McDonald's Hikes Dividend By 7%, Resumes Buyback

Shivani Kumaresan

Fri, Sep 24, 2021, 6:01 AM1 min read

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McDonald's Corp (NYSE: MCD) Board of Directors has raised the quarterly cash dividend to $1.38 per share of common stock, payable on December 15, 2021, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 1, 2021.
The dividend rate represents a 7% increase over its previous quarterly dividend and brings the Q4 dividend payout to over $1 billion.
The new dividend of $1.38 per share is equivalent to $5.52 annually.
McDonald's has also announced the resumption of its share repurchase program.
On December 31, 2019, the company's board approved a share repurchase program that authorized up to $15 billion of common stock. The company did not repurchase any shares in the open market during the June quarter. The company has a $14.1 billion value of shares that may yet to be purchased under the plan.
Price Action: MCD shares closed higher by 0.68% at $244.78 on Thursday.

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