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Mcdonalds (MCD) Return on Equity (2016 - 2025)

Mcdonalds' Return on Equity history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 4.33% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Equity fell 250.0% year-over-year to 4.33%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 4.33%, down 250.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 3.06%, 113.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity reached 4.33% in Q4 2025 per MCD's latest filing, down from 3.42% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Equity ranged from a high of 0.69% in Q1 2021 to a low of 4.33% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Return on Equity over 5 years is 1.73%, with a median of 1.57% recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Equity: soared 49bps in 2022, then plummeted -250bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Equity shows it stood at 1.47% in 2021, then skyrocketed by 33bps to 0.98% in 2022, then crashed by -80bps to 1.77% in 2023, then fell by -3bps to 1.83% in 2024, then tumbled by -136bps to 4.33% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MCD's Return on Equity are 4.33% (Q4 2025), 3.42% (Q3 2025), and 2.7% (Q2 2025).