What if you invested in McDonald's in 2005?
MCD · Consumer · Data through 2026-06-01
If you invested $1,000 in McDonald's in 2005
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $9,466(+846.6%)
The S&P 500 returned $9,466 on the same $1,000. McDonald's beat the market by $5,606.
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Growth of $1,000
McDonald's vs. S&P 500 vs. US Dollar, 2005 to present
Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in McDonald's starting January 2005
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | $18.21 | $1,000 | - |
| 2006 | $20.09 | $1,103 | +10.3% |
| 2007 | $26.07 | $1,431 | +29.8% |
| 2008 | $32.32 | $1,775 | +24% |
| 2009 | $36.00 | $1,977 | +11.4% |
| 2010 | $40.11 | $2,203 | +11.4% |
| 2011 | $48.87 | $2,684 | +21.9% |
| 2012 | $67.70 | $3,718 | +38.5% |
| 2013 | $67.22 | $3,691 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | $68.60 | $3,767 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | $69.66 | $3,825 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | $96.49 | $5,299 | +38.5% |
| 2017 | $98.49 | $5,409 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | $141.07 | $7,747 | +43.2% |
| 2019 | $151.10 | $8,298 | +7.1% |
| 2020 | $185.20 | $10,170 | +22.6% |
| 2021 | $184.38 | $10,126 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | $235.44 | $12,929 | +27.7% |
| 2023 | $248.09 | $13,624 | +5.4% |
| 2024 | $277.73 | $15,252 | +11.9% |
| 2025 | $280.55 | $15,407 | +1% |
| 2026 | $313.25 | $17,202 | +11.7% |
What this return means
A $1,000 position in McDonald's (MCD) opened in 2005 is worth $15,072 today. That works out to +1407.2%, about 15x the original stake, as of 2026-06-01.
That is about 13.4% a year compounded, broadly in line with long-run stock market averages. A plain S&P 500 fund would have turned that $1,000 into about $9,466 instead, leaving McDonald's ahead by around $5,606. The index compounded at about 11% a year over that period.
The path was not smooth. The best single year was 2018 at +43.2%, and the worst was 2013 at -0.7%. These figures use split-adjusted closing prices and exclude dividends, taxes, trading fees, and inflation, so a real after-tax result would differ.
None of this is a recommendation. It is a record of what already happened, and past performance does not guarantee future results.
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