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$1,000 invested McDonald's Corporation (2021)

NYSE · MCD · reinvest dividends · adjusted close

Result2021-01-042026-08-28
Today you would have
$1,421
+$421 (+42.09%)
MCDSPY (benchmark)
Entry price
$186.50
Current price
$265.00
Shares
5.3621
CAGR
+6.42%
Max Drawdown
-22.75%
vs SPY
-82.00 pp
The story

$1,000 put into McDonald's at the beginning of 2021 grew to $1,421 by mid-2026, a total return of +42.1%. The company leaned on its franchise model, digital ordering and loyalty program as dining recovered from the pandemic. The S&P 500 returned +124.1% over the same period, well ahead of the stock.

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