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.

Revenue
+1.12%
EPS
+5.73%
Free cash flow
+57.9%
Total debt
−3.72%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

277.94 0.10 −0.04%
Market cap
$196.8B
P/E
22.6×
Fwd P/E
20.2×
Dividend yield
2.68%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
4.92
Beneish M
−2.60
Dividend safety
70/100

McDonald's Corporation (MCD) Revenue growth

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McDonald's Corporation's revenue growth over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 5.77%, up 2.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (3.72%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.1% (fiscal 2020) to 20.9% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is in line with the Restaurants industry median of 5.52% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 4.18%.

Revenue growth, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Revenue growth Change (points)
FY2025 3.72% 2.05
FY2024 1.67% (8.30)
FY2023 9.97% 10.14
FY2022 −0.17% (21.07)
FY2021 20.9% 30.99
FY2020 −10.1% (10.59)
FY2019 0.50% 7.35
FY2018 −6.85% 0.47
FY2017 −7.32% (4.21)
FY2016 −3.11% 4.28

Quarterly newest first

Period Revenue growth Change (points)
Sep 2026 1.12% (2.62)
Jun 2026 3.74% (5.68)
Mar 2026 9.42% (0.29)
Dec 2025 9.71% 6.73
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Against its own ten years

Low −10.1% High 20.9%
Ten-year median −0.17%
Current reading's percentile 82

Revenue growth against peers

Company Revenue growth
TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare 9.89%
YUMC Yum China compare 9.85%
YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. compare 9.13%
DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. compare 8.10%
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. compare 7.86%
MCD McDonald's Corporation 5.77%
QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare 5.52%
DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare 4.50%
SBUX Starbucks Corporation compare 1.95%
Restaurants industry median 5.52%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 4.18%
Market median 7.58%

What Revenue growth is

Revenue Growth shows how fast a company’s sales are rising or falling compared with the same period a year earlier.

(Revenue − Revenue a year earlier) ÷ |Revenue a year earlier|

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