---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000063908-22-000052"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MCD"
cik: "0000063908"
company_name: "MCDONALDS CORP"
filed_at: "2022-10-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T00:22:13.553308+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# McDonald's Q3 comp sales +9.5%; dividend raised 10% to $1.52

## Summary
- Global comparable sales up 9.5%; U.S. +6.1% (9th consecutive quarter of growth).
- Diluted EPS $2.68, down 6% (flat constant currency); adjusted EPS down 3% (+4% constant currency).
- Consolidated revenues $5.87B, down 5% (+2% constant currency).
- Quarterly dividend increased 10% to $1.52 per share; payable Dec 15, 2022.
- International Developmental Licensed segment comps +16.7%, led by Brazil and Japan; China negative.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000063908-22-000052
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MCD
- cik: 0000063908
- company_name: MCDONALDS CORP
- filed_at: 2022-10-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63908/000006390822000052/0000063908-22-000052-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63908/000006390822000052/mcd-20221027.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063908-22-000052
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063908-22-000052.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063908-22-000052.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  MCDONALDS CORP reported financial results for third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022.
  - Period: third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022
  - Result: reported results
  source text: On October 27, 2022, McDonald’s Corporation issued an investor release reporting its results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63908/000006390822000052/0000063908-22-000052-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.