Business Segments · Total capital expenditures
United States — Total capital expenditures
McDonald's United States — Total capital expenditures decreased by 35.6% to $682.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 23.8%, from $551.00M to $682.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), United States — Total capital expenditures shows an upward trend with a 21.0% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2025
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
Higher spending typically signals growth initiatives or store modernization, while lower spending may indicate a focus on cash preservation or a mature asset cycle.
Detailed definition
This metric measures the total cash outflows used by the U.S. segment to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets...
Peer comparison
Standard metric across all capital-intensive industries, often labeled as 'Capital Expenditures' or 'CapEx' within segment reporting.
Metric ID:
mcd_segment_u_s_total_capital_expendituresHistorical Data
20 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $482.60M | $501.50M | $687.20M | $401.20M | $437.90M | $531.20M | $528.70M | $503.00M | $526.00M | $570.00M | $758.00M | $547.00M | $628.00M | $794.00M | $806.00M | $551.00M | $744.00M | $1.01B | $1.06B | $682.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +3.9% | +37.0% | -41.6% | +9.1% | +21.3% | -0.5% | -4.9% | +4.6% | +8.4% | +33.0% | -27.8% | +14.8% | +26.4% | +1.5% | -31.6% | +35.0% | +35.9% | +4.7% | -35.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -9.3% | +5.9% | -23.1% | +25.4% | +20.1% | +7.3% | +43.4% | +8.7% | +19.4% | +39.3% | +6.3% | +0.7% | +18.5% | +27.3% | +31.4% | +23.8% |
Range$401.20M – $1.06B
CAGR+7.6%
Avg YoY Growth+15.3%
Median YoY Growth+18.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is McDonald's's united states — total capital expenditures?
- McDonald's (MCD) reported united states — total capital expenditures of $682.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has McDonald's's united states — total capital expenditures changed year-over-year?
- McDonald's's united states — total capital expenditures increased by 23.8% year-over-year, from $551.00M to $682.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for McDonald's's united states — total capital expenditures?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), McDonald's's united states — total capital expenditures has grown at a 21.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.30B to $3.37B.
- What does united states — total capital expenditures mean?
- The total amount of money spent by the U.S. segment on physical assets and infrastructure improvements.