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McDonald's MCD Free cash flow

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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%

Valuation

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Market cap$187.96B-8.6%
Enterprise value$241.67B-6.0%
P/E21.7×-3.5×
P/S6.9×-1.1×

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

Calculated from McDonald's’s reported figures.

$2.4Bnet cash from operating−$682.0Mcapital expenditures=$1.73B

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 free cash flow?
McDonald's (MCD) reported free cash flow of $1.73B in Q1 2026.
How has McDonald's's free cash flow changed year-over-year?
McDonald's's free cash flow decreased by 7.8% year-over-year, from $1.88B to $1.73B.
What is the long-term trend for McDonald's's free cash flow?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), McDonald's's free cash flow has grown at a 0.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $7.1B to $7.19B.
What does free cash flow mean?
Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain or expand its capital asset base. It serves as a critical indicator of a company's ability to fund organic growth, pay down debt, or return capital to shareholders without relying on external financing.