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McDonald's MCD · USD

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At a glance

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FY2025

Revenue

$26.89bn

FY2016FY2025

Net income

$8.56bn

FY2016FY2025

Free cash flow

$7.19bn

FY2016FY2025

Shareholders' equity

−$1.79bn

FY2016FY2025

Income statement

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Revenue$26.89bn$25.92bn$25.50bn$23.18bn$23.22bn$19.21bn$21.36bn$21.26bn$22.82bn$24.62bn
Gross profit$15.44bn$14.71bn$14.56bn$13.21bn$12.58bn$9.75bn$11.18bn$10.83bn$10.62bn$10.20bn
Operating income$12.39bn$11.71bn$11.65bn$9.37bn$10.31bn$7.32bn$9.07bn$8.82bn$9.55bn$7.74bn
Net income$8.56bn$8.22bn$8.47bn$6.18bn$7.55bn$4.73bn$6.03bn$5.92bn$5.19bn$4.69bn
Diluted earnings per share11.9911.4311.648.3910.046.307.977.636.475.65

Balance sheet

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Total assets$59.52bn$55.18bn$56.15bn$50.44bn$53.85bn$52.63bn$47.51bn$32.81bn$33.80bn$31.02bn
Cash and short-term investments$774.0m$1.08bn$4.58bn$2.58bn$4.71bn$3.45bn$898.5m$866.0m$2.46bn$1.22bn
Total liabilities$61.31bn$58.98bn$60.85bn$56.44bn$58.46bn$60.45bn$55.72bn$39.07bn$37.07bn$33.23bn
Debt$39.97bn$40.20bn$40.92bn$35.90bn$35.62bn$37.44bn$34.18bn$31.08bn$29.54bn$25.96bn
Shareholders' equity−$1.79bn−$3.80bn−$4.71bn−$6.00bn−$4.60bn−$7.82bn−$8.21bn−$6.26bn−$3.27bn−$2.20bn
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Cash flow

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Cash from operations$10.55bn$9.45bn$9.61bn$7.39bn$9.14bn$6.27bn$8.12bn$6.97bn$5.55bn$6.06bn
Capital spending−$3.37bn−$2.77bn−$2.36bn−$1.90bn−$2.04bn−$1.64bn−$2.39bn−$2.74bn−$1.85bn−$1.82bn
Free cash flow$7.19bn$6.67bn$7.25bn$5.49bn$7.10bn$4.62bn$5.73bn$4.22bn$3.70bn$4.24bn
Dividends paid−$5.12bn−$4.87bn−$4.53bn−$4.17bn−$3.92bn−$3.75bn−$3.58bn−$3.26bn−$3.09bn−$3.06bn

Latest quarters

By quarter end

Jun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sept 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sept 2024
Revenue$7.10bn$6.52bn$7.01bn$7.08bn$6.84bn$5.96bn$6.39bn$6.87bn
Gross profit$4.12bn$3.64bn$4.03bn$4.11bn$3.96bn$3.34bn$3.68bn$3.88bn
Operating income$3.34bn$2.88bn$3.16bn$3.36bn$3.23bn$2.65bn$2.87bn$3.19bn
Net income$2.36bn$1.98bn$2.16bn$2.28bn$2.25bn$1.87bn$2.02bn$2.25bn
Diluted earnings per share3.312.783.033.193.152.622.803.13
Cash from operations$2.81bn$2.41bn$2.70bn$3.43bn$2.00bn$2.43bn$2.63bn$2.74bn
Capital spending−$831.0m−$682.0m−$1.06bn−$1.01bn−$744.0m−$551.0m−$807.0m−$794.0m
Free cash flow$1.98bn$1.73bn$1.64bn$2.42bn$1.25bn$1.88bn$1.82bn$1.94bn
Total assets$59.92bn$60.04bn$59.52bn$60.61bn$59.55bn$56.33bn$55.18bn$56.17bn
Cash and short-term investments$822.0m$1.17bn$774.0m$2.41bn$1.88bn$1.24bn$1.08bn$1.22bn
Debt$40.55bn$40.81bn$40.67bn$41.98bn$42.09bn$39.59bn$40.83bn$40.25bn
Shareholders' equity−$1.02bn−$1.29bn−$1.79bn−$2.16bn−$2.76bn−$3.45bn−$3.80bn−$5.18bn

Financial ratios

Data as of 4 Sept 2026

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gross margin57.4%56.8%57.1%57.0%54.2%50.8%
Operating margin46.1%45.2%45.7%40.4%44.4%38.1%
Net margin31.9%31.7%33.2%26.6%32.5%24.6%
Return on equity-478.1%-216.6%-180.0%-102.9%-164.0%-60.5%
Return on assets14.4%14.9%15.1%12.2%14.0%9.0%
Free cash flow yield7.5%6.5%6.3%4.9%5.7%4.1%
Revenue growth3.7%1.7%10.0%-0.2%20.9%-10.1%
Earnings growth4.1%-2.9%37.1%-18.1%59.5%-21.5%
Current ratio0.95x1.19x1.16x1.43x1.78x1.01x
Debt to equity-22.71x-10.29x-8.51x-6.09x-7.90x-4.87x
Equity ratio-3.0%-6.9%-8.4%-11.9%-8.5%-14.9%
Interest coverage7.83x7.78x8.56x7.76x8.70x6.01x
Buybacks as a share of market value0.8%1.1%1.1%2.1%-0.1%0.6%

Growth per year

Compound annual rate

3 years5 years10 years
Revenue5.1%7.0%0.6%
Operating income9.8%11.1%5.7%
Net income11.5%12.6%6.6%

Average margins

Over each period

1 year3 years5 years10 years
Gross margin57.1%57.1%55.8%51.2%
Operating margin45.6%44.5%43.6%40.5%
Net margin31.8%31.0%30.4%27.0%

Valuation history

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Price to earnings25.525.425.531.426.734.124.823.326.621.6
Price to sales8.18.18.58.48.78.47.06.56.14.1

Market value over time

31 Oct 2016 to 3 Sept 2026, in USD

$95.46bn$185.25bn

Share price return

Finished calendar years

2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Return10%0%9%2%24%7%14%1%40%5%

Dividends and splits

Per share, in the currency the company pays

Paid for 48 years. Last went ex-dividend on 1 Sept 2026.

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Paid in the year5.587.176.786.235.665.255.044.73
  • 2-for-1 split · 8 Mar 1999
  • 2-for-1 split · 27 Jun 1994
  • 2-for-1 split · 19 Jun 1989

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