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title: "If You Invested $1000 In McDonald's Stock 20 Years Ago, You Would Have This Much Today"
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description: "McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) has delivered an average annual return of 11.49% over the past 20 years, outperforming the market by 2.78%. An investment of $1000 in MCD stock two decades ago would now be worth $8,975.48, reflecting the significant impact of compounded returns on investment growth. McDonald's current market capitalization stands at $219.81 billion."
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# If You Invested $1000 In McDonald's Stock 20 Years Ago, You Would Have This Much Today

McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 2.78% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 11.49%. Currently, McDonald's has a market capitalization of $219.81 billion.

**Buying $1000 In MCD:** If an investor had bought $1000 of MCD stock 20 years ago, it would be worth **$8,975.48** today based on a price of $307.66 for MCD at the time of writing.

### McDonald's's Performance Over Last 20 Years

![comp_fig](https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1767199529_0.png?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg)

Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.

_This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor._

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