Share buybacks · 2011–2025
McDonald's share buybacks
$2.1B−27.2% · FY2025
McDonald's (MCD) reported $2.1B in share buybacks for fiscal 2025, −27.2% year on year.
| Fiscal year | Share buybacks | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252025-12-31 | $2.1B | −27.2% | Open → |
| FY20242024-12-31 | $2.8B | −7.5% | Open → |
| FY20232023-12-31 | $3.1B | −21.6% | Open → |
| FY20222022-12-31 | $3.9B | +360.8% | Open → |
| FY20212021-12-31 | $846M | −6.9% | Open → |
| FY20202020-12-31 | $908M | −81.8% | Open → |
| FY20192019-12-31 | $5.0B | −4.4% | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-31 | $5.2B | +11.1% | Open → |
| FY20172017-12-31 | $4.7B | −58.1% | Open → |
| FY20162016-12-31 | $11.2B | +83.2% | Open → |
| FY20152015-12-31 | $6.1B | +90.7% | Open → |
| FY20142014-12-31 | $3.2B | +79.9% | Open → |
| FY20132013-12-31 | $1.8B | −32.0% | Open → |
| FY20122012-12-31 | $2.6B | −22.2% | Open → |
| FY20112011-12-31 | $3.4B | — | Open → |
Share buybacks — Share buybacks are the cash a company spent during the year repurchasing its own stock, taken from the financing section of the cash-flow statement. Most companies buy back nothing at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the minority that do.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2025 compound annual growth −3.5%
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The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0000063908-26-000035 · February 24, 2026
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