Mcdonalds (MCD) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Mcdonalds posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.76 for Q1 2026, up 42.14% year-on-year from 0.54 in Q1 2025, and up 168.73% on a QoQ basis from 0.28 in Q4 2025.
Mcdonalds (MCD) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.76 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 42.14% year-over-year to 0.76; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.51 (down 19.63% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.5, down 31.28% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.76, up from 0.28 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 5.64 in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 0.28 in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.62 (2024), against an average of 1.1.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when FCF Payout Ratio jumped 632.62%; it then tumbled 82.87% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 1.7 in 2022, then soared by 62.6% to 2.77 in 2023, then sank by 74.91% to 0.7 in 2024, then sank by 59.06% to 0.28 in 2025, then surged by 168.73% to 0.76 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.76 (Q1 2026), 0.28 (Q4 2025), and 0.52 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 110.27 Bn | 108.58 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 7.69 |
| 2 | Yum Brands | 40.90 Bn | 40.21 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 0.61 |
| 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 | 1.67 |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 23.41 Bn | 23.17 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 0.39 |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.07 Bn | 13.64 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 0.04 |
| 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 | 0.01 |
| 9 | Cava | 8.67 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 797.57 Mn | - |
| 10 | Mcdonalds | 196,409.04 | -1.17 Bn | 5.84 Bn | 0.76 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.76 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.28 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.52 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.01 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.54 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.70 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.62 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.76 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.52 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.77 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.38 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.97 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.58 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.70 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.44 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.64 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.50 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.43 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.46 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.77 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.46 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.49 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.32 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -3.93 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.61 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.31 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.39 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.57 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.44 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 1.40 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.44 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 1.08 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.49 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.36 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.60 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.64 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.69 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.42 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.34 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 0.61 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 0.45 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 0.74 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 0.51 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 0.55 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 0.62 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 1.11 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 0.42 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 0.89 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 0.40 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 0.22 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 0.36 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 0.85 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 0.45 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 0.90 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 0.56 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 0.92 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 0.43 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 0.53 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 0.28 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 0.60 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 0.61 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 0.71 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 0.41 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 0.69 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 0.58 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 0.53 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 0.40 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 0.38 |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 0.47 |