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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
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McDonald's Corporation (MCD) Return on assets
McDonald's Corporation's return on assets over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 0.00%, down 14.9 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 below the Restaurants industry median of 1.10% and below the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 1.47%.
Return on assets, annual
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Annual newest first
| 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
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. compare | 43.1% |
| DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare | 35.6% |
| CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. compare | 14.7% |
| TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare | 11.9% |
| DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. compare | 9.10% |
| YUMC Yum China compare | 8.57% |
| SBUX Starbucks Corporation compare | 8.37% |
| QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare | 5.89% |
| MCD McDonald's Corporation | 0.00% |
| Restaurants industry median | 1.10% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 1.47% |
| 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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