On 23 October, McDonald’s (MCD) increased its dividend by 5.08%, from $1.77 to $1.86 per share.
The dividend is payable on 15 December to shareholders of record on 1
December.
MCD’s contribution to DivGro’s projected annual dividend income will
increase by $18 to $372.
I own 50 shares of MCD at an average cost basis of $148.63 per share. Following this increase, my yield on cost is 5.01%. (MCD’s forward yield is 2.43% at $305.79 per share).
Since I opened my position in September 2014, the stock has delivered a total return of 135%, including $2,155.13 in
dividends. That’s a splendid annualized rate of return of 12.3%!
MCD became DivGro’s 10th Home Run stock in January 2018, when the stock doubled my original capital
outlay.
outlay.
5-Year History of Dividend Payouts by Ex-Date
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | • | 2025 |
| $5.04 | $5.25 | $5.66 | $6.23 | $6.78 | ⬆ | $7.17✝ |
| 6.55% | 4.17% | 7.81% | 10.07% | 8.83% | ⬇ | 5.75% |
| 5-year DGR: | 7.47% | ⬇ | 7.30% | |||
✝projected, assuming no further changes