10 Stocks Taking Care of Investors: No. 10 McDonald's (MCD)

June 8, 2009 4:02 PM EDT

These 10 stocks have been rewarding investors with share buybacks, strong dividends, sales/earnings and stock performance and are worthy cornerstones of any portfolio. You can track the entire series here.

Number 10: McDonald's (NYSE: MCD)

• Shares Buyback: During the first quarter 2009, McDonald's repurchased 14.6 million shares of its stock for $823.2 million. For the full years 2007 and 2008 and first quarter of 2009 combined, McDonald's returned $12.9 billion toward the $15 billion to $17 billion targeted cash return to shareholders by the end of 2009 through share repurchases and dividends.


• Dividends: In September of 2008, McDonald's raised its dividend to $0.50 per share quarterly or $2.00 per share annual. The annual dividend has grown from $0.40/share in 2003 to $2.00/share now. The current dividend yield is a solid 3.4% based on the current price of $58.60.


• Revenue/Profit: In 2008, McDonald's grew its annual revenues 3% to $23.5 billion. EPS in 2008 rose 95% to $3.76. Since 2003, McDonald's has grown its revenues 45% and net income during that period has risen 190%.


• Stock Performance: Shares of MCD are up 3.2% over the last year, versus a 31% slide in the S&P 500. Shares of MCD are up 118% over the past 5 years, versus a 16% slide in the S&P 500.

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