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Upcoming Ex-Dividend Date of 5/27/11 for McDonald's Corp

By Market News Video Staff, Wednesday, May 25, 11:11 AM ET
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On 5/27/11, McDonald's Corp (NYSE:MCD) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.61, payable on 6/15/11. As a percentage of MCD's recent stock price of $82.83, this dividend works out to approximately 0.74%.

Below is a dividend history chart for MCD, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.61 declared by McDonald's Corp:

MCD Dividend History
Date Div*
02/25/11 0.610
11/29/10 0.610
08/30/10 0.550
05/27/10 0.550
02/25/10 0.550
11/27/09 0.550
08/28/09 0.500
06/04/09 0.500
02/26/09 0.500
11/26/08 0.500
08/28/08 0.375
06/05/08 0.375
02/28/08 0.375
11/13/07 1.500
11/13/06 1.000
11/10/05 0.670
11/10/04 0.550
11/12/03 0.400
11/13/02 0.235
11/13/01 0.225
11/13/00 0.215
11/29/99 0.049
08/30/99 0.049
05/27/99 0.049
03/11/99 0.049
11/25/98 0.045
08/27/98 0.045
05/28/98 0.045
02/25/98 0.041
11/26/97 0.041
08/27/97 0.041
05/29/97 0.041
02/26/97 0.037
11/27/96 0.037
08/28/96 0.037
05/31/96 0.037
02/27/96 0.034
11/28/95 0.034
08/29/95 0.034
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from MCD is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 2.95% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, MCD makes up 5.98% of the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF (AMEX:XLY) which is trading lower by about 0.4% on the day Wednesday.

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MCD operates in the Hotels, Lodging, Restaurants & Travel sector, among companies like Wendy's / Arby's Group Inc (NASDAQ:WEN) which is trading flat today, and Bally Technologies Inc (NYSE:BYI) trading lower by about 0.1%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of MCD, versus WEN and BYI.

MCD,WEN,BYI Relative Performance Chart In Wednesday trading, McDonald's Corp shares are currently up about 0.2% on the day.


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