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McDonald's Corporation
MCD Consumer Cyclical Restaurants
McDonald's Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $26.9 billion, up 3.72% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 3.74%, EPS grew 5.73%, free cash flow grew 57.9% and total debt fell 3.72%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500 and Dow Jones; dividend growth for ten consecutive years, revenue growth for three.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 110.33 | 118.18 | 146.84 | 173.41 | 124.23 | 202.73 | 217.68 | 245.73 | 243.53 | 276.53 |
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| High | 131.96 | 175.78 | 190.88 | 221.93 | 231.91 | 269.72 | 281.67 | 299.35 | 317.90 | 326.32 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 375,000 | 235,000 | 210,000 | 205,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 24,622 | 22,820 | 21,258 | 21,364 | 19,208 | 23,223 | 23,183 | 25,494 | 25,920 | 26,885 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 41.45 | 46.54 | 50.96 | 52.33 | 50.77 | 54.17 | 56.97 | 57.12 | 56.75 | 57.41 | |||||
| EBT | 6,866 | 8,574 | 7,816 | 8,018 | 6,141 | 9,128 | 7,825 | 10,522 | 10,345 | 10,897 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 27.89 | 37.57 | 36.77 | 37.53 | 31.97 | 39.31 | 33.75 | 41.27 | 39.91 | 40.53 | |||||
| Net income | 4,687 | 5,192 | 5,924 | 6,025 | 4,731 | 7,545 | 6,177 | 8,469 | 8,223 | 8,563 | |||||
| Depreciation | 1,517 | 1,363 | 1,482 | 1,618 | 1,751 | 1,868 | 1,871 | 1,978 | 2,097 | 2,199 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 28.82 | 28.26 | 27.32 | 28.18 | 25.80 | 31.12 | 31.48 | 35.02 | 36.09 | 37.69 | ||||
| Earnings | 5.44 | 6.37 | 7.54 | 7.88 | 6.31 | 10.04 | 8.33 | 11.56 | 11.39 | 11.95 | |||||
| Cash flow | 7.09 | 6.88 | 8.95 | 10.71 | 8.41 | 12.25 | 10.03 | 13.21 | 13.15 | 14.79 | |||||
| Capex | (2.03) | (2.09) | (3.32) | (2.96) | (2.17) | (2.59) | (2.53) | (3.11) | (3.69) | (4.53) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 5.06 | 4.79 | 5.64 | 7.76 | 6.25 | 9.66 | 7.50 | 10.10 | 9.46 | 10.26 | |||||
| Book value | (2.58) | (4.05) | (8.04) | (10.83) | (10.51) | (6.17) | (8.15) | (6.47) | (5.29) | (2.51) | |||||
| Shares, m | 854 | 807 | 778 | 758 | 745 | 746 | 737 | 728 | 718 | 713 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 22.07 | 27.24 | 23.55 | 25.08 | 34.01 | 26.70 | 31.66 | 25.67 | 25.45 | 25.58 | ||||
| P/S | 4.15 | 6.13 | 6.50 | 7.01 | 8.32 | 8.61 | 8.40 | 8.48 | 8.03 | 8.11 | |||||
| P/B | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 5.16 | 7.32 | 7.94 | 8.57 | 10.09 | 9.98 | 9.86 | 9.84 | 9.50 | 9.63 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 29.37 | 43.25 | 38.47 | 31.14 | 41.65 | 32.14 | 41.37 | 34.15 | 36.23 | 35.41 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 6,060 | 5,551 | 6,967 | 8,122 | 6,265 | 9,142 | 7,387 | 9,612 | 9,447 | 10,551 | ||||
| Capex | (1,738) | (1,687) | (2,581) | (2,242) | (1,613) | (1,934) | (1,860) | (2,262) | (2,653) | (3,235) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 4,321 | 3,864 | 4,385 | 5,880 | 4,652 | 7,208 | 5,527 | 7,350 | 6,794 | 7,316 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 1,380 | 2,437 | 1,080 | (63) | 62 | 3,129 | 1,622 | 1,127 | 738 | (198) | ||||
| Total debt | 25,956 | 29,536 | 31,075 | 34,177 | 37,440 | 36,329 | 36,565 | 39,345 | 38,424 | 39,973 | |||||
| Net debt | 24,732 | 27,073 | 30,209 | 33,279 | 33,991 | 31,620 | 33,981 | 34,766 | 37,339 | 39,199 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | (2,204) | (3,268) | (6,258) | (8,210) | (7,825) | (4,601) | (6,003) | (4,707) | (3,797) | (1,791) | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 13.59 | 16.02 | 17.79 | 15.00 | 9.45 | 14.17 | 11.85 | 15.89 | 14.77 | 14.93 | ||||
| ROIC | 21.49 | 25.08 | 23.02 | 22.61 | 17.49 | 23.96 | 20.94 | 24.22 | 21.82 | 20.70 | |||||
| ROE | 191.93 | (189.77) | (124.38) | (83.29) | (59.00) | (121.44) | (116.50) | (158.16) | (193.44) | (306.59) | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
McDonald's Corporation vs peers in Restaurants (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCD McDonald's Corporation | $167.6B | 19.1× | 21.7× | +3.74% (above 0%: growing) | +5.73% (above 0%: growing) | +57.94% (above 0%: growing) | 58.01% | 47.02% | |
| SBUX Starbucks Corporation | $106.3B | 52.2× | 47.2× | −1.41% (below 0%: shrinking) | +85.71% (above 0%: growing) | +210.96% (above 0%: growing) | 69.66% | 10.52% | Compare |
| CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. | $41.4B | 29.0× | 26.5× | +9.31% (above 0%: growing) | 0.00% | +15.63% (above 0%: growing) | 25.22% | 15.70% | Compare |
| YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. | $39.0B | 18.1× | 22.3× | +12.21% (above 0%: growing) | +131.34% (above 0%: growing) | +8.53% (above 0%: growing) | 67.73% | 30.20% | Compare |
| QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. | $32.1B | 19.0× | 18.0× | +4.56% (above 0%: growing) | +151.72% (above 0%: growing) | +18.89% (above 0%: growing) | 49.13% | 28.49% | Compare |
| DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. | $22.7B | 19.2× | 17.4× | +5.11% (above 0%: growing) | −7.24% (below 0%: shrinking) | −41.21% (below 0%: shrinking) | 20.50% | 9.98% | Compare |
| YUMC Yum China | $14.3B | 15.7× | 14.7× | +12.59% (above 0%: growing) | +20.69% (above 0%: growing) | +3.10% (above 0%: growing) | 22.21% | 11.09% | Compare |
| TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | $10.7B | 25.8× | 26.6× | +11.11% (above 0%: growing) | −0.53% (below 0%: shrinking) | +120.59% (above 0%: growing) | 16.80% | 8.50% | Compare |
| DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc | $10.2B | 17.5× | 16.4× | +4.30% (above 0%: growing) | +6.82% (above 0%: growing) | −0.95% (below 0%: shrinking) | 40.04% | 19.43% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $27.4B | 19.1× | 20.2× | +7.21% | +13.76% | +12.08% | 32.63% | 13.40% |
MCD metrics, ten years each
- Revenue
- Net income
- EPS (diluted)
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
- EV/Sales
- EV/FCF
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
- Altman Z-score
- Beneish M-score
McDonald's Corporation (MCD) key facts
- Strength: McDonald's Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $26.9 billion, up 3.72% from fiscal 2024.
- Strength: Net income was $8.6 billion, or $11.95 per share (basic), a net margin of 31.9%.
- McDonald's Corporation (MCD) is a Restaurants company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 12, 2026, MCD traded at $234.84, a market capitalization of $166.5 billion.
- At that price the stock trades at 19.1× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 6.0× sales; its P/E is higher than 1% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- McDonald's Corporation pays an annual dividend of $7.44 per share, a yield of 3.16%, with a payout ratio of 60.4%.
- Return on equity was −306.6% and debt-to-equity -38.97.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 7 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 4.92 (safe zone) for fiscal 2025.