What is McDonald's's gross profit?

McDonald's (MCD) reported gross profit of $5.84B in Q1 2026.

How has McDonald's's gross profit changed year-over-year?

McDonald's's gross profit increased by 9.5% year-over-year, from $5.34B to $5.84B.

What does gross profit mean?

Revenue minus cost of revenue — the profit available to cover operating expenses, representing the company's pricing power and production efficiency.

McDonald's MCD Gross Profit

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$6.5B+9.4%

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$187.96B-8.0%

Enterprise value$241.67B-6.5%

P/E21.7×-2.7×

P/S6.9×-1.0×

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.

$6.5Btotal revenue−$676.0Mtotal cost of revenue=$5.84B

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 gross profit?: McDonald's (MCD) reported gross profit of $5.84B in Q1 2026.
How has McDonald's's gross profit changed year-over-year?: McDonald's's gross profit increased by 9.5% year-over-year, from $5.34B to $5.84B.
What does gross profit mean?: Revenue minus cost of revenue — the profit available to cover operating expenses, representing the company's pricing power and production efficiency.