What are McDonald's's profit margins?

McDonald's (MCD) runs a 86.6% gross margin and a 46.3% operating margin, with a 31.6% net margin.

Where do McDonald's's ratios come from?

Every ratio is computed from McDonald's's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.

McDonald's MCD Ratios & Valuation

Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Ratios Segments

Quarterly Annual TTM

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	Q1 '26	Q4 '25	Q3 '25	Q2 '25	Q1 '25
Profitability
Operating margin	46.3%+1.0pp	46.1%+0.9pp	46.1%+1.2pp	45.8%+0.5pp	45.2%-0.8pp
Net margin	31.6%-0.1pp	31.8%+0.1pp	32%+0.3pp	32.2%0.0pp	31.7%-1.6pp
Returns
Return on invested capital	25.3%+5.5pp	18.7%-1.4pp	19.4%—	19.4%-1.7pp	19.8%-2.5pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover	0.5×0.0×	0.5×0.0×	0.4×—	0.5×0.0×	0.5×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio	1.1×0.0×	1×-0.2×	1×+0.2×	1.3×+0.2×	1.2×+0.4×
Leverage
Net debt / EBITDA	4.1×-0.2×	4.4×+0.1×	4.2×-0.1×	4.4×+0.1×	4.3×+0.2×
Per Share
Book value per share	-$1.80+62.5%	-$2.50+52.5%	-$3.02+58.0%	-$3.85+42.4%	-$4.81+27.8%
Valuation
Market capitalization	$221.33B-0.8%	$217.66B+4.8%	$216.86B-0.9%	$208.41B+13.3%	$223.18B+9.0%
Price / earnings	25.5×-1.8×	25.4×+0.2×	25.8×-0.8×	24.8×+2.7×	27.3×+3.5×
Price / sales	8.1×-0.6×	8.1×+0.1×	8.3×-0.2×	8×+0.9×	8.7×+0.7×
EV / EBITDA	20.9×-1.8×	21.4×0.0×	21.5×-1.0×	21.2×+1.7×	22.7×+1.9×
Dividend yield	2.3%+0.1pp	2.4%0.0pp	2.3%+0.1pp	2.4%-0.2pp	2.2%-0.1pp

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What are McDonald's's profit margins?: McDonald's (MCD) runs a 86.6% gross margin and a 46.3% operating margin, with a 31.6% net margin.
Where do McDonald's's ratios come from?: Every ratio is computed from McDonald's's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.