.7K | 2.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
McDonald's Corporation (MCD) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 72.0% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 0.14%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 27.89%.
The largest institutional shareholder of McDonald's Corporation is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 71.65 million shares — equal to 10.03% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 3,518 institutional investors currently hold MCD stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $155.30 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
MCD ownershipMcDonald's Corporation (MCD) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 72.0% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 10.03% stake. Company insiders hold 0.14%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.