Mcdonalds

Mcdonalds

MCD· Retail Trade· Fiscal year ends in December

CEO pay in FY2025

Christopher Kempczinski is the CEO of Mcdonalds and was paid $20.6M in FY2025 (Dec), up 13%.

PayNo stock prices for these years
CEO pay is from each Mcdonalds proxy. The stock line is the value of $100 put in the stock at the start, from the price change of each fiscal year. Dividends are not in it.

Executives5

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  1. 1Christopher KempczinskiFY2025
  2. 2Ian BordenFY2025
  3. 3Gillian McDonaldFY2025
  4. 4Joseph ErlingerFY2025
  5. 5Manuel JM SteijaertFY2025

Named executives and their total pay, from the Summary Compensation Table of the latest proxy.

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Mcdonalds paid its 5 named executives $45.9M in total in FY2025 (Dec). CEO Christopher Kempczinski was paid $20.6M of that.

Name
Christopher KempczinskiChairman, President and CEO
Ian BordenExecutive Vice President and Global CFO
Gillian McDonaldExecutive Vice President, Global Chief Restaurant Experience Officer
Joseph ErlingerPresident, McDonald’s USA
Manuel JM SteijaertPresident, International Operated MarketsNot disclosedNot disclosed

of each named executive, from the Summary Compensation Table of each proxy.

Peers22

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The FY2020 (Dec) proxy of Mcdonalds names 22 peer companies for pay. Pay versus performance data of Mcdonalds for that year is not on file, so it has no rank.

The comes from the company's proxy. CEO pay and of each company come from its own Pay versus Performance table for the same fiscal year.

Board12

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  • Enrique Hernandez, Jr.Chair · 24 yr on the boardIndependentExecutive, Governance, Public Policy & Strategy—Paid as an executive
  • John W. Rogers, Jr.Director · 17 yr on the boardIndependentCompensation, Governance—Paid as an executive
  • John J. MulliganDirector · 5 yr on the boardIndependentAudit & Finance (Chair), Executive, Public Policy & Strategy—Paid as an executive
  • Lloyd DeanDirector · 5 yr on the boardIndependentAudit & Finance, Compensation—Paid as an executive
  • Catherine EngelbertDirector · 1 yr on the boardIndependentAudit & Finance, Public Policy & Strategy—Paid as an executive
  • Christopher KempczinskiDirector · 1 yr on the boardNot independentExecutive (Chair)—Paid as an executive

The board of the latest proxy (FY2020).

Shared directors

Activity

  1. Pay
    Mcdonalds CFO pay rose 36% to $8.6M in FY2025 (Dec).
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  2. Pay
    Mcdonalds Division head pay rose 20% to $6.1M in FY2025 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  3. Pay
    Mcdonalds CEO pay rose 13% to $20.6M in FY2025 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  4. Pay
    Mcdonalds Division head pay fell 21% to $5.9M in FY2022 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  5. Pay
    Mcdonalds Division head pay fell 41% to $5.0M in FY2024 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  6. Pay
    Mcdonalds General counsel pay fell 19% to $3.8M in FY2024 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  7. Pay
    Mcdonalds CEO pay fell 11% to $17.8M in FY2022 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  8. Pay
    Mcdonalds Division head pay rose 60% to $7.4M in FY2021 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  9. Pay
    Mcdonalds CFO pay fell 14% to $6.8M in FY2023 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  10. Pay
    Mcdonalds CFO pay rose 73% to $8.3M in FY2021 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  11. Pay
    Mcdonalds CEO pay rose 85% to $20.0M in FY2021 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  12. Pay
    Mcdonalds CFO pay fell 17% to $4.5M in FY2020 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  13. Pay
    Mcdonalds CFO pay rose 17% to $5.5M in FY2019 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  14. Pay
    Mcdonalds Division head pay rose 21% to $4.8M in FY2019 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  15. Pay
    Mcdonalds General counsel pay fell 16% to $2.7M in FY2020 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  16. Pay
    Mcdonalds CFO pay rose 47% to $4.8M in FY2020 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  17. Pay
    Mcdonalds CEO pay rose 107% to $10.8M in FY2020 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  18. Pay
    Mcdonalds CEO pay rose 12% to $5.2M in FY2019 (Dec).
    DEF 14A
  19. Board
    Paul Walsh joined the board of Mcdonalds. Paul Walsh sits on no other public board.
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  20. Board
    Catherine Engelbert joined the board of Mcdonalds. Catherine Engelbert sits on no other public board.
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Filings59

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Current report8-KAug 4, 2026—
Current report8-KMay 22, 2026—
Proxy statementDEF 14AApr 7, 2026FY2025
Annual report10-KFeb 24, 2026FY2025
Current report8-KFeb 10, 2026—
Current report8-KMay 23, 2025—
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