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MCD

McDonald's Corporation

Stock

$233.60−2.90 (−1.23%)Close Sep 28, 2026

MCD returned 13.55% a year from Jul 1966 to Sep 2026, turning $10,000 into $21,139,588. It fell 77.41% from May 1968 to Jul 1969, and it took 3.7 years to get back to its high.

Jul 5, 1966 – Sep 28, 2026

$10,000 became$21,139,588
CAGR13.55%
Max drawdown−77.41%
Sharpe ratio0.59

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Growth of $10,000

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Trailing returns

PeriodMCD
1M−11.22%
3M−12.79%
6M−22.57%
YTD−22.07%
1Y−21.50%
3Y−1.85%
5Y+1.49%
10Y+9.94%
15Y+9.62%
20Y+12.44%
25Y+11.84%
30Y+10.33%
Since 1966+13.55%

Metrics

ReturnMCD
Final balance$21,139,588
Total return211,295.88%
CAGR13.55%
Calendar yearsMCD
Best year205.31%
Worst year−48.46%
Positive years45 of 59
RiskMCD
Max drawdown−77.41%
Longest drawdown8.8 years
Volatility (annualized)28.84%
Risk-adjustedMCD
Sharpe ratio0.59
Sortino ratio0.83
Calmar ratio0.18

Worst drawdowns

DeclinePeakBottomRecovered
−77.4%May 1968Jul 1969Jan 1972
−73.6%Nov 1999Mar 2003Dec 2006
−72.3%Dec 1972Oct 1974Nov 1981
−45.7%Jul 1966Oct 1966Jan 1967
−40.2%Aug 1987Oct 1987May 1989

Annual returns

YearMCD
1966from Jul 5−13.74%
1967+205.31%
1968−25.01%
1969−33.91%
1970+8.80%
1971+145.01%
1972+101.32%
1973−25.25%
1974−48.46%
1975+98.72%
1976−8.45%
1977−3.14%
1978−9.62%
1979−5.11%
1980+14.24%
1981+36.19%
1982+40.80%
1983+18.58%
1984+11.62%
1985+58.85%
1986+14.01%
1987+9.59%
1988+10.74%
1989+44.86%
1990−14.65%
1991+31.89%
1992+29.43%
1993+17.87%
1994+3.46%
1995+55.37%
1996+1.16%
1997+5.93%
1998+61.77%
1999+5.45%
2000−15.11%
2001−21.49%
2002−38.40%
2003+56.82%
2004+31.51%
2005+7.34%
2006+34.67%
2007+36.38%
2008+8.59%
2009+3.96%
2010+26.94%
2011+34.66%
2012−9.26%
2013+13.59%
2014−0.10%
2015+30.43%
2016+6.21%
2017+45.05%
2018+5.78%
2019+13.97%
2020+11.30%
2021+27.79%
2022+0.51%
2023+15.06%
2024+0.14%
2025+7.89%
2026to Sep 28−22.07%

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