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

Mcdonalds (MCD) posted Cash from Investing Activities of -$777.0 million for Q1 2026, up 27.32% on a QoQ basis from -$1.1 billion in Q4 2025, and down 0.78% year-over-year from -$783.1 million in Q1 2025.

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

Mcdonalds' Cash from Investing Activities history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$777.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Investing Activities fell 0.78% year-over-year to -$777.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$3.8 billion (down 5.57% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$3.8 billion, up 28.51% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities was -$777.0 million for Q1 2026 at Mcdonalds, up from -$1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at -$319.2 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at -$2.5 billion in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of -$929.8 million and a median of -$840.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Cash from Investing Activities sank 236.44% — and 2025, when it jumped 69.07%.
  • Mcdonalds' Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$1.1 billion in 2022, then increased by 21.58% to -$840.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 11.67% to -$742.0 million in 2024, then sank by 44.07% to -$1.1 billion in 2025, then rose by 27.32% to -$777.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MCD's Cash from Investing Activities at -$777.0 million in Q1 2026, -$1.1 billion in Q4 2025, and -$1.1 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn -330.40 Mn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn -8.07 Mn
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn -80.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn -33.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn -188.30 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn -233.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn -146.75 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn -16.58 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn -76.81 Mn
10 Mcdonalds 186,872.12 -1.17 Bn 5.84 Bn -777.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -777.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -777.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.07 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.07 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.11 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.11 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -869.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -869.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -771.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -771.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -742.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -742.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.27 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.27 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -846.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -846.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -2.49 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -2.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -840.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -840.00 Mn