McDonald's: brands it owns and its ownership tree
McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States that owns 2 consumer brands.[1]
McDonald's traces to a San Bernardino drive-in the McDonald brothers reorganised in 1948 around a limited menu and an assembly line. Ray Kroc franchised the system from 1955 and bought the brothers out in 1961. It is the largest restaurant company in the world by revenue and one of the largest property owners.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- McDonald's Corporation
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Founded
- 1955
- Tickers
- NYSE: MCD
- SEC CIK
- 0000063908
- Wikidata
- Q38076
- Website
- corporate.mcdonalds.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
McDonald's in numbers
- McDonald's owns 2 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is restaurants & foodservice with 2 brands.[1]
- 1 of its brands originated outside United States.
Everything McDonald's owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does McDonald's own?
McDonald's owns 2 consumer brands tracked here, including McDonald's and McCafé.
Is McDonald's an American company?
Yes. McDonald's is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States and was founded in 1955.
Who owns McDonald's?
McDonald's is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as MCD on the NYSE.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] McDonald's Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-24 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 24 February 2026; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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