What is McDonald's's cash & equivalents?

McDonald's (MCD) reported cash & equivalents of $1.17B in Q1 2026.

How has McDonald's's cash & equivalents changed year-over-year?

McDonald's's cash & equivalents decreased by 5.5% year-over-year, from $1.24B to $1.17B.

What is the long-term trend for McDonald's's cash & equivalents?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), McDonald's's cash & equivalents has grown at a -25.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.45B to $774M.

What does cash & equivalents mean?

Cash on hand plus highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at purchase — treasury bills, money market funds, and commercial paper.

McDonald's MCD Cash & Equivalents

Cash & Equivalents at other companies

Wendy'sWEN

$362.03M-6.9%

Nathan's FamousNATH

$24.4M-12.2%

EAT

Brinker InternationalEAT

$57.1M+226%

StarbucksSBUX

$1.53B-42.7%

Yum! BrandsYUM

$889M+13.7%

Chipotle Mexican GrillCMG

$282.3M-62.7%

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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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$188.11B-12.1%

Enterprise value$241.82B-9.7%

P/E21.7×-3.8×

P/S6.9×-1.4×

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:CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents.

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 cash & equivalents?: McDonald's (MCD) reported cash & equivalents of $1.17B in Q1 2026.
How has McDonald's's cash & equivalents changed year-over-year?: McDonald's's cash & equivalents decreased by 5.5% year-over-year, from $1.24B to $1.17B.
What is the long-term trend for McDonald's's cash & equivalents?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), McDonald's's cash & equivalents has grown at a -25.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.45B to $774M.
What does cash & equivalents mean?: Cash on hand plus highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at purchase — treasury bills, money market funds, and commercial paper.