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Mcdonalds (MCD) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)

Mcdonalds posted quarterly Debt to Equity of -$31.19 for Q1 2026, down 176.73% year-on-year from $40.65 in Q1 2025, and down 39.73% on a QoQ basis from -$22.32 in Q4 2025.

Mcdonalds (MCD) has 18 years of Debt to Equity data on file, last reported at -$31.19 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt to Equity fell 176.73% year-over-year to -$31.19; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$31.19 (down 176.73% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$22.32, down 120.55% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 stood at -$31.19, down from -$22.32 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt to Equity topped out at -$5.31 in Q3 2022 and bottomed at -$31.19 in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is -$7.73 (2024), against an average of -$10.84.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Debt to Equity advanced 22.75%; it then slumped 176.73% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at -$5.98 in 2022, then tumbled by 39.76% to -$8.36 in 2023, then slipped by 21.06% to -$10.12 in 2024, then plunged by 120.55% to -$22.32 in 2025, then tumbled by 39.73% to -$31.19 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at -$31.19 (Q1 2026), -$22.32 (Q4 2025), and -$19.09 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn -1.78
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn -1.64
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 2.51
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 0.14
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 0.03
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn -1.25
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn -
10 Mcdonalds 196,409.04 -1.17 Bn 5.84 Bn -31.19

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -31.19
Dec 31, 2025 -22.32
Sep 30, 2025 -19.09
Jun 30, 2025 -15.00
Mar 31, 2025 -11.27
Dec 31, 2024 -10.12
Sep 30, 2024 -7.65
Jun 30, 2024 -7.99
Mar 31, 2024 -7.73
Dec 31, 2023 -8.36
Sep 30, 2023 -7.68
Jun 30, 2023 -7.14
Mar 31, 2023 -6.43
Dec 31, 2022 -5.98
Sep 30, 2022 -5.31
Jun 30, 2022 -5.43
Mar 31, 2022 -5.67
Dec 31, 2021 -7.74
Sep 30, 2021 -6.19
Jun 30, 2021 -6.10
Mar 31, 2021 -4.94
Dec 31, 2020 -4.78
Sep 30, 2020 -4.47
Jun 30, 2020 -3.99
Mar 31, 2020 -4.11
Dec 31, 2019 -4.16
Sep 30, 2019 -3.82
Jun 30, 2019 -4.80
Mar 31, 2019 -5.02
Dec 31, 2018 -4.97
Sep 30, 2018 -4.70
Jun 30, 2018 -5.29
Mar 31, 2018 6.54
Dec 31, 2017 -9.04
Sep 30, 2017 -8.23
Jun 30, 2017 -14.18
Mar 31, 2017 -13.40
Dec 31, 2016 -11.78
Sep 30, 2016 -16.01
Jun 30, 2016 40.64
Mar 31, 2016 6.05
Dec 31, 2015 3.40
Sep 30, 2015 2.16
Jun 30, 2015 1.70
Mar 31, 2015 1.25
Dec 31, 2014 1.16
Sep 30, 2014 1.11
Jun 30, 2014 0.96
Mar 31, 2014 0.86
Dec 31, 2013 0.88
Sep 30, 2013 0.89
Jun 30, 2013 0.88
Mar 31, 2013 0.84
Dec 31, 2012 0.89
Sep 30, 2012 0.96
Jun 30, 2012 0.97
Mar 31, 2012 0.87
Dec 31, 2011 0.87
Sep 30, 2011 0.88
Jun 30, 2011 0.76
Mar 31, 2011 0.79
Dec 31, 2010 0.79
Sep 30, 2010 0.84
Jun 30, 2010 0.81
Mar 31, 2010 0.74
Dec 31, 2009 0.75
Sep 30, 2009 0.84
Jun 30, 2009 0.83