What is McDonald's's deferred taxes?

McDonald's (MCD) reported deferred taxes of $63M in Q1 2026.

How has McDonald's's deferred taxes changed year-over-year?

McDonald's's deferred taxes increased by 243.2% year-over-year, from -$44M to $63M.

What is the long-term trend for McDonald's's deferred taxes?

Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), McDonald's's deferred taxes has grown at a -33.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$428.3M to -$127M.

What does deferred taxes mean?

Non-cash deferred tax expense or benefit representing the change in deferred tax assets/liabilities during the period.

McDonald's MCD Deferred Taxes

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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$192.06B-6.0%

Enterprise value$245.77B-4.8%

P/E22.1×-2.2×

P/S7×-0.8×

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:DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit.

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 deferred taxes?: McDonald's (MCD) reported deferred taxes of $63M in Q1 2026.
How has McDonald's's deferred taxes changed year-over-year?: McDonald's's deferred taxes increased by 243.2% year-over-year, from -$44M to $63M.
What is the long-term trend for McDonald's's deferred taxes?: Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), McDonald's's deferred taxes has grown at a -33.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$428.3M to -$127M.
What does deferred taxes mean?: Non-cash deferred tax expense or benefit representing the change in deferred tax assets/liabilities during the period.