Mcdonalds (MCD) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)

Mcdonalds (MCD) reported Cash & Current Investments of $1.2 billion for Q1 2026, down 5.49% on a YoY basis from $1.2 billion in Q1 2025, and up 51.16% quarter-over-quarter from $774.0 million in Q4 2025.

Mcdonalds (MCD) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mcdonalds has reported Cash & Current Investments for 18 years, with the latest figure at $1.2 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cash & Current Investments fell 5.49% year-over-year to $1.2 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.2 billion (down 5.49% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $774.0 million, down 28.66% from the prior year.
  • Cash & Current Investments for Q1 2026 stood at $1.2 billion, up from $774.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cash & Current Investments was $4.6 billion in Q4 2023, with the low at $774.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Cash & Current Investments has averaged $2.0 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.9 billion in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Cash & Current Investments sank 77.4% — and 2025, when it soared 136.87%.
  • Mcdonalds' Cash & Current Investments stood at $2.6 billion in 2022, then surged by 77.22% to $4.6 billion in 2023, then plunged by 76.3% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then retreated by 28.66% to $774.0 million in 2025, then surged by 51.16% to $1.2 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Cash & Current Investments figures came in at $1.2 billion (Q1 2026), $774.0 million (Q4 2025), and $2.4 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash & Current Investments (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.34 Bn 115.65 Bn 9.40 Bn 1.70 Bn
2 Yum Brands 42.81 Bn 42.12 Bn 1.38 Bn 689.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.83 Bn 40.96 Bn 2.61 Bn 871.42 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 26.03 Bn 26.56 Bn 2.14 Bn 1.01 Bn
5 Darden Restaurants 24.52 Bn 24.28 Bn 3.31 Bn 240.40 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.76 Bn 14.33 Bn 3.24 Bn 1.43 Bn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.04 Bn 10.84 Bn 1.40 Bn 214.56 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.88 Bn 10.65 Bn 464.51 Mn 232.92 Mn
9 Cava 10.56 Bn 10.17 Bn 797.57 Mn 393.03 Mn
10 Mcdonalds 202,464.22 -1.17 Bn 5.84 Bn 1.17 Bn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 1.17 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 774.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 2.41 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.88 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.24 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.09 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.22 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 792.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 838.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 4.58 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 3.50 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.63 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 3.71 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 2.58 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 2.83 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.87 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 2.34 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 4.71 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 4.31 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 3.05 Bn