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Mcdonalds (MCD) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2025)

Historic Free Cash Flow for Mcdonalds (MCD) over the last 17 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to $2.4 billion.

  • Mcdonalds' Free Cash Flow rose 2445.93% to $2.4 billion in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was $7.4 billion, marking a year-over-year increase of 1207.05%. This contributed to the annual value of $6.7 billion for FY2024, which is 803.58% down from last year.
  • Per Mcdonalds' latest filing, its Free Cash Flow stood at $2.4 billion for Q3 2025, which was up 2445.93% from $1.3 billion recorded in Q2 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Mcdonalds' Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $2.5 billion in Q3 2023 and a low of $180.2 million during Q2 2022
  • Moreover, its 5-year median value for Free Cash Flow was $1.8 billion (2024), whereas its average is $1.7 billion.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, Mcdonalds' Free Cash Flow plummeted by 8559.09% in 2022, and later skyrocketed by 53651.5% in 2023.
  • Mcdonalds' Free Cash Flow (Quarter) stood at $2.0 billion in 2021, then fell by 15.48% to $1.7 billion in 2022, then grew by 3.53% to $1.7 billion in 2023, then grew by 5.31% to $1.8 billion in 2024, then skyrocketed by 32.51% to $2.4 billion in 2025.
  • Its Free Cash Flow stands at $2.4 billion for Q3 2025, versus $1.3 billion for Q2 2025 and $1.9 billion for Q1 2025.