Financing Cash Flow
McDonald's Financing Cash Flow decreased by 81.5% to -$3.24B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 72.6%, from -$1.88B to -$3.24B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 6.2% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
cf_net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| 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 | -$1.31B | -$927.40M | -$1.10B | -$3.83B | -$686.70M | -$546.40M | -$1.52B | -$558.40M | -$3.09B | -$137.00M | -$584.90M | -$3.66B | -$869.00M | -$1.09B | -$1.88B | -$1.54B | -$555.00M | -$1.79B | -$3.24B |
| QoQ Change | — | +29.0% | -18.4% | -248.8% | +82.1% | +20.4% | -177.6% | +63.2% | -454.0% | +95.6% | -326.9% | -525.9% | +76.3% | -25.1% | -72.8% | +17.8% | +64.0% | -221.8% | -81.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +47.4% | +41.1% | -38.2% | +85.4% | -350.5% | +74.9% | +61.4% | -555.6% | +71.9% | -693.4% | -221.1% | +57.9% | +36.1% | -64.3% | -72.6% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is McDonald's's financing cash flow?
- McDonald's (MCD) reported financing cash flow of -$3.24B in Q4 2025.
- How has McDonald's's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- McDonald's's financing cash flow decreased by 72.6% year-over-year, from -$1.88B to -$3.24B.
- What is the long-term trend for McDonald's's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), McDonald's's financing cash flow has grown at a 6.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$5.60B to -$7.13B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.