Is BETH or MCD a better dividend investment in 2026?

BETH currently yields 64.82% with a 5% 5-year dividend growth rate. MCD yields 2.35% with 8.5% growth. The better choice depends on your goal: BETH offers higher current income.

What is the dividend yield difference between BETH and MCD?

BETH has a forward dividend yield of 64.82% ($24.80/share annually). MCD yields 2.35% ($7.26/share annually). The yield gap is 62.47 percentage points.

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BETH vs MCD: Dividend Comparison 2026

BETH yields 64.82% · MCD yields 2.35%● Live data

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After 10 years · $10,000 invested · DRIP enabled

🏆 BETH wins by $744.3K in total portfolio value

INVESTMENT

TIME HORIZON10 years

BETH

● Live price

64.82%

Share price

$38.27

Annual div

$24.80

5Y div CAGR

Payout ratio

50%

After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP

Portfolio value

$822.9K

Annual income

$203,936.00

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MCD

McDonald's Corporation

● Live price

2.35%

Share price

$308.53

Annual div

$7.26

5Y div CAGR

42.3%

Payout ratio

50%

After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP

Portfolio value

$78.5K

Annual income

$26,227.70

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Portfolio growth — BETH vs MCD

📍 BETH pulled ahead of the other in Year 1

Annual dividend income

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Recession Test — Did They Cut Dividends?

How each stock treated shareholders during the 3 biggest crises of the last 20 years

Crisis Period	BETH	MCD
2008–2009 GFC	— No data	— No data
2020 Q1–Q2 COVID	— No data	— No data
2022 Q4 Rate Hike	— No data	— No data

Based on dividend payment history. "Increased" = dividend grew during crisis. "Maintained" = held within 3%. "Cut" = reduced by more than 3%.

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Dividend Calendar Overlap

Combined, BETH + MCD cover 0 of 12 months — good coverage

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BETH pays

MCD pays

Both pay

Neither

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Tax Bracket Optimizer

Which stock is actually better after tax? Adjust your rate to find out.

BETH

Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)

$5,509.57/yr

After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)

$173,345.60/yr

MCD

Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)

$200.01/yr

After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)

$22,293.55/yr

At 15% tax rate, BETH beats the other by $151,052.06/year in after-tax income after 10 years on $10,000

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Lazy Portfolio Split Optimizer

What's the optimal mix of BETH + MCD for your $10,000?

BETH: 50%MCD: 50%

100% MCD50/50100% BETH

Portfolio after 10yr

$450.7K

Annual income

$115,081.85/yr

Blended yield

25.53%

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Analyst Conviction Gap

Where Wall Street is most bullish on MCD right now

BETH

No analyst data

MCD

Analyst Ratings

Buy

Hold

Sell

Consensus: Buy

Price Target

$351.76

+14.0% upside vs current

Range: $320.00 — $385.00

Altman Z

4.9

Piotroski

5/9

Analyst ratings via FMP. Altman Z-Score: >3.0 safe, 1.81–3.0 grey zone, <1.81 distress. Piotroski: 7–9 strong, 0–3 weak.

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Copy Congress — What Are Politicians Buying?

Senate & House STOCK Act disclosures (last 90 days)

BETH buys

MCD buys

No recent congressional trades found for BETH or MCD in the last 90 days.

STOCK Act mandates disclosure within 45 days of transaction. Data via FMP.Full tracker →

MetricBETHMCD

Forward yield	64.82% ✓	2.35%
Annual dividend / share	$24.80 ✓	$7.26
Payout ratio	50%	50%
1-year div growth	0%	0%
5-year div CAGR	0%	42.3% ✓
Portfolio after 10y	$822.9K ✓	$78.5K
Annual income after 10y	$203,936.00 ✓	$26,227.70
Total dividends collected	$692.0K ✓	$58.5K
Payment frequency	quarterly	quarterly
Sector	Stock	Consumer Discretionary

Year-by-year: BETH vs MCD ($10,000, DRIP)

Year	BETH Portfolio	BETH Income/yr	MCD Portfolio	MCD Income/yr	Gap
1← crossover	$17,182	$6,481.85	$10,815	$334.85	+$6.4K → BETH
2	$28,793	$10,408.43	$11,826	$491.71	+$17.0K → BETH
3	$47,110	$16,301.16	$13,123	$730.06	+$34.0K → BETH
4	$75,334	$24,926.30	$14,853	$1,100.07	+$60.5K → BETH
5	$117,859	$37,252.28	$17,257	$1,690.61	+$100.6K → BETH
6	$180,578	$54,468.31	$20,752	$2,667.01	+$159.8K → BETH
7	$271,212	$77,993.89	$26,103	$4,354.83	+$245.1K → BETH
8	$399,674	$109,476.67	$34,794	$7,437.78	+$364.9K → BETH
9	$578,427	$150,776.70	$49,926	$13,461.60	+$528.5K → BETH
10	$822,853	$203,936.00	$78,550	$26,227.70	+$744.3K → BETH

BETH vs MCD: Complete Analysis 2026

BETH — Stock

The fund invests in financial instruments that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should track the performance of the index. The index measures the performance holding long positions in the nearest maturing monthly bitcoin and ether futures contracts trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

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MCD — Consumer Discretionary

McDonald's Corporation operates and franchises McDonald's restaurants in the United States and internationally. Its restaurants offer hamburgers and cheeseburgers, chicken sandwiches and nuggets, wraps, fries, salads, oatmeal, shakes, desserts, sundaes, soft serve cones, bakery items, soft drinks, coffee, and beverages and other beverages, as well as breakfast menu, including biscuit and bagel sandwiches, breakfast burritos, hotcakes, and other sandwiches. As of December 31, 2021, the company operated 40,031 restaurants. McDonald's Corporation was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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⚠️ Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Congressional trades sourced from SEC STOCK Act filings via FMP. Past performance does not guarantee future results.