Mcdonalds (MCD) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Mcdonalds' (MCD) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.67 in Q1 2026, down 3.33% YoY from 0.69 in Q1 2025, and down 0.54% on a QoQ basis from 0.67 in Q4 2025.

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

Mcdonalds (MCD) has 18 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.67 in 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 retreated to 0.67 in Q1 2026, from 0.67 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.72 in Q3 2022 to a low of 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.
  • The widest YoY moves for Debt Ratio: up 2129.63% in 2022, down 4.43% in 2022.
  • Tracing MCD's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.71 in 2022, then dropped by 1.56% to 0.7 in 2023, then slipped by 0.63% to 0.7 in 2024, then dropped by 3.54% to 0.67 in 2025, then dropped by 0.54% to 0.67 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.67 (Q1 2026), 0.67 (Q4 2025), and 0.68 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Mcdonalds 193.05 Bn 192.23 Bn 6.42 Bn 0.67
2 Starbucks 122.77 Bn 119.16 Bn 6.49 Bn 0.52
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.40 Bn 41.73 Bn 2.35 Bn -
4 Yum Brands 40.42 Bn 39.75 Bn 1.47 Bn 1.41
5 Restaurant Brands International 27.11 Bn 27.59 Bn 1.89 Bn 0.53
6 Darden Restaurants 25.70 Bn 25.48 Bn 3.68 Bn 0.18
7 Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership 17.24 Bn 16.18 Bn 1.89 Bn 0.53
8 Yum China Holdings 16.42 Bn 15.74 Bn 2.22 Bn 0.01
9 Texas Roadhouse 13.58 Bn 13.40 Bn 1.44 Bn 0.01
10 Dominos Pizza 11.46 Bn 11.32 Bn 478.23 Mn 2.77

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.67
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