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

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

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

Mcdonalds' Cash from Financing Activities history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$1.2 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Financing Activities rose 20.61% year-over-year to -$1.2 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$6.8 billion (down 26.59% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$7.1 billion, up 4.94% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Financing Activities was -$1.2 billion for Q1 2026 at Mcdonalds, up from -$3.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Financing Activities topped out at -$137.0 million in Q3 2023 and bottomed at -$3.8 billion in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$1.6 billion and a median of -$1.2 billion in 2026 frame the typical range for Cash from Financing Activities.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Cash from Financing Activities surged 85.43% — and 2024, when it slumped 693.43%.
  • Mcdonalds' Cash from Financing Activities stood at -$1.5 billion in 2022, then surged by 61.37% to -$586.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 220.48% to -$1.9 billion in 2024, then plunged by 72.58% to -$3.2 billion in 2025, then surged by 62.2% to -$1.2 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MCD's Cash from Financing Activities at -$1.2 billion in Q1 2026, -$3.2 billion in Q4 2025, and -$1.8 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Financing Activities (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn -1.69 Bn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn -747.49 Mn
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn -375.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn -306.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn -402.30 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn -353.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn -32.48 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn -225.92 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn -13.81 Mn
10 Mcdonalds 186,872.12 -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