Mcdonalds (MCD) Cash from Financing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Mcdonalds (MCD) reported Cash from Financing Activities of -$1.2 billion for Q1 2026, up 20.61% on a YoY basis from -$1.0 billion in Q1 2025, and up 62.2% quarter-over-quarter from -$3.2 billion in Q4 2025.

Mcdonalds (MCD) Cash from Financing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mcdonalds has reported Cash from Financing Activities for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$1.2 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cash from Financing Activities rose 20.61% year-over-year to -$1.2 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$6.8 billion (down 26.59% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$7.1 billion, up 4.94% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Financing Activities for Q1 2026 stood at -$1.2 billion, up from -$3.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cash from Financing Activities was -$137.0 million in Q3 2023, with the low at -$3.8 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Cash from Financing Activities has averaged -$1.6 billion across 5 years, with a median of -$1.2 billion in 2026.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Cash from Financing Activities surged 85.43% — and 2024, when it tumbled 693.43%.
  • Mcdonalds' Cash from Financing Activities stood at -$1.5 billion in 2022, then soared by 61.37% to -$586.0 million in 2023, then sank by 220.48% to -$1.9 billion in 2024, then slumped by 72.58% to -$3.2 billion in 2025, then soared by 62.2% to -$1.2 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Financing Activities figures came in at -$1.2 billion (Q1 2026), -$3.2 billion (Q4 2025), and -$1.8 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Financing Activities (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn -1.69 Bn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn -747.49 Mn
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn -375.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn -306.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn -446.60 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn -353.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn -32.48 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn -88.40 Mn
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 2.27 Mn
10 Mcdonalds 198,669.08 -1.17 Bn 5.84 Bn -1.23 Bn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -1.23 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -1.23 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -3.24 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -3.24 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.79 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.79 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -555.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -555.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.54 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.54 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.88 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.88 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.09 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.09 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -869.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -869.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -3.66 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -3.66 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -586.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -586.00 Mn