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Mcdonalds (MCD) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Mcdonalds posted quarterly FCF Margin of 26.55% for Q1 2026, down 1296.0% year-on-year from 2.22% in Q1 2025, and down 59.98% on a QoQ basis from 66.33% in Q4 2025.

Mcdonalds (MCD) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 26.55% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 1296.0% year-over-year to 26.55%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 36.62% (up 667.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 37.93%, up 1219.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 26.55%, down from 66.33% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 66.33% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 3.15% in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 28.55% (2024), against an average of 29.05%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when FCF Margin plunged 2909 bps; it then surged 3778 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 11.0% in 2022, then plunged by 38 bps to 6.81% in 2023, then surged by 320 bps to 28.55% in 2024, then soared by 132 bps to 66.33% in 2025, then slumped by 60 bps to 26.55% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 26.55% (Q1 2026), 66.33% (Q4 2025), and 34.15% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 0.96%
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 16.56%
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 15.25%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 7.46%
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 13.51%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 12.41%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 10.96%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 12.77%
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 1.04%
10 Mcdonalds 196,409.04 -1.17 Bn 5.84 Bn 26.55%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 26.55%
Dec 31, 2025 66.33%
Sep 30, 2025 34.15%
Jun 30, 2025 18.33%
Mar 31, 2025 39.51%
Dec 31, 2024 28.55%
Sep 30, 2024 28.26%
Jun 30, 2024 24.33%
Mar 31, 2024 37.90%
Dec 31, 2023 6.81%
Sep 30, 2023 43.89%
Jun 30, 2023 17.65%
Mar 31, 2023 32.50%
Dec 31, 2022 11.00%
Sep 30, 2022 38.85%
Jun 30, 2022 3.15%
Mar 31, 2022 36.12%
Dec 31, 2021 40.09%
Sep 30, 2021 34.13%
Jun 30, 2021 21.24%
Mar 31, 2021 40.69%
Dec 31, 2020 37.20%
Sep 30, 2020 54.13%
Jun 30, 2020 -6.30%
Mar 31, 2020 32.38%
Dec 31, 2019 56.28%
Sep 30, 2019 40.81%
Jun 30, 2019 28.48%
Mar 31, 2019 40.04%
Dec 31, 2018 12.35%
Sep 30, 2018 32.91%
Jun 30, 2018 13.59%
Mar 31, 2018 31.55%
Dec 31, 2017 42.05%
Sep 30, 2017 41.37%
Jun 30, 2017 33.57%
Mar 31, 2017 32.72%
Dec 31, 2016 30.77%
Sep 30, 2016 34.45%
Jun 30, 2016 31.58%
Mar 31, 2016 45.82%
Dec 31, 2015 17.37%
Sep 30, 2015 23.20%
Jun 30, 2015 22.79%
Mar 31, 2015 21.93%
Dec 31, 2014 11.21%
Sep 30, 2014 27.26%
Jun 30, 2014 18.75%
Mar 31, 2014 44.23%
Dec 31, 2013 50.94%
Sep 30, 2013 43.22%
Jun 30, 2013 12.85%
Mar 31, 2013 26.23%
Dec 31, 2012 12.29%
Sep 30, 2012 17.42%
Jun 30, 2012 16.50%
Mar 31, 2012 25.10%
Dec 31, 2011 19.72%
Sep 30, 2011 31.03%
Jun 30, 2011 22.40%
Mar 31, 2011 25.15%
Dec 31, 2010 14.64%
Sep 30, 2010 33.47%
Jun 30, 2010 14.37%
Mar 31, 2010 26.84%
Dec 31, 2009 18.61%
Sep 30, 2009 33.01%
Jun 30, 2009 37.51%
Mar 31, 2009 23.33%