What is McDonald's's FX effect on cash?

McDonald's (MCD) reported FX effect on cash of -$14M in Q1 2026.

How has McDonald's's FX effect on cash changed year-over-year?

McDonald's's FX effect on cash decreased by 135.9% year-over-year, from $39M to -$14M.

What does FX effect on cash mean?

The impact of exchange rate changes on the value of cash and equivalents held in foreign currencies.

McDonald's MCD FX Effect on Cash

FX Effect on Cash at other companies

Wendy'sWEN

-$886K-219%

StarbucksSBUX

$9M+112%

Yum! BrandsYUM

$5M-50.0%

Chipotle Mexican GrillCMG

$602K+355%

Domino's PizzaDPZ

-$108K-136%

Restaurant Brands InternationalQSR

-$3M-200%

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-2.4%

Enterprise value$245.77B-2.0%

P/E22.1×-1.3×

P/S7×-0.6×

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:EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents.

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 FX effect on cash?: McDonald's (MCD) reported FX effect on cash of -$14M in Q1 2026.
How has McDonald's's FX effect on cash changed year-over-year?: McDonald's's FX effect on cash decreased by 135.9% year-over-year, from $39M to -$14M.
What does FX effect on cash mean?: The impact of exchange rate changes on the value of cash and equivalents held in foreign currencies.