McDonald's (MCD) insider trading and SEC filings
MCDONALDS CORP · NYSE · Retail-Eating Places
Company facts
What McDonald's tells the SEC about itself on the same registration record these filings come from.
- Industry (SIC) — Retail-Eating Places
- Exchange — NYSE
- Filer category — Large accelerated filer
- Fiscal year end — December 31
- State of incorporation — Delaware
MCD insider transactions
Officers, directors and 10% owners must tell the SEC when they buy or sell McDonald's stock, within two business days. These are the most recent, straight from EDGAR.
I read the 8 insider filings below, filed between Jul 2 and Oct 2, 2026, on Forms 3 and 4. Each one is about McDonald's stock and links to the original on EDGAR. They name 5 insiders: 3 directors and 2 officers. Of the filings, 1 reports an option exercise and 1 shares withheld for tax (some filings report more than one type). McDonald's's SEC record shows its latest 10-K filed Feb 24, 2026, its latest 10-Q Aug 7, 2026, and its latest 8-K Sep 23, 2026.
| Form | Filed | Insider | Transaction | Price | Trade date | Shares held after | Ownership | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2026-10-02 | Dean Lloyd H — Director | not itemised — see the filing | — | — | — | — | Filing |
| 4 | 2026-10-02 | Taubert Jennifer L — Director | not itemised — see the filing | — | — | — | — | Filing |
| 4 | 2026-10-02 | Hsu Michael D. — Director | not itemised — see the filing | — | — | — | — | Filing |
| 3 | 2026-08-14 | Skye Anderson — President, McDonald's USA | Initial statement of holdings | — | — | — | — | Filing |
| 4 | 2026-08-11 | Elting Lauren B — VP - CAO and Corp Controller | Option exercise · 1,038 shares across 2 transactions | — | Aug 7, 2026 | 1,754 | Direct | Filing |
| Shares withheld for tax or exercise cost · 304 shares | $274.48 | Aug 7, 2026 | 1,450 | Direct | ||||
| 4 | 2026-07-02 | Taubert Jennifer L — Director | not itemised — see the filing | — | — | — | — | Filing |
| 4 | 2026-07-02 | Dean Lloyd H — Director | not itemised — see the filing | — | — | — | — | Filing |
| 4 | 2026-07-02 | Hsu Michael D. — Director | not itemised — see the filing | — | — | — | — | Filing |
Transaction wording follows the code on the filing itself — what each Form 4 code means. An option exercise or a tax withholding is not a market decision, and is not shown as one.
- Form 3 — Someone became an insider and declared their holdings
- Form 4 — An insider bought or sold company stock
Get MCD's filings, read.
Other recent McDonald's filings
| Form | Filed | Document |
|---|---|---|
| 8-K | 2026-09-23 | 8-K |
| 10-Q | 2026-08-07 | 10-Q |
| 8-K | 2026-08-04 | 8-K |
| 8-K | 2026-08-04 | 8-K |
| 8-K | 2026-05-22 | 8-K |
| 10-Q | 2026-05-07 | 10-Q |
| 8-K | 2026-05-07 | 8-K |
| 10-K | 2026-02-24 | FORM 10-K |
Reading these accurately
A Form 4 records what happened, precisely and on the record — it has no field for why. A sale can be scheduled months in advance under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, and vesting and option exercises appear alongside open-market decisions. The fuller version is in what insider buying and selling actually signals; to look up any other company, use the insider filing tracker.
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