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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McDonald's Corporation (MCD) Free cash flow margin
McDonald's Corporation's free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 28.6%, up 1.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (27.2%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 16.9% (fiscal 2017) to 31.0% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is above the Restaurants industry median of 3.12% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 2.70%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 27.2% | 1.00 |
| FY2024 | 26.2% | (2.62) |
| FY2023 | 28.8% | 4.99 |
| FY2022 | 23.8% | (7.20) |
| FY2021 | 31.0% | 6.82 |
| FY2020 | 24.2% | (3.30) |
| FY2019 | 27.5% | 6.89 |
| FY2018 | 20.6% | 3.70 |
| FY2017 | 16.9% | (0.62) |
| FY2016 | 17.6% | (1.88) |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| MCD McDonald's Corporation | 28.6% |
| YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. compare | 19.3% |
| QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare | 17.4% |
| DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare | 13.1% |
| CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. compare | 12.6% |
| SBUX Starbucks Corporation compare | 9.50% |
| DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. compare | 7.95% |
| YUMC Yum China compare | 7.56% |
| TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare | 7.02% |
| Restaurants industry median | 3.12% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 2.70% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
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