What is McDonald's's shares (basic)?

McDonald's (MCD) reported shares (basic) of 710.7M in Q1 2026.

How has McDonald's's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?

McDonald's's shares (basic) decreased by 0.6% year-over-year, from 714.9M to 710.7M.

What is the long-term trend for McDonald's's shares (basic)?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), McDonald's's shares (basic) has grown at a -1.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3B to 2.9B.

What does shares (basic) mean?

The time-weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, used as the denominator for basic EPS calculations.

McDonald's MCD Shares (Basic)

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4.1M+0.1%

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43.2M-2.7%

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1.1B+0.3%

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353M-6.1%

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$192.06B-6.0%

Enterprise value$245.77B-4.8%

P/E22.1×-2.2×

P/S7×-0.8×

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:WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic.

The official record: McDonald's’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is McDonald's's shares (basic)?: McDonald's (MCD) reported shares (basic) of 710.7M in Q1 2026.
How has McDonald's's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?: McDonald's's shares (basic) decreased by 0.6% year-over-year, from 714.9M to 710.7M.
What is the long-term trend for McDonald's's shares (basic)?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), McDonald's's shares (basic) has grown at a -1.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3B to 2.9B.
What does shares (basic) mean?: The time-weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, used as the denominator for basic EPS calculations.