What does net assets acquired in business combination mean?

The total value of assets and liabilities added to the balance sheet through acquisitions.

How do you interpret net assets acquired in business combination?

Significant increases indicate aggressive inorganic growth strategies, which may require integration and performance monitoring.

How does net assets acquired in business combination compare across companies?

Reported by companies that frequently use M&A as a growth lever.

McDonald's MCD Net Assets Acquired in Business Combination

Net Assets Acquired in Business Combination at other companies

BrukerBRKR

$115.4M—

Brown & BrownBRO

$77M—

HCA HealthcareHCA

$54.5M+28.2%

DowDOW

$0—

RBC BearingsRBC

$123.8M—

Equitable HoldingsEQH

——

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$197.95B-0.8%

Enterprise value$251.67B+0.1%

P/E22.8×-1.6×

P/S7.2×-0.6×

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:BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityTransactionCosts.

The official record: McDonald's’s 10-K, filed February 24, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is McDonald's's net assets acquired in business combination?: McDonald's (MCD) reported net assets acquired in business combination of $70M in Q4 2024.
What does net assets acquired in business combination mean?: The total value of assets and liabilities added to the balance sheet through acquisitions.
How do you interpret net assets acquired in business combination?: Significant increases indicate aggressive inorganic growth strategies, which may require integration and performance monitoring.
How does net assets acquired in business combination compare across companies?: Reported by companies that frequently use M&A as a growth lever.