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Mcdonalds (MCD) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Mcdonalds (MCD) over the last 17 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.22%.

  • Mcdonalds' Return on Capital Employed fell 200.0% to 0.22% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.22%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 200.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.23% for FY2024, which is 200.0% down from last year.
  • According to the latest figures from Q3 2025, Mcdonalds' Return on Capital Employed is 0.22%, which was down 200.0% from 0.22% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Mcdonalds' Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.25% in Q4 2023 and a low of 0.17% during Q1 2021
  • Moreover, its 5-year median value for Return on Capital Employed was 0.22% (2025), whereas its average is 0.22%.
  • The largest annual percentage gain for Mcdonalds' Return on Capital Employed in the last 5 years was 500bps (2021), contrasted with its biggest fall of -300bps (2021).
  • Over the past 5 years, Mcdonalds' Return on Capital Employed (Quarter) stood at 0.21% in 2021, then dropped by -2bps to 0.21% in 2022, then grew by 20bps to 0.25% in 2023, then decreased by -8bps to 0.23% in 2024, then fell by -1bps to 0.22% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are 0.22% in Q3 2025, 0.22% for Q2 2025, and 0.22% during Q1 2025.