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Mcdonalds (MCD) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026)

Mcdonalds posted quarterly EPS (Basic) of $2.79 for Q1 2026, up 6.9% year-on-year from $2.61 in Q1 2025, and down 8.22% on a QoQ basis from $3.04 in Q4 2025.

Mcdonalds (MCD) has 18 years of EPS (Basic) data on file, last reported at $2.79 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EPS (Basic) rose 6.9% year-over-year to $2.79; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $12.18 (up 6.94% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $12.0, up 4.8% from the prior year.
  • EPS (Basic) for Q1 2026 stood at $2.79, down from $3.04 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EPS (Basic) topped out at $3.2 in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $1.49 in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for EPS (Basic) is $2.81 (2024), against an average of $2.72.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when EPS (Basic) tumbled 45.79%; it then soared 96.89% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of EPS (Basic) shows it stood at $2.6 in 2022, then grew by 8.08% to $2.81 in 2023, then climbed by 0.36% to $2.82 in 2024, then rose by 7.8% to $3.04 in 2025, then fell by 8.22% to $2.79 in 2026.
  • The last three EPS (Basic) figures came in at $2.79 (Q1 2026), $3.04 (Q4 2025), and $3.2 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EPS (Basic) (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 0.45
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 1.56
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 0.23
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 0.98
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 2.70
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 0.88
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 1.87
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 4.16
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 0.04
10 Mcdonalds 196,409.04 -1.17 Bn 5.84 Bn 2.79

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.79
Dec 31, 2025 3.04
Sep 30, 2025 3.20
Jun 30, 2025 3.15
Mar 31, 2025 2.61
Dec 31, 2024 2.82
Sep 30, 2024 3.15
Jun 30, 2024 2.81
Mar 31, 2024 2.67
Dec 31, 2023 2.81
Sep 30, 2023 3.19
Jun 30, 2023 3.17
Mar 31, 2023 2.47
Dec 31, 2022 2.60
Sep 30, 2022 2.70
Jun 30, 2022 1.61
Mar 31, 2022 1.49
Dec 31, 2021 2.20
Sep 30, 2021 2.88
Jun 30, 2021 2.97
Mar 31, 2021 2.06
Dec 31, 2020 1.85
Sep 30, 2020 2.37
Jun 30, 2020 0.65
Mar 31, 2020 1.49
Dec 31, 2019 2.10
Sep 30, 2019 2.13
Jun 30, 2019 1.99
Mar 31, 2019 1.74
Dec 31, 2018 1.84
Sep 30, 2018 2.12
Jun 30, 2018 1.92
Mar 31, 2018 1.74
Dec 31, 2017 0.88
Sep 30, 2017 2.34
Jun 30, 2017 1.72
Mar 31, 2017 1.48
Dec 31, 2016 1.45
Sep 30, 2016 1.52
Jun 30, 2016 1.27
Mar 31, 2016 1.27
Dec 31, 2015 1.32
Sep 30, 2015 1.41
Jun 30, 2015 1.26
Mar 31, 2015 0.84
Dec 31, 2014 1.14
Sep 30, 2014 1.09
Jun 30, 2014 1.40
Mar 31, 2014 1.22
Dec 31, 2013 1.41
Sep 30, 2013 1.53
Jun 30, 2013 1.39
Mar 31, 2013 1.27
Dec 31, 2012 1.39
Sep 30, 2012 1.45
Jun 30, 2012 1.33
Mar 31, 2012 1.24
Dec 31, 2011 1.35
Sep 30, 2011 1.47
Jun 30, 2011 1.36
Mar 31, 2011 1.16
Dec 31, 2010 1.18
Sep 30, 2010 1.31
Jun 30, 2010 1.14
Mar 31, 2010 1.01
Dec 31, 2009 1.13
Sep 30, 2009 1.16
Jun 30, 2009 1.00
Mar 31, 2009 0.88