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Desiree Ralls-Morrison

EVP, Chief Legal Officer

Officer

Latest: CLO selling · May 2026

4 filings analyzed · 1 company · Latest 2026-06-01

Companies

Company Buys Sells Direction
MCDONALDS CORP MCD 0 5 Net selling

Activity

June 2026
2026-06-01 MCDONALDS CORP MCD
low
Sell
2,763 shares
$769,109
Significance 3/10

MCD CLO Desiree Ralls-Morrison sold 2,763 shares at $278.36 (2026-05-28) via 10b5-1 plan; stock down -19.9% from 52-week high.

Desiree Ralls-Morrison sold 2,763 shares for $769,108.68 via a pre-arranged 10b5-1 trading plan, reducing her holding from 9,031 to 6,268 shares. Since this is a scheduled trade under a fixed plan, the timing reflects administrative execution rather than discretionary market judgment. The stock has declined -19.9% from its 52-week high of $341.75 and is down -4.5% over the past 30 days and -17.6% over 90 days. Her prior trades at MCD show mixed results: two sells captured subsequent gains (+2.1% and +7.8% over 90 days), while two faced headwinds (-3.5% and +0.2%). Fundamental metrics remain solid with $6.5B quarterly revenue, $2.0B net income, and a P/E of 22.42, though annual revenue growth of +3.7% is moderate.

December 2025
2025-12-18 MCDONALDS CORP MCD
medium
Sell
2,486 shares
$795,520
Significance 4/10

McDonald's CLO Ralls-Morrison sold 2,486 shares at $320.00 on 2025-12-16; held 6,268 shares post-sale.

Desiree Ralls-Morrison, EVP and Chief Legal Officer, sold 2,486 shares of MCD at $320.00, reducing her holdings by 28.4% to 6,268 shares. At the $320.00 sale price, the stock was 0.5% below its 52-week high of $321.29, reflecting a mature position near peak valuations. Her prior three trades at MCD show mixed timing outcomes: one well-timed sell at the 90-day mark and two poorly timed, with no clear pattern of anticipatory activity. Her cross-ticker track record shows 33.33% of prior sells were well-timed (1 of 3), and her average 90-day return after sells across all tickers was +3.4%, indicating her prior sales were followed by further price increases. This current transaction occurs with the stock up 5.7% over 90 days and trading near multi-year highs, consistent with her historical pattern of selling into strength rather than weakness.

August 2025
2025-08-06 MCDONALDS CORP MCD
low
Sell
2,487 shares
$770,970
Significance 4/10

EVP/CLO Ralls-Morrison Desiree sold 2,487 MCD shares at $310.00 (total $770,970), reducing stake 22.1% to 8,754 shares.

Desiree Ralls-Morrison, Chief Legal Officer of McDonald's, sold 2,487 shares at $310.00 on 2025-08-06, reducing her post-transaction holdings to 8,754 shares from 11,241 shares. The sale occurred near the company's 52-week high of $321.29, with the stock currently trading at $307.66. Looking at the executive's prior transaction history at MCD, her two previous sales on 2024-12-31 and 2024-12-30 were both followed by gains (90d returns of +7.8% and +5.8% respectively), indicating the stock moved higher after those sales rather than declining—a pattern typical of poorly-timed exits. The current sale represents a material 22.1% reduction in her holdings, though lacking additional context on company performance drivers or executive commentary, the transaction itself reflects a discretionary decision to reduce exposure.

December 2024
2024-12-31 MCDONALDS CORP MCD
high
Sell
6,817 shares
$1,976,180
Significance 6/10

McDonald's EVP/CLO Ralls-Morrison sells 6,817 shares for $1,976,180.39 across 2 transactions

Desiree Ralls-Morrison, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at McDonald's Corp, executed 2 separate sales totaling 6,817 shares for $1,976,180.39 at an blended average price of $289.89, reducing her holdings by 52.1% from 13,084 shares to 6,267 shares. The transactions occurred on consecutive days (2024-12-30 and 2024-12-31) at prices of $290.15 and $289.63 respectively, near the current market price of $289.89 and within the 52-week range of $245.82–$316.56. As a C-suite legal executive, her trading activity warrants investor attention given her position visibility and governance responsibilities; the magnitude of the reduction (eliminating more than half her holdings) and the timing around year-end merit monitoring, though the absence of prior comparable transactions limits pattern analysis.

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