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Mcdonalds (MCD) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

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

Mcdonalds (MCD) has 18 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.67 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio fell 3.33% year-over-year to 0.67; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.67 (down 3.33% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.67, down 3.54% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.67, 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.
  • The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.7 (2023), against an average of 0.7.
  • Peak annual rise in Debt Ratio reached 7.9% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 4.43% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 0.71 in 2022, then declined by 1.56% to 0.7 in 2023, then dropped by 0.63% to 0.7 in 2024, then declined by 3.54% to 0.67 in 2025, then declined 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 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 0.49
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 1.46
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn -
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 0.53
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 0.02
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 0.00
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.01
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 2.65
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn -
10 Mcdonalds 196,409.04 -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 0.67
Jun 30, 2021 0.68
Mar 31, 2021 0.70
Dec 31, 2020 0.71
Sep 30, 2020 0.75
Jun 30, 2020 0.76
Mar 31, 2020 0.75
Dec 31, 2019 0.72
Sep 30, 2019 0.72
Jun 30, 2019 0.71
Mar 31, 2019 0.71
Dec 31, 2018 0.95
Sep 30, 2018 0.94
Jun 30, 2018 0.95
Mar 31, 2018 0.92
Dec 31, 2017 0.87
Sep 30, 2017 0.88
Jun 30, 2017 0.87
Mar 31, 2017 0.85
Dec 31, 2016 0.84
Sep 30, 2016 0.80
Jun 30, 2016 0.78
Mar 31, 2016 0.69
Dec 31, 2015 0.64
Sep 30, 2015 0.55
Jun 30, 2015 0.51
Mar 31, 2015 0.44
Dec 31, 2014 0.44
Sep 30, 2014 0.42
Jun 30, 2014 0.41
Mar 31, 2014 0.38
Dec 31, 2013 0.39
Sep 30, 2013 0.38
Jun 30, 2013 0.39
Mar 31, 2013 0.38
Dec 31, 2012 0.39
Sep 30, 2012 0.39
Jun 30, 2012 0.41
Mar 31, 2012 0.38
Dec 31, 2011 0.38
Sep 30, 2011 0.36
Jun 30, 2011 0.35
Mar 31, 2011 0.36
Dec 31, 2010 0.36
Sep 30, 2010 0.37
Jun 30, 2010 0.37
Mar 31, 2010 0.35
Dec 31, 2009 0.35
Sep 30, 2009 0.37
Jun 30, 2009 0.37