Current Assets
Prepaid & Other Current
McDonald's Prepaid & Other Current increased by 21.2% to $1.05B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 1.3%, from $1.06B to $1.05B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Prepaid & Other Current shows an upward trend with a 6.4% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Assets
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026May 7, 2026
How to read this metric
Significant fluctuations may indicate changes in operational scale or timing of large vendor payments, but generally stable trends are expected.
Detailed definition
This category includes payments made in advance for goods or services to be received in the future, alongside miscellane...
Peer comparison
Standard accounting practice; peers report similar items under current assets with minimal variance in definition.
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prepaid_and_other_current_assetsHistorical Data
19 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $795.7M | $611.5M | $511.3M | $597M | $1.17B | $979.2M | $673.4M | $963.6M | $1.07B | $866M | $935M | $963M | $1.18B | $1.07B | $1.06B | $1.12B | $1.03B | $863M | $1.05B |
| QoQ Change | — | -23.1% | -16.4% | +16.8% | +95.4% | -16.1% | -31.2% | +43.1% | +11.4% | -19.4% | +8.0% | +3.0% | +22.1% | -8.7% | -1.3% | +5.7% | -7.9% | -16.4% | +21.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +46.6% | +60.1% | +31.7% | +61.4% | -8.0% | +28.6% | -3.0% | -10.3% | — | +24.0% | +13.4% | +16.3% | -12.2% | -19.6% | -1.3% |
Range$511.3M – $1.18B
CAGR+6.3%
Avg YoY Growth+16.3%
Median YoY Growth+14.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is McDonald's's prepaid & other current?
- McDonald's (MCD) reported prepaid & other current of $1.05B in Q1 2026.
- How has McDonald's's prepaid & other current changed year-over-year?
- McDonald's's prepaid & other current decreased by 1.3% year-over-year, from $1.06B to $1.05B.
- What is the long-term trend for McDonald's's prepaid & other current?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), McDonald's's prepaid & other current has grown at a 6.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $632.7M to $863M.
- What does prepaid & other current mean?
- Payments made in advance for future services or other short-term assets not classified as cash or receivables.