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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
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McDonald's Corporation (MCD) Return on invested capital
McDonald's Corporation's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 0.00%, down 20.7 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (20.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 17.5% (fiscal 2020) to 25.1% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is below the Restaurants industry median of 3.01% and below the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.42%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 20.7% | (1.12) |
| FY2024 | 21.8% | (2.40) |
| FY2023 | 24.2% | 3.28 |
| FY2022 | 20.9% | (3.02) |
| FY2021 | 24.0% | 6.47 |
| FY2020 | 17.5% | (5.12) |
| FY2019 | 22.6% | (0.41) |
| FY2018 | 23.0% | (2.06) |
| FY2017 | 25.1% | 3.59 |
| FY2016 | 21.5% | 2.51 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| SBUX Starbucks Corporation compare | 131.8% |
| DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare | 117.1% |
| YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. compare | 81.9% |
| CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. compare | 72.3% |
| DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. compare | 28.0% |
| TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare | 21.1% |
| YUMC Yum China compare | 14.9% |
| QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare | 9.13% |
| MCD McDonald's Corporation | 0.00% |
| Restaurants industry median | 3.01% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 3.42% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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