Current Assets
Total Current Assets
McDonald's Total Current Assets decreased by 31.5% to $4.16B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 9.5%, from $4.60B to $4.16B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Total Current Assets shows a downward trend with a -7.8% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Assets
CategoryLiquidity
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ3 2015
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
A higher value relative to current liabilities indicates a strong safety margin for meeting short-term obligations.
Detailed definition
The sum of all assets that are reasonably expected to be converted into cash or consumed within one year. This aggregate...
Peer comparison
High-growth tech companies often maintain high current asset levels to support rapid scaling and R&D needs.
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total_current_assetsHistorical Data
18 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $5.70B | $6.80B | $7.15B | $4.66B | $4.92B | $5.74B | $5.42B | $6.80B | $4.95B | $7.99B | $4.06B | $4.21B | $4.91B | $4.60B | $4.74B | $5.60B | $6.08B | $4.16B |
| QoQ Change | — | +19.2% | +5.2% | -34.9% | +5.6% | +16.7% | -5.5% | +25.3% | -27.3% | +61.5% | -49.2% | +3.6% | +16.8% | -6.4% | +3.0% | +18.3% | +8.5% | -31.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -13.7% | -15.5% | -24.1% | +46.0% | +0.5% | +47.2% | -40.3% | -15.0% | — | -42.4% | +16.7% | +33.2% | +23.8% | -9.5% |
Range$4.06B – $7.99B
CAGR-7.1%
Avg YoY Growth+0.5%
Median YoY Growth-9.5%
Total Current Assets at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is McDonald's's total current assets?
- McDonald's (MCD) reported total current assets of $4.16B in Q4 2025.
- How has McDonald's's total current assets changed year-over-year?
- McDonald's's total current assets decreased by 9.5% year-over-year, from $4.60B to $4.16B.
- What is the long-term trend for McDonald's's total current assets?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), McDonald's's total current assets has grown at a -7.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.24B to $4.16B.
- What does total current assets mean?
- Everything the company owns that can be turned into cash within a single year.