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title: "If You Invested $100 In McDonald's Stock 20 Years Ago, You Would Have This Much Today"
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description: "McDonald's (MCD) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years with an annualized return of 10.75%, exceeding benchmarks by 1.51%. A $100 investment made two decades ago would now be worth $776.89, based on a current share price of $267.99. The company currently holds a market capitalization of $191.47 billion, illustrating the power of compounded returns."
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# If You Invested $100 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 1.51% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 10.75%. Currently, McDonald's has a market capitalization of $191.47 billion.

**Buying $100 In MCD:** If an investor had bought $100 of MCD stock 20 years ago, it would be worth **$776.89** today based on a price of $267.99 for MCD at the time of writing.

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

![comp_fig](https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cdn.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2026/07/20/5a09d13d1494e8a1edff1906f879b355.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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