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MCDONALDS CORP (MCD)

Every FINRA and SEC series the site collects for MCDONALDS CORP: short interest with days to cover, daily short sale volume, fails to deliver and Form 4 insider trades. Listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as retail-eating places.

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11.1M

Short interest

settlement 2026-08-14

2.3

Days to cover

-9.8% vs prior

42.4%

Short share of volume

2026-09-11

77,030

Fails to deliver

settlement 2026-08-07

$0

Insider flow, 90 days

0 buys, 0 sells

As of 2026-09-11.

Short interest

FINRA, twice a month; the last 12 months shown, all 48 settlements in the JSON

As of 14 August 2026, short interest in MCD is 11,058,134 shares, down 406,950 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 6,875,680 shares (28 November 2025) to 12,255,302 shares (31 July 2026). At the reported average volume of 4.8M shares a day that is 2.3 days to cover.

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SettlementShares shortChangeAvg daily volumeDays to cover
2026-08-1411,058,134-9.8%4,770,9532.32
2026-07-3112,255,302+6.9%4,330,2672.83
2026-07-1511,465,084+4.5%4,658,7412.46
2026-06-3010,976,120+2.9%5,184,2072.12
2026-06-1510,663,951+12.8%4,472,3952.38
2026-05-299,457,585-8.5%4,150,8672.28
2026-05-1510,334,552+4.2%4,540,5722.28
2026-04-309,915,123+19.4%3,374,9082.94
2026-04-158,304,447-9.3%2,873,3272.89
2026-03-319,150,643-0.1%3,357,1942.73
2026-03-139,162,584-0.6%3,066,8722.99
2026-02-279,215,479+5.9%3,443,9302.68
2026-02-138,702,562+8.4%3,974,5832.19
2026-01-308,025,665+3.8%2,867,0902.80
2026-01-157,729,101-7.1%3,412,0922.27
2025-12-318,318,960+1.3%2,750,3753.02
2025-12-158,212,267+19.4%3,866,7462.12
2025-11-286,875,680-10.9%3,031,9162.27
2025-11-147,720,128+6.4%3,572,1612.16
2025-10-317,258,102-0.8%2,459,0252.95
2025-10-157,318,888+0.6%2,985,7342.45
2025-09-307,275,707-11.6%3,293,7142.21
2025-09-158,234,303+9.0%2,894,6632.84
2025-08-297,557,351-7.1%3,007,7212.51

Daily short volume

FINRA Reg SHO, last 60 sessions. JSON

As of 11 September 2026, the short share of MCD volume is 42.4%, down 3.1 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from 31.1% (1 July 2026) to 60.4% (9 July 2026). The latest reading is 2.4 points below the 30-session average of 44.7%, on 1.6M shares reported.

DateShort volumeTotal volumeShort shareExempt
2026-09-11688K1.6M42.4%1,522
2026-09-10757K1.8M41.7%2,537
2026-09-09883K1.9M45.4%4,402
2026-09-08615K1.7M35.9%1,986
2026-09-04792K1.8M44.0%488
2026-09-03910K2.0M45.4%2,565
2026-09-02564K1.5M38.0%1,380
2026-09-01638K1.6M39.0%1,092
2026-08-31739K1.9M39.9%343
2026-08-28693K1.6M42.5%6,622
2026-08-271.6M2.7M59.4%152
2026-08-26849K1.9M45.2%67
2026-08-25569K1.3M42.3%730
2026-08-24720K1.4M50.7%2,929
2026-08-21474K1.3M36.2%3,316
2026-08-20613K1.5M40.8%4,957
2026-08-19934K2.1M43.6%4,878
2026-08-18482K1.2M40.7%3,305
2026-08-171.0M1.9M56.0%1,039
2026-08-14405K961K42.2%1,834
2026-08-13676K1.3M52.5%1,214
2026-08-12686K2.0M33.6%8,512
2026-08-11424K1.2M35.8%3,524
2026-08-10670K1.4M48.9%1,337
2026-08-07627K1.3M47.5%1,261
2026-08-06879K1.7M51.2%2,477
2026-08-05910K1.9M48.5%5,830
2026-08-041.4M2.8M51.1%2,041
2026-08-031.7M3.0M59.1%4,471
2026-07-31600K1.4M43.0%1,659

Fails to deliver

SEC, by settlement date. JSON

As of 7 August 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in MCD is 77,030 shares, up 77,010 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from 2 shares (2 December 2025) to 166,805 shares (23 July 2026).

SettlementShares failedPriceValue
2026-08-0777,030$276.26$21.3M
2026-07-2920$273.02$5K
2026-07-284$270.67$1K
2026-07-23166,805$263.57$44.0M
2026-07-202,847$267.71$762K
2026-07-171,600$273.46$438K
2026-07-1615$264.95$4K
2026-07-06286$280.63$80K
2026-07-02333$269.43$90K
2026-07-01626$270.31$169K
2026-06-303,148$267.18$841K
2026-06-265$264.54$1K
2026-06-152,886$284.81$822K
2026-06-124,042$284.77$1.2M
2026-06-1010$282.25$3K
2026-06-086,821$279.84$1.9M
2026-06-0177$279.20$21K
2026-04-22402$301.84$121K
2026-04-20927$311.36$289K
2026-04-16785$306.26$240K
2026-04-153$303.22$910
2026-04-0723$309.76$7K
2026-04-064$307.14$1K
2026-03-27563$308.93$174K
2026-03-2610$311.70$3K
2026-03-243,425$308.47$1.1M
2026-03-238,385$308.85$2.6M
2026-03-203,553$309.58$1.1M
2026-03-171,836$326.65$600K
2026-03-09175$328.06$57K

Insider trades

SEC Form 4, newest first, 50 of 100 shown. JSON

No open-market insider trades were reported for MCD in the last 90 days. The most recent filings are listed below; grants and option exercises carry a weaker signal than voluntary trades. Latest filing: Elting Lauren B (VP - CAO and Corp Controller) on 2026-08-07.

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValueOwned after
2026-08-07Elting Lauren BVP - CAO and Corp ControllerTax withholding304$274.48$83K1K
2026-08-07Elting Lauren BVP - CAO and Corp ControllerOption exercise48$0.00$02K
2026-08-07Elting Lauren BVP - CAO and Corp ControllerOption exercise990$0.00$02K
2026-06-10Erlinger Joseph M.President, McDonald's USASell5K$284.32$1.5M8K
2026-06-10Erlinger Joseph M.President, McDonald's USAOption exercise5K$157.79$829K13K
2026-05-28Ralls-Morrison DesireeEVP, Chief Legal OfficerSell3K$278.36$769K6K
2026-05-26Erlinger Joseph M.President, McDonald's USASell333$280.11$93K8K
2026-04-23Erlinger Joseph M.President, McDonald's USASell333$302.72$101K8K
2026-04-10Erlinger Joseph M.President, McDonald's USASell3K$307.00$806K8K
2026-04-10Erlinger Joseph M.President, McDonald's USAOption exercise3K$157.79$414K11K
2026-03-23Erlinger Joseph M.President, McDonald's USASell333$313.47$104K8K
2026-03-18Baroni DarioPresident, IDLSell600$323.77$194K1K
2026-03-10Erlinger Joseph M.President, McDonald's USASell3K$328.34$862K9K
2026-03-10Erlinger Joseph M.President, McDonald's USAOption exercise3K$157.79$414K11K
2026-02-23Erlinger Joseph M.President, McDonald's USASell333$330.43$110K9K
2026-02-23Banner JonathanEVP - Chief Impact OfficerSell5K$333.24$1.5M2K
2026-02-23Banner JonathanEVP - Chief Impact OfficerOption exercise5K$266.20$1.2M7K
2026-02-23Banner JonathanEVP - Chief Impact OfficerSell2K$333.42$534K2K
2026-02-13McDonald GillianEVP, Global Rest. Exp. Ofc.Tax withholding1K$327.58$361K8K
2026-02-13McDonald GillianEVP, Global Rest. Exp. Ofc.Option exercise161$0.00$09K
2026-02-13McDonald GillianEVP, Global Rest. Exp. Ofc.Option exercise2K$0.00$09K
2026-02-13McDonald GillianEVP, Global Rest. Exp. Ofc.Tax withholding2K$327.58$662K6K
2026-02-13McDonald GillianEVP, Global Rest. Exp. Ofc.Option exercise296$0.00$09K
2026-02-13McDonald GillianEVP, Global Rest. Exp. Ofc.Option exercise4K$0.00$08K
2026-02-13Steijaert Manuel JMEVP - President, IOMTax withholding2K$327.58$537K6K
2026-02-13Steijaert Manuel JMEVP - President, IOMOption exercise237$0.00$08K
2026-02-13Steijaert Manuel JMEVP - President, IOMOption exercise3K$0.00$08K
2026-02-13Rice Brian SEVP-Global Chief Info. OfficerTax withholding808$327.58$265K2K
2026-02-13Rice Brian SEVP-Global Chief Info. OfficerOption exercise188$0.00$03K
2026-02-13Rice Brian SEVP-Global Chief Info. OfficerOption exercise3K$0.00$03K
2026-02-13Ralls-Morrison DesireeEVP, Chief Legal OfficerTax withholding1K$327.58$453K9K
2026-02-13Ralls-Morrison DesireeEVP, Chief Legal OfficerOption exercise279$0.00$010K
2026-02-13Ralls-Morrison DesireeEVP, Chief Legal OfficerOption exercise4K$0.00$010K
2026-02-13Kempczinski Christopher JChairman and CEOTax withholding9K$327.58$3.0M34K
2026-02-13Kempczinski Christopher JChairman and CEOOption exercise1K$0.00$044K
2026-02-13Kempczinski Christopher JChairman and CEOOption exercise19K$0.00$042K
2026-02-13Kempczinski Christopher JChairman and CEOSell26K$333.54$8.8M23K
2026-02-13Kempczinski Christopher JChairman and CEOOption exercise26K$128.09$3.4M49K
2026-02-13Flatley Edith MorganEVP - Global CMOTax withholding798$327.58$261K7K
2026-02-13Flatley Edith MorganEVP - Global CMOOption exercise135$0.00$08K
2026-02-13Flatley Edith MorganEVP - Global CMOOption exercise2K$0.00$08K
2026-02-13Erlinger Joseph M.President, McDonald's USATax withholding2K$327.58$757K9K
2026-02-13Erlinger Joseph M.President, McDonald's USAOption exercise403$0.00$011K
2026-02-13Erlinger Joseph M.President, McDonald's USAOption exercise6K$0.00$011K
2026-02-13Boyd Tiffanie L.EVP - Chief People OfficerTax withholding304$327.58$100K9K
2026-02-13Boyd Tiffanie L.EVP - Chief People OfficerOption exercise70$0.00$09K
2026-02-13Boyd Tiffanie L.EVP - Chief People OfficerOption exercise967$0.00$09K
2026-02-13Boyd Tiffanie L.EVP - Chief People OfficerTax withholding399$327.58$131K8K
2026-02-13Boyd Tiffanie L.EVP - Chief People OfficerOption exercise89$0.00$09K
2026-02-13Boyd Tiffanie L.EVP - Chief People OfficerOption exercise1K$0.00$09K

Form 4 filings are due within two business days of the trade. Insiders sell for many reasons that say nothing about the company; open-market buys are the rarer, stronger signal.

Large holders (13D and 13G)

One row per reporting person, newest filing first. JSON

2 holders above 5% have filed on MCD, all on Schedule 13G (passive). The largest reported stake is STATE STREET CORPORATION at 5.1% of the class (36,120,258 shares), filed 2026-08-07 for an event on 2026-06-30.

FiledFormHolderSharesOf classEvent
2026-08-0713GSTATE STREET CORPORATIONparent holding company36.1M5.1%2026-06-30
2026-07-2213G/Ano. 1JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.parent holding company31.0M4.3%2026-06-30

13F holders

Tracked managers holding MCD at their latest 13F. JSON

11 of the 30 tracked managers held MCD at their latest 13F, $2.72B in total at quarter-end prices. Citadel Advisors is the largest at $795.8M (0.1% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 5 added shares and 4 cut.

FundQuarterSharesValueOf portfolioChange in shares
Citadel Advisors2026-06-302.9M$795.8M0.09%+655K
Viking Global Investors2026-06-302.8M$764.7M2.18%-796K
Millennium Management2026-06-301.2M$317.7M0.12%-313K
AQR Capital Management2026-06-301.0M$269.7M0.09%+346K
Point72 Asset Management2026-06-30716K$193.6M0.21%+575K
Renaissance Technologies2026-06-30351K$94.9M0.13%-192K
Gates Foundation Trust2026-06-30335K$90.5M0.26%0
Fisher Asset Management2026-06-30314K$84.9M0.03%+38K
D. E. Shaw & Co.2026-06-30235K$63.6M0.03%-144K
Soros Fund Management2026-06-30124K$33.4M0.41%0
Bridgewater Associates2026-06-3057K$15.3M0.06%+6K

Only the 30 tracked managers on the funds hub; a 13F reports long positions in US listed stock at quarter end, 45 days late, and says nothing about shorts or positions sold since.

Financials

SEC XBRL, as filed. JSON

In Q2 2026 (quarter ended 2026-06-30) MCDONALDS CORP reported revenue of $7.10B, up 3.7% from the same quarter a year earlier, and net income of $2.36B (3.32 diluted EPS). In FY 2025 it generated $10.55B of operating cash flow and spent $2.06B on buybacks and $5.12B on dividends. As of 2026-06-30, cash was $822.0M against $39.86B of debt.

Cash
$822.0M
Debt
$39.86B
Equity
-$1.02B
Total assets
$59.92B
Shares outstanding
707,641,531

Quarterly, last 8 quarters

QuarterPeriod endRevenueNet incomeMarginDiluted EPS
Q2 20262026-06-30$7.10B$2.36B33.3%3.32
Q1 20262026-03-31$6.52B$1.98B30.4%2.78
Q4 2025derived2025-12-31$7.01Bn/an/an/a
Q3 20252025-09-30$7.08B$2.28B32.2%3.18
Q2 20252025-06-30$6.84B$2.25B32.9%3.14
Q1 20252025-03-31$5.96B$1.87B31.4%2.60
Q4 2024derived2024-12-31$6.39Bn/an/an/a
Q3 20242024-09-30$6.87B$2.25B32.8%3.13

Fiscal years, with buybacks and dividends

Fiscal yearEndsRevenueNet incomeOperating cash flowCapexBuybacksDividends
FY 20252025-12-31$26.89Bn/a$10.55B$3.37B$2.06B$5.12B
FY 20242024-12-31$25.92Bn/a$9.45B$2.77B$2.82B$4.87B
FY 20232023-12-31$25.49Bn/a$9.61B$2.36B$3.05B$4.53B
FY 20222022-12-31$23.18Bn/a$7.39B$1.90B$3.90B$4.17B
FY 20212021-12-31$23.22Bn/a$9.14B$2.04B$845.5M$3.92B

Quarters are the three-month figures the company reports; a fourth quarter marked derived is the fiscal year less the three reported quarters, since companies report it only inside the 10-K. Fiscal years are the annual figures. Buybacks are cash paid to repurchase common stock in the year (XBRL PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock), not authorizations. Balance sheet lines are as of 2026-06-30; shares outstanding as of 2026-06-30 from the cover page.

What this page is

MCDONALDS CORP in the regulatory record

Regulators publish company data in separate files that never sit next to each other: FINRA's twice-monthly short interest, its daily short sale volume, the SEC's fails-to-deliver counts, and each insider's Form 4. A company page pulls every series the site collects for one ticker onto one URL, keyed by the SEC's own ticker list, so the short position, the daily flow, the settlement fails and what insiders are doing can be read together.

Each section has its own history table, a summary sentence built from the rows (last value, change, range with dates) and its own JSON and CSV links. Nothing on the page is written by a model; the sentences change only when the data does. A page exists only for companies with data in at least two series, and every section says when its source last updated.

This page follows MCDONALDS CORP (MCD), SEC CIK 63908, listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as retail-eating places. The cross-market tables live on the short interest and insider transactions hubs.

Source and method

Short interest
FINRA consolidated short interestTwice a month, about eight business days after settlement. Latest 2026-08-14.JSON and CSV
Daily short volume
FINRA Reg SHO daily filesEvery trading day, loaded the following morning. Latest 2026-09-11.JSON and CSV
Fails to deliver
SEC fails-to-deliver dataTwice a month, a few weeks after the half month ends. Latest 2026-08-07.JSON and CSV
Large holders
SEC EDGAR Schedule 13D and 13GEDGAR read every 30 minutes; 13D within five business days of crossing 5%, 13G on the passive schedule. Latest 2026-08-07.JSON and CSV
13F holders
SEC EDGAR Form 13F-HRQuarterly, filed within 45 days of quarter end; 30 tracked managers. Latest 2026-06-30.JSON and CSV
Financials
SEC XBRL company factsRefreshed weekly from the SEC's structured data; values are as filed in the 10-Q and 10-K. Latest 2026-06-30.JSON and CSV
Insider trades
SEC EDGAR Form 4EDGAR read every 30 minutes; filings are due two business days after the trade. Latest 2026-08-07.JSON and CSV
Company record
EDGAR filing index for CIK 63908Ticker, name and exchange from the SEC's company list, refreshed weekly.
Rate limits
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Data checks. Every dataset is checked against its source once a day. This dataset passed the last run, 13 Sep 05:40 UTC.

How to read it

  • Read the position against the flow: rising short interest with a high daily short share is new shorting; rising short interest with a normal short share is old shorts holding on.
  • Insider buys next to a crowded short are the combination that has historically preceded squeezes; insider sells next to a crowded short are common and mean little.
  • Fails to deliver matter relative to the float, not in absolute shares; a million failed shares in a mega cap is noise.

Analysis of what the data shows, not advice. XOOMAR does not recommend buying, selling or holding anything.

Datasets

Frequently Asked Questions

How much of MCD is sold short?
11,058,134 shares were held short at the 2026-08-14 settlement, 2.3 days of average volume. FINRA publishes the next count about eight business days after the 15th and the last business day of the month.
What is MCD's daily short volume?
On 2026-09-11, 687,698 of the 1,623,557 MCD shares reported to FINRA were sold short, 42.4% of the day's reported volume. Short volume is a flow for one day, not a position.
Does MCD have fails to deliver?
The SEC's latest file shows 77,030 MCD shares failed to deliver at settlement 2026-08-07. Fails are reported per settlement date and published twice a month with a lag.
Are MCD insiders buying or selling?
No open-market insider trades were reported for MCD in the last 90 days. The most recent filings are listed below; grants and option exercises carry a weaker signal than voluntary trades. Latest filing: Elting Lauren B (VP - CAO and Corp Controller) on 2026-08-07.
Who owns more than 5% of MCD?
2 holders above 5% have filed on MCD, all on Schedule 13G (passive). The largest reported stake is STATE STREET CORPORATION at 5.1% of the class (36,120,258 shares), filed 2026-08-07 for an event on 2026-06-30.
What did MCD report last quarter?
In Q2 2026 (quarter ended 2026-06-30) MCDONALDS CORP reported revenue of $7.10B, up 3.7% from the same quarter a year earlier, and net income of $2.36B (3.32 diluted EPS). In FY 2025 it generated $10.55B of operating cash flow and spent $2.06B on buybacks and $5.12B on dividends. As of 2026-06-30, cash was $822.0M against $39.86B of debt.
Which funds hold MCD?
11 of the 30 tracked managers held MCD at their latest 13F, $2.72B in total at quarter-end prices. Citadel Advisors is the largest at $795.8M (0.1% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 5 added shares and 4 cut.

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