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

Mcdonalds (MCD) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 0.22% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.22%, compared with a TTM value of 0.22% through Dec 2025, changed 0.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.23%, up 1.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.22% for Q4 2025 at Mcdonalds, down from 0.22% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.25% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 0.17% in Q1 2021.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.22%, with a median of 0.22% recorded in 2025.
  • Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed hit 5bps in 2021, while the deepest fall reached -3bps in 2021.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.21% in 2021, then fell 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 -2bps to 0.22% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for MCD at 0.22% in Q4 2025, 0.22% in Q3 2025, and 0.22% in Q2 2025.