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) Return on assets

McDonald's Corporation's return on assets over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 14.7%, down 0.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (14.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 9.45% (fiscal 2020) to 17.8% (fiscal 2018); the current reading is higher than 64% of that period. That is above the Restaurants industry median of 1.50% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 0.87%.

Return on assets, annual

Annual

Period Return on assets Change (points)
FY2025 14.9% 0.16
FY2024 14.8% (1.12)
FY2023 15.9% 4.04
FY2022 11.9% (2.32)
FY2021 14.2% 4.72
FY2020 9.45% (5.55)
FY2019 15.0% (2.79)
FY2018 17.8% 1.77
FY2017 16.0% 2.43
FY2016 13.6% 1.04

Against its own ten years

Low 9.45% High 17.8%
Ten-year median 14.8%
Current reading's percentile 64

Return on assets against peers

Company Return on assets
DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare 33.4%
YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. compare 28.4%
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. compare 15.7%
MCD McDonald's Corporation 14.7%
TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare 11.9%
DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. compare 9.48%
YUMC Yum China compare 8.92%
SBUX Starbucks Corporation compare 6.40%
QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare 5.02%
Restaurants industry median 1.50%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 0.87%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on assets is

ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)

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