MCD insider buying and SEC filings
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MCD insider transactions
Officers, directors and 10% owners must tell the SEC when they buy or sell MCDONALDS CORP stock, within two business days. These are the most recent, straight from EDGAR.
SEC's current record for MCDONALDS CORP holds 1001 filings, of which 579 are insider filings. They span 2017-01-04 to 2026-08-14. Form 3, 4, 5 appear in it.
| Form | Filed | Insider | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Shares withheld for tax or exercise cost · 304 shares | Filing |
| 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 |
| 4 | 2026-06-10 | Erlinger Joseph M. — President, McDonald's USA | Option exercise · 5,252 shares Open-market sale · 5,252 shares | Filing |
| 4 | 2026-06-01 | Desiree Ralls-Morrison — EVP, Chief Legal Officer | Open-market sale · 2,763 shares | Filing |
| 4 | 2026-05-27 | Erlinger Joseph M. — President, McDonald's USA | Open-market sale · 333 shares | Filing |
Transaction wording follows the code on the filing itself. 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
Other recent MCDONALDS CORP filings
| Form | Filed | Document |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| DEF 14A | 2026-04-07 | DEF 14A |
| 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.
Keeping up with MCDONALDS CORP
Filings arrive on MCDONALDS CORP's schedule rather than yours, usually while you are working. Pip watches the companies you already own and sends one plain-English briefing each market morning — what was filed, what was reported, and the document attached so you can check it yourself.