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) Gross margin
McDonald's Corporation's gross margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 57.4%, down 0.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (57.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 38.5% (fiscal 2015) to 57.4% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Restaurants industry median of 38.8% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 35.0%.
Gross margin, annual
Annual
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 57.4% | 0.66 |
| FY2024 | 56.8% | (0.37) |
| FY2023 | 57.1% | 0.15 |
| FY2022 | 57.0% | 2.80 |
| FY2021 | 54.2% | 3.40 |
| FY2020 | 50.8% | (1.56) |
| FY2019 | 52.3% | 1.37 |
| FY2018 | 51.0% | 4.42 |
| FY2017 | 46.5% | 5.09 |
| FY2016 | 41.5% | 2.93 |
Quarterly
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 58.0% | 2.11 |
| Mar 2026 | 55.9% | (1.61) |
| Dec 2025 | 57.5% | (0.49) |
| Sep 2025 | 58.0% | 0.10 |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low 38.5%
High 57.4%
Ten-year median
52.3%
Current reading's percentile
100
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. compare | 68.1% |
| SBUX Starbucks Corporation compare | 67.7% |
| MCD McDonald's Corporation | 57.4% |
| QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare | 48.5% |
| DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare | 40.0% |
| CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. compare | 24.1% |
| YUMC Yum China compare | 22.0% |
| DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. compare | 21.7% |
| TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare | 15.7% |
| Restaurants industry median | 38.8% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 35.0% |
| Market median | 46.3% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
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- Return on invested capital
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