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

NYSE · MCD · reinvest dividends · adjusted close

●Result2021-01-04 — 2026-10-15
Today you would have
$1,300
+$300 (+30.03%)
MCDSPY (benchmark)
Entry price
$186.50
Current price
$242.50
Shares
5.3621
CAGR
+4.65%
Max Drawdown
-31.93%
vs SPY
-94.77 pp
✦The story

$1,000 put into McDonald's at the beginning of 2021 grew to $1,300 by mid-2026, a total return of +30.0%. The company leaned on its franchise model, digital ordering and loyalty program as dining recovered from the pandemic. The S&P 500 returned +124.8% over the same period, well ahead of the stock.

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