McDonald's Corporation (MCD)
NYSE: MCD · Real-Time Price · USD
300.72
-2.85 (-0.94%)
At close: Dec 2, 2025, 4:00 PM EST
301.05
+0.33 (0.11%)
After-hours: Dec 2, 2025, 7:59 PM EST
McDonald's Employees
McDonald's had 150,000 employees as of December 31, 2024. The number of employees did not change compared to the previous year.
Employees
150,000
Change (1Y)
n/a
Growth (1Y)
n/a
Revenue / Employee
$175,093
Profits / Employee
$56,100
Market Cap
214.16B
Employees Chart
Employees History
| Date | Employees | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2024 | 150,000 | 0 | - |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 150,000 | 0 | - |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 150,000 | -50,000 | -25.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 200,000 | 0 | - |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 200,000 | -5,000 | -2.44% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 205,000 | -5,000 | -2.38% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 210,000 | -25,000 | -10.64% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 235,000 | -140,000 | -37.33% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 375,000 | -45,000 | -10.71% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 420,000 | 0 | - |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 420,000 | -20,000 | -4.55% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 440,000 | 0 | - |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 440,000 | 20,000 | 4.76% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 420,000 | 20,000 | 5.00% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 400,000 | 15,000 | 3.90% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 385,000 | -15,000 | -3.75% |
| Dec 31, 2008 | 400,000 | 10,000 | 2.56% |
| Dec 31, 2007 | 390,000 | -75,000 | -16.13% |
| Dec 31, 2006 | 465,000 | 18,000 | 4.03% |
| Dec 31, 2005 | 447,000 | 9,000 | 2.05% |
| Dec 31, 2004 | 438,000 | 20,000 | 4.78% |
| Dec 31, 2003 | 418,000 | 5,000 | 1.21% |
| Dec 31, 2002 | 413,000 | 18,000 | 4.56% |
| Dec 31, 2001 | 395,000 | 31,000 | 8.52% |
| Dec 31, 2000 | 364,000 | 50,000 | 15.92% |
| Dec 31, 1999 | 314,000 | 30,000 | 10.56% |
| Dec 31, 1998 | 284,000 | 17,000 | 6.37% |
| Dec 31, 1997 | 267,000 | 30,000 | 12.66% |
| Dec 31, 1996 | 237,000 | 25,000 | 11.79% |
| Dec 31, 1995 | 212,000 | 29,000 | 15.85% |
| Dec 31, 1994 | 183,000 | 16,000 | 9.58% |
| Dec 31, 1993 | 167,000 | - | - |
Sources: Annual number of employees according to filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Data is also manually gathered from company press releases, IPO filings, and other official sources.
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MCD News
- 1 day ago - McDonald's Shares Cross Below 200 DMA - Forbes
- 14 days ago - Opinion | Trump Serves a McDonald's Happy Meal - WSJ
- 14 days ago - Trump, one of McDonald's 'all time most loyal customers,' offers Filet-O-Fish suggestion - Fox Business
- 15 days ago - Trump promises ‘prices are coming down' in speech to owners of his beloved McDonald's: ‘You're so damn lucky I won' - New York Post
- 15 days ago - Trump talks up economy in meeting with McDonald's owners, operators - Reuters
- 16 days ago - McDonald's: Holding Up Well In A Battered Restaurant Sector - Seeking Alpha
- 19 days ago - The Best Restaurant Stock to Hold in Uncertain Times - The Motley Fool
- 21 days ago - McDonald's, Tyson and other companies have gotten more anxious about the fallout from SNAP delays - Market Watch