Income Before Tax
Pre-Tax Income
McDonald's Pre-Tax Income decreased by 6.5% to $2.76B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 8.6%, from $2.54B to $2.76B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Pre-Tax Income shows an upward trend with a 4.5% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionIncome Before Tax
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
This provides a view of profitability that is not skewed by varying tax rates or one-time tax credits.
Detailed definition
A company's profits before the deduction of corporate income tax. It combines operating performance with non-operating f...
Peer comparison
Used to compare companies across different tax jurisdictions to see who generates more raw profit.
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is_income_before_taxHistorical Data
19 periods
| 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 | $2.38B | $2.69B | $2.11B | $1.54B | $1.41B | $2.54B | $2.34B | $2.27B | $2.82B | $2.92B | $2.51B | $2.41B | $2.56B | $2.84B | $2.54B | $2.33B | $2.86B | $2.95B | $2.76B |
| QoQ Change | — | +13.3% | -21.7% | -26.9% | -8.6% | +80.0% | -7.8% | -3.1% | +24.2% | +3.8% | -14.0% | -4.2% | +6.1% | +11.3% | -10.7% | -8.2% | +22.8% | +3.1% | -6.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -40.7% | -5.8% | +11.0% | +47.1% | +99.9% | +15.3% | +7.5% | +6.3% | -9.3% | -2.8% | +0.9% | -3.3% | +12.0% | +3.7% | +8.6% |
Range$1.41B – $2.95B
CAGR+3.4%
Avg YoY Growth+10.0%
Median YoY Growth+6.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is McDonald's's pre-tax income?
- McDonald's (MCD) reported pre-tax income of $2.76B in Q4 2025.
- How has McDonald's's pre-tax income changed year-over-year?
- McDonald's's pre-tax income increased by 8.6% year-over-year, from $2.54B to $2.76B.
- What is the long-term trend for McDonald's's pre-tax income?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), McDonald's's pre-tax income has grown at a 4.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $9.13B to $10.90B.
- What does pre-tax income mean?
- The total profit a company made before paying its income taxes.