Mcdonalds MCD
NYSE MCD
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Mcdonalds' (MCD) quarterly Cash & Current Investments came in at $1.2 billion in Q1 2026, down 5.49% YoY from $1.2 billion in Q1 2025, and up 51.16% on a QoQ basis from $774.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Mcdonalds (MCD) has 18 years of Cash & Current Investments data on file, last reported at $1.2 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash & Current Investments fell 5.49% year-over-year to $1.2 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.2 billion (down 5.49% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $774.0 million, down 28.66% from the prior year.
  • Cash & Current Investments climbed to $1.2 billion in Q1 2026, from $774.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash & Current Investments ranged from a high of $4.6 billion in Q4 2023 to a low of $774.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $2.0 billion and a median of $1.9 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Cash & Current Investments.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Cash & Current Investments sank 77.4% — and 2025, when it soared 136.87%.
  • Tracing MCD's Cash & Current Investments over 5 years: 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 Mcdonalds 192.15 Bn 191.33 Bn 6.42 Bn 822.00 Mn
2 Starbucks 122.32 Bn 118.71 Bn 6.49 Bn 3.61 Bn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 46.99 Bn 46.31 Bn 2.35 Bn 677.86 Mn
4 Yum Brands 42.11 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.47 Bn 674.00 Mn
5 Restaurant Brands International 28.08 Bn 27.02 Bn 1.89 Bn 1.06 Bn
6 Darden Restaurants 25.61 Bn 25.39 Bn 3.68 Bn 219.50 Mn
7 Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership 17.24 Bn 16.18 Bn 1.89 Bn 1.06 Bn
8 Yum China Holdings 17.21 Bn 15.83 Bn 2.22 Bn 1.39 Bn
9 Texas Roadhouse 13.43 Bn 13.22 Bn 1.44 Bn 202.43 Mn
10 Dominos Pizza 11.33 Bn 11.13 Bn 478.23 Mn 205.60 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 822.00 Mn
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