Mcdonalds (MCD) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Mcdonalds (MCD) posted Debt Ratio of 0.67 for Q1 2026, down 0.54% on a QoQ basis from 0.67 in Q4 2025, and down 3.33% year-over-year from 0.69 in Q1 2025.

Mcdonalds (MCD) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mcdonalds' Debt Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.67 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt Ratio fell 3.33% year-over-year to 0.67 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.67 (down 3.33% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.67, down 3.54% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio was 0.67 for Q1 2026 at Mcdonalds, down from 0.67 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.72 in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 0.67 in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 0.7 and a median of 0.7 in 2023 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
  • Peak annual rise in Debt Ratio reached 2129.63% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 4.43% in 2022.
  • Mcdonalds' Debt Ratio stood at 0.71 in 2022, then fell by 1.56% to 0.7 in 2023, then declined by 0.63% to 0.7 in 2024, then fell by 3.54% to 0.67 in 2025, then fell by 0.54% to 0.67 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MCD's Debt Ratio at 0.67 in Q1 2026, 0.67 in Q4 2025, and 0.68 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 0.49
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn -
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 1.46
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 0.53
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 0.18
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 0.00
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.01
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 2.77
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 0.07
10 Mcdonalds 186,872.12 -1.17 Bn 5.84 Bn 0.67

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.67
Dec 31, 2025 0.67
Sep 30, 2025 0.68
Jun 30, 2025 0.70
Mar 31, 2025 0.69
Dec 31, 2024 0.70
Sep 30, 2024 0.70
Jun 30, 2024 0.72
Mar 31, 2024 0.70
Dec 31, 2023 0.70
Sep 30, 2023 0.72
Jun 30, 2023 0.71
Mar 31, 2023 0.71
Dec 31, 2022 0.71
Sep 30, 2022 0.72
Jun 30, 2022 0.70
Mar 31, 2022 0.67
Dec 31, 2021 0.66
Sep 30, 2021 0.03
Jun 30, 2021 0.68