Insider trade

Officer sold ~$93K of MCD shares in the open market

Traded May 26, 2026 · Filed May 27, 2026

McDonald'sMCD

~$93K
Reported value · 333 sh @ $280.11: 7,733.89
Holds after · shares reported: -17.0%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +1.8%, $279.26 → $231.83 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

McDonald's's President, McDonald's USA sold $93K of McDonald's shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: May 26, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: May 27, 2026

Officer$25K–$100K

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$93,277

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

19 days after results of May 7, 2026, 70 days before results of Aug 4, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $279.26 on May 26, 2026, within 2% of its 52-week low, after an 8% drop over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $274.60 (May 11, 2026) to $341.06 (Feb 27, 2026), 7% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $304.51 on Apr 13, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Layoff notice nearby

A WARN layoff notice covering 2 workers was filed in California on June 30, 2026.

From the official state WARN list, 35 days after the trade. Shown for timing only; the two filings are separate

Planned / mechanical clue

None found in footnotes

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	-1.9%	+0.3%	-2.2%
30 days	-3.9%	-1.8%	-2.1%
90 days	-4.0%	+1.5%	-5.5%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001685800-26-000013
Filed / recorded: May 27, 2026, 8:58 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 3:52 AM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: MCDONALDS CORP
Issuer CIK: 63908
Ticker: MCD
Reporting person: Joseph M. Erlinger
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: President, McDonald's USA
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: May 26, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 333
Price per share: $280.11
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 7,733.89
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Around the same time

4mo ago

5,252Shares · @ $157.79

Derivative exercise or conversion — not an open-market buy.

Why it stands out Official record

Officer sold4mo ago

~$1.49MReported value · 5,252 sh @ $284.32

McDonald's's President, McDonald's USA sold $1.49M of McDonald's shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Why it stands out Official record

4mo ago

5,252Derivative units

Derivative exercise or conversion — not an open-market buy.

Why it stands out Official record