Mcdonalds (MCD) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)

Mcdonalds (MCD) posted Cash & Equivalents of $1.2 billion for Q1 2026, up 51.16% on a QoQ basis from $774.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 5.49% year-over-year from $1.2 billion in Q1 2025.

Mcdonalds (MCD) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mcdonalds' Cash & Equivalents history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.2 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash & Equivalents 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 & Equivalents was $1.2 billion for Q1 2026 at Mcdonalds, up from $774.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash & Equivalents topped out at $4.6 billion in Q4 2023 and bottomed at $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 & Equivalents.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Cash & Equivalents plunged 77.4% — and 2025, when it soared 136.87%.
  • Mcdonalds' Cash & Equivalents stood at $2.6 billion in 2022, then jumped by 77.22% to $4.6 billion in 2023, then slumped by 76.3% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then slipped by 28.66% to $774.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 51.16% to $1.2 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MCD's Cash & Equivalents at $1.2 billion in Q1 2026, $774.0 million in Q4 2025, and $2.4 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash & Equiv. (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 1.53 Bn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 246.64 Mn
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 689.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 1.01 Bn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 219.50 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 473.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 214.56 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 116.72 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 263.52 Mn
10 Mcdonalds 186,872.12 -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