InvestedInstead

1 January 1968 · McDonald's Corporation

McDonald's Big Mac

Nationwide rollout price. The index came later.

You bought the product

$0.45

Launch price, Jan 1968

You bought the shares instead

$418

Valued 30 Jul 2026

Return on the launch price
929.4×
Annualised
12.4%
Years held
58.6