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Deferred Taxes
McDonald's Deferred Taxes increased by 17.5% to $1.22B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 29.1%, from $1.72B to $1.22B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Taxes shows a downward trend with a -12.5% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionOther
CategoryRisk
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2019
Last reportedQ1 2026May 7, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase suggests the company is deferring tax payments, which can improve current cash flow, while a decrease indicates the settlement of these deferred obligations.
Detailed definition
This represents the amount of income taxes payable in future periods as a result of temporary differences between the ca...
Peer comparison
Standard across all industries; levels are driven by capital expenditure cycles and depreciation methods.
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other_deferred_income_tax_liabilities_netHistorical Data
19 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.07B | $2.05B | $2.08B | $2.05B | $2.25B | $2.15B | $2.00B | $1.88B | $1.62B | $1.68B | $1.80B | $1.61B | $1.17B | $1.91B | $1.72B | $1.42B | $1.46B | $1.04B | $1.22B |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.0% | +1.4% | -1.3% | +9.8% | -4.6% | -6.9% | -5.8% | -14.0% | +3.8% | +6.8% | -10.4% | -27.6% | +64.2% | -10.1% | -17.3% | +2.4% | -28.8% | +17.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +8.8% | +4.8% | -3.8% | -8.1% | -28.0% | -15.8% | -4.6% | -0.6% | — | +13.9% | -4.2% | -11.6% | +25.0% | -45.8% | -29.1% |
Range$1.04B – $2.25B
CAGR-11.1%
Avg YoY Growth-7.1%
Median YoY Growth-4.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is McDonald's's deferred taxes?
- McDonald's (MCD) reported deferred taxes of $1.22B in Q1 2026.
- How has McDonald's's deferred taxes changed year-over-year?
- McDonald's's deferred taxes decreased by 29.1% year-over-year, from $1.72B to $1.22B.
- What is the long-term trend for McDonald's's deferred taxes?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), McDonald's's deferred taxes has grown at a -12.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.03B to $1.04B.
- What does deferred taxes mean?
- Future tax payments the company expects to make due to timing differences in accounting.