What is McDonald's's net income?

McDonald's (MCD) reported net income of $1.98B in Q1 2026.

How has McDonald's's net income changed year-over-year?

McDonald's's net income increased by 6.2% year-over-year, from $1.87B to $1.98B.

What is the long-term trend for McDonald's's net income?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), McDonald's's net income has grown at a 3.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $7.55B to $8.56B.

What does net income mean?

The bottom line — total revenue minus all expenses, taxes, and costs. Represents the profit attributable to the company's shareholders after all obligations are met.

McDonald's MCD Net Income

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$6.5B+9.4%

Gross profit$5.8B+9.5%

Operating income$3.0B+11.5%

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-8.6%

Enterprise value$241.67B-6.0%

P/E21.7×-3.5×

P/S6.9×-1.1×

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

Reported directly by McDonald's in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss.

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 net income?: McDonald's (MCD) reported net income of $1.98B in Q1 2026.
How has McDonald's's net income changed year-over-year?: McDonald's's net income increased by 6.2% year-over-year, from $1.87B to $1.98B.
What is the long-term trend for McDonald's's net income?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), McDonald's's net income has grown at a 3.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $7.55B to $8.56B.
What does net income mean?: The bottom line — total revenue minus all expenses, taxes, and costs. Represents the profit attributable to the company's shareholders after all obligations are met.