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McDonald’s was recog-
nized as a Dividend
Achiever by Mergent,
Inc. for our uninterrupted
30-year history of paying
cash dividends and
increasing our cash
dividend every year.
We launched the multi-
faceted “it’s what i eat
and what i do...i’m
lovin’ it” public educa-
tion campaign to help
customers around the
world better understand
the keys to living
balanced, active lives.
Cash provided by
operations has averaged
about $3.4 billion per
year for the last five
years.
Our annual cash dividend
increased 22 percent
per share and has nearly
tripled since 2002.
McDonald’s three-year
compound annual total
return to shareholders—
which includes dividends
and stock appreciation
—was 30 percent versus
the S&P 500 Index per-
formance of 14 percent.
McDonald’s corporate
and restaurant training
curriculum has been
awarded 46 college
credit recommendations
by the American Council
on Education (ACE). We
are the only restaurant
company to receive
ACE college credit
recommendations.
Marking a third year
of progress under our
Plan to Win, McDonald’s
achieved 32 consecutive
months of positive global
comparable sales as of
December 2005— our
longest streak in more
than 25 years.
Revenues reached a
record high of more
than $20 billion.
McDonald’s is now
included in the presti-
gious Dow Jones
Sustainability Index.
We were selected for
inclusion along with
other industry leaders
in recognition of our
corporate responsibility
efforts.
2005 highlights
2 McDonald’s 2005
Jim Skinner (right), Vice
Chairman and CEO, and Mike
Roberts, President and COO,
believe that McDonald’s will
achieve the vision of becom-
ing our customers’ favorite
place and way to eat as long
as we continue to deliver dur-
ing the “moment of truth”—
when we connect with each
and every customer across
the front counter or at the
drive-thru window.