What is McDonald's's other operating expenses?

McDonald's (MCD) reported other operating expenses of -$3.00M in Q4 2025.

How has McDonald's's other operating expenses changed year-over-year?

McDonald's's other operating expenses increased by 98.7% year-over-year, from -$224.00M to -$3.00M.

What is the long-term trend for McDonald's's other operating expenses?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), McDonald's's other operating expenses has grown at a -74.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $505.30M to -$2.00M.

What does other operating expenses mean?

Miscellaneous costs not categorized under major operating expense headings.

Discontinued — last reported Q3 '19

Other operating expenses

Operating Expenses

McDonald's Other operating expenses decreased by 108.1% to -$3.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 98.7%, from -$224.00M to -$3.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Other operating expenses shows a downward trend with a -74.9% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.

Analysis

StatementIncome Statement

SectionOperating Expenses

CategoryEfficiency

SignalLower is better

VolatilityModerate

First reportedQ1 2007

Last reportedQ3 2019

How to read this metric

An increase may suggest rising administrative overhead or unforeseen operational costs, while a decrease indicates better cost control.

Detailed definition

This represents miscellaneous operating costs that do not fall into primary expense categories like compensation, techno...

Peer comparison

Peers often report this as 'other non-interest expense' or 'miscellaneous operating costs'.

Metric ID: is_other_operating_expenses

Historical 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	$127.10M	$198.80M	$0.00	-$60.50M	-$886.10M	-$12.50M	-$14.50M	-$128.60M	$35.80M	$25.00M	-$31.10M	$17.00M	$107.00M	-$39.00M	-$224.00M	-$7.00M	-$29.00M	$37.00M	-$3.00M
QoQ Change	—	+56.4%	-100.0%	—	<-999%	+98.6%	-16.0%	-786.9%	+127.8%	-30.2%	-224.4%	+154.7%	+529.4%	-136.4%	-474.4%	+96.9%	-314.3%	+227.6%	-108.1%
YoY Change	—	—	—	—	-797.2%	-106.3%	—	-112.6%	+104.0%	+300.0%	-114.5%	+113.2%	+198.9%	-256.0%	-620.3%	-141.2%	-127.1%	+194.9%	+98.7%

Range-$886.10M – $198.80M

CAGR-56.5%

Avg YoY Growth-90.4%

Median YoY Growth-109.4%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is McDonald's's other operating expenses?: McDonald's (MCD) reported other operating expenses of -$3.00M in Q4 2025.
How has McDonald's's other operating expenses changed year-over-year?: McDonald's's other operating expenses increased by 98.7% year-over-year, from -$224.00M to -$3.00M.
What is the long-term trend for McDonald's's other operating expenses?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), McDonald's's other operating expenses has grown at a -74.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $505.30M to -$2.00M.
What does other operating expenses mean?: Miscellaneous costs not categorized under major operating expense headings.