3 ms·
Not sure what recent strong performance you're referring to. Here's a comparison against the S&P 500 for the last 5 years: http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=M
by arbuge 11y ago
Not sure what recent strong performance you're referring to. Here's a comparison against the S&P 500 for the last 5 years:
http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=MCD+Interactive#{"comparisons":"^GSPC","comparisonsColors":"#cc0000","comparisonsWidths":"1","comparisonsGhosting":"0","range":"5y"} http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=MCD+Interactive#{"compari...
- jplewicke 11y agoThat chart understates the cumulative return of McDonalds by 20%, since it is just a graph of price appreciation and does not include the effect of reinvesting dividends. The proper cumulative return for McDonalds over that time period is actually 64.7%, assuming reinvestment of dividends.
- kolbe 11y agoMCD only has a slightly higher dividend yield than SPY. His graph doesn't misrepresent MCD's relative performance.