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McDonald's Corporation MCD

Consumer Cyclical  —  Restaurants
236.50 (0.52) (0.22%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$168.6B
P/E
19.2×
S&P 500 Member Dividend Champion (10y) Revenue Champion (3y)
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Overview Business Profile Financial Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios 10-Q 10-K

McDonald's Corporation (MCD) Price to free cash flow

As of 25 September 2026, McDonald's Corporation (MCD) trades at a price to free cash flow of 21.1×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 17.7× (March 2020) to 47.5× (September 2020); the current reading is higher than 6% of that period. That is above the Restaurants industry median of 19.4× and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 12.8×.

Price to free cash flow, daily

Annual

Period Price to free cash flow Change
FY2025 29.8× (2.76%)
FY2024 30.6× 4.19%
FY2023 29.4× (16.48%)
FY2022 35.2× 26.90%
FY2021 27.8× (19.19%)
FY2020 34.3× 34.80%
FY2019 25.5× (19.14%)
FY2018 31.5× (12.94%)
FY2017 36.2× 53.03%
FY2016 23.7× 5.24%

Quarterly

Period Price to free cash flow Change
Jun 2026 24.2× (21.24%)
Mar 2026 30.7× 2.96%
Dec 2025 29.8× 3.17%
Sep 2025 28.9× (2.95%)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 17.7× High 47.5×
Ten-year median 29.7×
Current reading's percentile 6

Price to free cash flow against peers

Company Price to free cash flow
DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare 14.5×
QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare 14.7×
YUMC Yum China compare 15.0×
DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. compare 20.3×
MCD McDonald's Corporation 21.1×
YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. compare 22.7×
TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare 24.0×
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. compare 25.5×
SBUX Starbucks Corporation compare 29.7×
Restaurants industry median 19.4×
Consumer Cyclical sector median 12.8×
Market median 14.0×

What Price to free cash flow is

Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.

Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))

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