McDonald's Corporation (MCD) will raise its quarterly dividend by 10 percent to $0.77 per share in 2012. This will mark the 36th consecutive year of higher dividends for Dividend Aristocrat McDonald's.
The new dividend is payable on December 17, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 3, 2012. The ex-date for the next dividend payment is November 29, 2012.
McDonald's Corporation (McDonald's) operates and franchises McDonald's restaurants with locations in over 100 countries. The Company's restaurants serve a locally relevant menu of food and drinks sold at various price points. McDonald's has raised its dividend each and every year since paying its first dividend in 1976.