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McDonald's MCD Short-Term Investments

Short-Term Investments at other companies

Chipotle Mexican Grill logo
Chipotle Mexican GrillCMG
$624.79M-9.3%
Yum China Holdings logo
Yum China HoldingsYUMC
$956M-18.1%

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%
Net income$2.0B+6.2%
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$192.92B-11.1%
Enterprise value$246.63B-9.0%
P/E22.2×-3.6×
P/S7×-1.3×

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:CertificatesOfDepositAtCarryingValue.

The official record: McDonald's’s 10-K, filed February 24, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is McDonald's's short-term investments?
McDonald's (MCD) reported short-term investments of $228M in Q4 2025.
How has McDonald's's short-term investments changed year-over-year?
McDonald's's short-term investments decreased by 49.4% year-over-year, from $451M to $228M.
What is the long-term trend for McDonald's's short-term investments?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), McDonald's's short-term investments has grown at a 3986.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2 to $228M.
What does short-term investments mean?
Marketable securities and other investments with maturities between three months and one year, providing yield above cash while maintaining liquidity.