Mcdonalds (MCD) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Mcdonalds (MCD) posted Interest Expenses of $400.0 million for Q1 2026, down 65.46% on a QoQ basis from $1.2 billion in Q4 2025, and up 6.38% year-over-year from $376.0 million in Q1 2025.

Mcdonalds (MCD) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mcdonalds' Interest Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $400.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Interest Expenses rose 6.38% year-over-year to $400.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.1 billion (down 1.03% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $4.1 billion, up 15.02% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses was $400.0 million for Q1 2026 at Mcdonalds, down from $1.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at $1.3 billion in Q4 2024 and bottomed at $57.0 million in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $450.0 million and a median of $341.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Interest Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Interest Expenses soared 1679.29% — and 2024, when it sank 79.39%.
  • Mcdonalds' Interest Expenses stood at $996.4 million in 2022, then increased by 17.72% to $1.2 billion in 2023, then grew by 9.29% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then decreased by 9.67% to $1.2 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 65.46% to $400.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MCD's Interest Expenses at $400.0 million in Q1 2026, $1.2 billion in Q4 2025, and $406.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 10.99 Bn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 141.29 Mn
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 107.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 137.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn -3.80 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 324.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 414,000.00
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 46.06 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 9.15 Mn
10 Mcdonalds 186,872.12 -1.17 Bn 5.84 Bn 400.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 400.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 400.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.16 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.16 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 406.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 406.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 149.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 149.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 376.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 376.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.28 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.28 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 104.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 104.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 373.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 373.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 68.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 68.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.17 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.17 Bn