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) Net margin

McDonald's Corporation's net margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 31.7%, down 0.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (31.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 17.8% (fiscal 2015) to 33.2% (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is above the Restaurants industry median of 1.85% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 1.65%.

Net margin, annual

Annual

Period Net margin Change (points)
FY2025 31.9% 0.13
FY2024 31.7% (1.50)
FY2023 33.2% 6.58
FY2022 26.6% (5.85)
FY2021 32.5% 7.86
FY2020 24.6% (3.57)
FY2019 28.2% 0.33
FY2018 27.9% 5.12
FY2017 22.8% 3.72
FY2016 19.0% 1.21

Quarterly

Period Net margin Change (points)
Jun 2026 33.3% 2.84
Mar 2026 30.4% (0.45)
Dec 2025 30.9% (1.30)
Sep 2025 32.2% (0.74)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 17.8% High 33.2%
Ten-year median 27.9%
Current reading's percentile 82

Net margin against peers

Company Net margin
MCD McDonald's Corporation 31.7%
YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. compare 25.4%
QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare 13.1%
DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare 11.9%
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. compare 11.4%
DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. compare 9.13%
YUMC Yum China compare 7.84%
TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare 6.63%
SBUX Starbucks Corporation compare 5.17%
Restaurants industry median 1.85%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 1.65%
Market median 0.55%

What Net margin is

Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.

Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue

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