McDonald's Falls to $248.48 on the Day It Raised Its Dividend
As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on September 17, 2026.
A second straight 52-week low at $248.48 lands the same day McDonald's announced its 50th consecutive dividend increase, the smallest hike since 2020. Income investors get a higher yield on a stock the market keeps marking down.
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McDonald's touched $248.48 on September 17, 2026, a second consecutive 52-week low that undercuts the bottom set one day earlier and extends a slide from above $330 earlier in the year.
The timing is striking because the same session brought an announcement of the company's 50th consecutive annual dividend increase. That streak places McDonald's firmly in the upper tier of dividend growers, but the market's response was to keep selling the shares.
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The dividend hike was also the smallest since 2020, so income investors are getting a higher yield on paper while the stock's capital decline has more than offset that income advantage. The question is whether the yield now compensates for further downside risk.
The recent leg down has been steep and consistent, with few meaningful bounces holding. Investors will want to see the stock find and hold a floor near current levels before treating the elevated yield as a genuine entry signal.
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Mentioned: MCD