What is McDonald's's accounts payable?

McDonald's (MCD) reported accounts payable of $1.09B in Q1 2026.

How has McDonald's's accounts payable changed year-over-year?

McDonald's's accounts payable increased by 23.7% year-over-year, from $882M to $1.09B.

What is the long-term trend for McDonald's's accounts payable?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), McDonald's's accounts payable has grown at a 9.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $741.3M to $1.15B.

What does accounts payable mean?

Amounts owed to suppliers and vendors for goods and services received but not yet paid. A primary source of short-term trade financing.

McDonald's MCD Accounts Payable

Accounts Payable at other companies

Nathan's FamousNATH

$7.9M+28.2%

EAT

Brinker InternationalEAT

$187.9M+1.2%

StarbucksSBUX

$1.78B-5.9%

Chipotle Mexican GrillCMG

$255.13M+17.9%

Domino's PizzaDPZ

$137.43M+4.8%

Restaurant Brands InternationalQSR

$813M+16.6%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$6.5B+9.4%

Gross profit$5.8B+9.5%

Operating income$3.0B+11.5%

Net income$2.0B+6.2%

EPS (diluted)$2.78+6.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.2B-5.5%

Total debt$54.9B+4.0%

Total equity-$1.3B+62.8%

Total assets$60.0B+6.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$2.4B-0.7%

CapEx$682.0M+23.8%

Free cash flow$1.7B-7.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$193.98B-10.4%

Enterprise value$247.69B-8.4%

P/E22.4×-3.4×

P/S7.1×-1.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin86.6%—

Operating margin46.3%+1.0pp

Net margin31.6%-0.1pp

FCF margin25.6%-0.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity45.4%—

Debt / equity6.5×—

Current ratio1.1×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by McDonald's in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:AccountsPayableCurrent.

The official record: McDonald's’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is McDonald's's accounts payable?: McDonald's (MCD) reported accounts payable of $1.09B in Q1 2026.
How has McDonald's's accounts payable changed year-over-year?: McDonald's's accounts payable increased by 23.7% year-over-year, from $882M to $1.09B.
What is the long-term trend for McDonald's's accounts payable?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), McDonald's's accounts payable has grown at a 9.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $741.3M to $1.15B.
What does accounts payable mean?: Amounts owed to suppliers and vendors for goods and services received but not yet paid. A primary source of short-term trade financing.