McDonald's Corporation MCD

236.50 (0.52) (0.22%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$168.6B
P/E
19.2×
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McDonald's Corporation (MCD) Current ratio

McDonald's Corporation's current ratio at the end of the quarter to 30 June 2026 was 1.1×, up 0.1× from fiscal 2025 (1.0×). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.0× (fiscal 2025) to 3.3× (fiscal 2015) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is above the Restaurants industry median of 0.8× and below the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 1.4×.

Current ratio, annual

Annual

Period Current ratio Change
FY2025 1.0× (19.86%)
FY2024 1.2× 2.30%
FY2023 1.2× (18.39%)
FY2022 1.4× (19.77%)
FY2021 1.8× 76.06%
FY2020 1.0× 2.79%
FY2019 1.0× (27.91%)
FY2018 1.4× (26.04%)
FY2017 1.8× 31.82%
FY2016 1.4× (57.23%)

Quarterly

Period Current ratio Change
Jun 2026 1.1× (4.79%)
Mar 2026 1.1× 18.98%
Dec 2025 1.0× (4.54%)
Sep 2025 1.0× (23.27%)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 1.0× High 3.3×
Ten-year median 1.4×
Current reading's percentile 9

Current ratio against peers

Company Current ratio
DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare 1.5×
MCD McDonald's Corporation 1.1×
QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare 1.0×
YUMC Yum China compare 1.0×
SBUX Starbucks Corporation compare 0.8×
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. compare 0.7×
YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. compare 0.6×
TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare 0.5×
DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. compare 0.3×
Restaurants industry median 0.8×
Consumer Cyclical sector median 1.4×
Market median 1.6×

What Current ratio is

Current Ratio shows whether a company’s short-term assets are enough to cover the bills and debts it must pay within the next year.

Current Assets (Total) ÷ Current Liabilities (Total)

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