Mcdonalds (MCD) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026)

Mcdonalds (MCD) posted Change in Cash of $396.0 million for Q1 2026, up 124.16% on a QoQ basis from -$1.6 billion in Q4 2025, and up 158.82% year-over-year from $153.0 million in Q1 2025.

Mcdonalds (MCD) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mcdonalds' Change in Cash history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $396.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Change in Cash rose 158.82% year-over-year to $396.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$68.0 million (down 117.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$311.0 million, up 91.1% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash was $396.0 million for Q1 2026 at Mcdonalds, up from -$1.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Cash topped out at $1.9 billion in Q3 2023 and bottomed at -$3.7 billion in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of -$208.3 million and a median of $153.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Change in Cash.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Change in Cash tumbled 1659.6% — and 2025, when it jumped 1486.96%.
  • Mcdonalds' Change in Cash stood at -$245.1 million in 2022, then surged by 541.86% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then sank by 112.56% to -$136.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 1105.15% to -$1.6 billion in 2025, then surged by 124.16% to $396.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MCD's Change in Cash at $396.0 million in Q1 2026, -$1.6 billion in Q4 2025, and $537.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn -1.88 Bn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn -103.61 Mn
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn -34.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn -151.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn -20.90 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn -33.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 79.85 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn -52.57 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn -5.89 Mn
10 Mcdonalds 186,872.12 -1.17 Bn 5.84 Bn 396.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 396.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.64 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 537.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 638.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 153.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -136.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 429.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -46.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -3.74 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.08 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.87 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -2.08 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.12 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -245.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 955.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -463.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -2.37 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 403.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 1.26 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 29.70 Mn