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McDonald's MCD Number of Stores

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$7.1B+3.7%
Gross profit$6.4B+3.7%
Operating income$3.3B+3.3%
Net income$2.4B+4.8%
EPS (diluted)$3.32+5.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$822.0M-56.2%
Total debt$54.6B-2.3%
Total equity-$1.0B+62.9%
Total assets$59.9B+0.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$2.8B+40.5%
CapEx$831.0M+11.7%
Free cash flow$2.0B+57.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$194.68B-11.5%
Enterprise value$248.45B-9.3%
P/E22.2×-4.1×
P/S-1.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin89.7%
Operating margin46.2%+0.4pp
Net margin31.7%-0.5pp
FCF margin28%+1.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity45.4%
Debt / equity6.5×
Current ratio1.1×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by McDonald's in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NumberOfRestaurants.

The source filing: McDonald's’s 10-Q, filed August 7, 2026.

Filed
Aug 7, 2026, 12:52 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q2 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q2 2026
Accession
0000063908-26-000073
Restaurants at June 30,20262025
Conventional franchised22,72222,171
Developmental licensed9,8339,373
Foreign affiliated11,46110,515
Total Franchised44,01642,059
Company-owned and operated2,0122,054
Total Systemwide restaurants46,02844,113

Item 1. Financial Statements

FAQ

What is McDonald's's number of stores?
McDonald's (MCD) reported number of stores of 46K in Q2 2026.
How has McDonald's's number of stores changed year-over-year?
McDonald's's number of stores increased by 4.3% year-over-year, from 44.1K to 46K.
What is the long-term trend for McDonald's's number of stores?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), McDonald's's number of stores has grown at a 3.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 39.2K to 45.4K.
What does number of stores mean?
This represents the total number of retail locations operated or franchised by the company. It is a primary driver of system-wide sales and brand footprint. Tracking this metric is essential for evaluating growth, market penetration, and the scale of the business model.

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