McDonald's Operating Income decreased by 6.0% to $3.16B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 10.0%, from $2.87B to $3.16B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Income shows an upward trend with a 4.6% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Growth in operating income suggests that the company is becoming more profitable in its primary business activities.
The profit realized from a business's own operations after deducting all operating expenses, including COGS, R&D, and SG...
This is a key metric for comparing the operational performance of companies with different debt levels.
is_operating_income| 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 | $2.69B | $2.99B | $2.40B | $2.31B | $1.71B | $2.76B | $2.58B | $2.53B | $3.10B | $3.21B | $2.80B | $2.74B | $2.92B | $3.19B | $2.87B | $2.65B | $3.23B | $3.36B | $3.16B |
| QoQ Change | — | +11.0% | -19.7% | -3.5% | -26.0% | +61.5% | -6.6% | -1.9% | +22.6% | +3.3% | -12.6% | -2.4% | +6.7% | +9.2% | -10.0% | -7.7% | +22.1% | +3.9% | -6.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -36.4% | -7.5% | +7.7% | +9.5% | +81.3% | +16.1% | +8.5% | +8.0% | -5.9% | -0.6% | +2.3% | -3.2% | +10.7% | +5.3% | +10.0% |
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