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Mcdonalds Corp Insider Trading

MCD

Every SEC Form 4 insider trading filing for Mcdonalds Corp (MCD) since April 2023 — open-market buys and sells by directors and officers, option exercises, and cluster activity, updated as each filing is reported to the SEC. Why 2023?

Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Retail-Eating Places
CIK
0000063908
Filings
225
Insiders
29
Last filing
2026-08-07

Activity summary

Recent insider activity is bullish. Over the last 30 days, 4 insiders purchased shares versus 1 sale. Buying was led by Elting Lauren B.

Three year balance

Buy and sell value by quarter, Q4 23 to Q3 26. Mcdonalds Corp insiders were net sellers in every quarter shown.

Q4 23Q1 24Q2 24Q3 24Q4 24Q1 25Q2 25Q3 25Q4 25Q1 26Q2 26Q3 26

Bars below the rule are sales, above are purchases. Largest quarter on the chart is $33.0M.

90 day insight

Over the last 90 days, Mcdonalds Corp insiders bought $925K (9 transactions) and sold $1.6M (2 transactions).

  • Most active insider: Elting Lauren B with 5 transactions totaling $83K.
  • Largest single sale: $1.5M by Erlinger Joseph M. on Jun 10, 2026.
  • 33% of recent sales were pre-scheduled 10b5-1 trades — typically less informative than open-market activity.

Activity skews bullish — buys outpace sales.

Insider Transactions

Sourced from SEC EDGAR Form 4 filings. Updated hourly.

DateInsiderCompanyTypeSharesPriceValue
Aug 7, 2026Elting Lauren BMCD
Option Exercise
48
Aug 7, 2026Elting Lauren BMCD
Tax Withholding
304$274.48$83K
Aug 7, 2026Elting Lauren BMCD
Option Exercise
990
Aug 7, 2026Elting Lauren BMCD
Option Exercise
48
Aug 7, 2026Elting Lauren BMCD
Option Exercise
990

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Top insiders

By total value filed.

Kempczinski Christopher JPresident and CEO2 filings$5.4M
Erlinger Joseph M.President, McDonald's USA10 filings$1.9M
Banner JonathanEVP - Chief Impact Officer5 filings$2.1M
Ralls-Morrison DesireeEVP, Chief Legal Officer1 filing$769K
Baroni DarioPresident, IDL1 filing$194K

Institutional Ownership

Top 13F-HR holders of Mcdonalds Corp as of 2026-06-30

↓ decreasing
Total reported AUM
$44.44B
QoQ change
-68.3%
Reporting period
2026-06-30
#1
State Street Corp
CIK 0000093751
$9.75B
36.1M shares
#2
BlackRock, Inc.
CIK 0002012383
$6.12B
22.6M shares
#3
BlackRock, Inc.
CIK 0002012383
$3.94B
14.6M shares

Data source: quarterly 13F-HR filings — institutional holders report positions within 45 days of quarter end. Joined with insider activity above — see who's loading up institutionally while insiders are trading. Full 13F-HR API →