Financing
Debt Issuance Proceeds
McDonald's Debt Issuance Proceeds decreased by 100.0% to $0.00 in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 100.0%, from $649.00M to $0.00. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Debt Issuance Proceeds shows an upward trend with a 42.3% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryLeverage
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ3 2025
How to read this metric
High issuance can signal expansion plans or a strategy to take advantage of low interest rates, but also increases future interest obligations.
Detailed definition
The total cash proceeds received from the sale of bonds, notes, or other debt instruments. This represents an increase i...
Peer comparison
Companies often issue debt even when they have cash to optimize their weighted average cost of capital (WACC).
Metric ID:
cf_debt_issuanceHistorical Data
19 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.15B | $0.00 | $1.87B | $1.50B | $0.00 | $1.05B | $0.00 | $2.00B | $2.17B | $0.00 | $1.73B | $0.00 | $649.00M | $1.50B | $1.40B | $1.83B | $0.00 |
| QoQ Change | — | — | — | -100.0% | — | -20.0% | -100.0% | — | -100.0% | — | +8.8% | -100.0% | — | -100.0% | — | +130.8% | -6.3% | +30.6% | -100.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | — | — | -100.0% | — | -100.0% | +33.1% | — | -100.0% | — | -100.0% | -70.1% | — | -18.9% | — | -100.0% |
Range$0.00 – $2.17B
Avg YoY Growth-69.5%
Median YoY Growth-100.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is McDonald's's debt issuance proceeds?
- McDonald's (MCD) reported debt issuance proceeds of $0.00 in Q4 2025.
- How has McDonald's's debt issuance proceeds changed year-over-year?
- McDonald's's debt issuance proceeds decreased by 100.0% year-over-year, from $649.00M to $0.00.
- What is the long-term trend for McDonald's's debt issuance proceeds?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), McDonald's's debt issuance proceeds has grown at a 42.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.15B to $4.73B.
- What does debt issuance proceeds mean?
- The amount of new money a company borrowed by issuing bonds or taking out loans.