Mcdonalds (MCD) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Mcdonalds (MCD) posted Capital Expenditures of $682.0 million for Q1 2026, down 35.6% on a QoQ basis from $1.1 billion in Q4 2025, and up 23.77% year-over-year from $551.0 million in Q1 2025.

Mcdonalds (MCD) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mcdonalds' Capital Expenditures history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $682.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures rose 23.77% year-over-year to $682.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $3.5 billion (up 83.9% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $3.4 billion, up 21.26% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was $682.0 million for Q1 2026 at Mcdonalds, down from $1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $1.5 billion in Q4 2022 and bottomed at $86.7 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $605.0 million and a median of $547.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Capital Expenditures plunged 91.16% — and 2025, when it jumped 576.36%.
  • Mcdonalds' Capital Expenditures stood at $1.5 billion in 2022, then plunged by 91.16% to $137.0 million in 2023, then surged by 489.05% to $807.0 million in 2024, then soared by 31.23% to $1.1 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 35.6% to $682.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MCD's Capital Expenditures at $682.0 million in Q1 2026, $1.1 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.0 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 272.70 Mn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 180.33 Mn
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 75.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 58.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 193.10 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 144.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 31.61 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 23.97 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 57.00 Mn
10 Mcdonalds 186,872.12 -1.17 Bn 5.84 Bn 682.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 682.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 682.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.06 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.06 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.01 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.01 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 744.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 744.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 551.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 551.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 807.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 807.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 433.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 433.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 110.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 110.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 547.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 547.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 137.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 137.00 Mn