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Mcdonalds (MCD) Return on Equity (2009 - 2026)

Mcdonalds posted quarterly Return on Equity of 0.06% for Q1 2026, down 3.0% year-on-year from 0.06% in Q1 2025, and down 30.21% on a QoQ basis from 0.04% in Q4 2025.

Mcdonalds (MCD) has 18 years of Return on Equity data on file, last reported at 0.06% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Equity fell 3.0% year-over-year to 0.06%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.06% (down 3.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.03%, down 1.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity for Q1 2026 stood at 0.06%, down from 0.04% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Equity topped out at 0.01% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 0.06% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Equity is 0.02% (2024), against an average of 0.02%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Equity changed 0 bps; it then fell 3 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Equity shows it stood at 0.01% in 2022, then slumped by 80 bps to 0.02% in 2023, then fell by 3 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then slumped by 136 bps to 0.04% in 2025, then slumped by 30 bps to 0.06% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Equity figures came in at 0.06% (Q1 2026), 0.04% (Q4 2025), and 0.03% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROE (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 0.00%
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 0.00%
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 0.01%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 0.00%
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 0.00%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 0.00%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.00%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 0.00%
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 0.00%
10 Mcdonalds 196,409.04 -1.17 Bn 5.84 Bn -0.06%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.06%
Dec 31, 2025 -0.04%
Sep 30, 2025 -0.03%
Jun 30, 2025 -0.03%
Mar 31, 2025 -0.02%
Dec 31, 2024 -0.02%
Sep 30, 2024 -0.02%
Jun 30, 2024 -0.02%
Mar 31, 2024 -0.02%
Dec 31, 2023 -0.02%
Sep 30, 2023 -0.02%
Jun 30, 2023 -0.01%
Mar 31, 2023 -0.01%
Dec 31, 2022 -0.01%
Sep 30, 2022 -0.01%
Jun 30, 2022 -0.01%
Mar 31, 2022 -0.01%
Dec 31, 2021 -0.01%
Sep 30, 2021 -0.01%
Jun 30, 2021 -0.01%
Mar 31, 2021 -0.01%
Dec 31, 2020 -0.01%
Sep 30, 2020 -0.01%
Jun 30, 2020 -0.01%
Mar 31, 2020 -0.01%
Dec 31, 2019 -0.01%
Sep 30, 2019 -0.01%
Jun 30, 2019 -0.01%
Mar 31, 2019 -0.01%
Dec 31, 2018 -0.01%
Sep 30, 2018 -0.01%
Jun 30, 2018 -0.10%
Mar 31, 2018 0.07%
Dec 31, 2017 -0.02%
Sep 30, 2017 -0.02%
Jun 30, 2017 -0.03%
Mar 31, 2017 -0.02%
Dec 31, 2016 -0.02%
Sep 30, 2016 -0.10%
Jun 30, 2016 0.02%
Mar 31, 2016 0.01%
Dec 31, 2015 0.01%
Sep 30, 2015 0.00%
Jun 30, 2015 0.00%
Mar 31, 2015 0.00%
Dec 31, 2014 0.00%
Sep 30, 2014 0.00%
Jun 30, 2014 0.00%
Mar 31, 2014 0.00%
Dec 31, 2013 0.00%
Sep 30, 2013 0.00%
Jun 30, 2013 0.00%
Mar 31, 2013 0.00%
Dec 31, 2012 0.00%
Sep 30, 2012 0.00%
Jun 30, 2012 0.00%
Mar 31, 2012 0.00%
Dec 31, 2011 0.00%
Sep 30, 2011 0.00%
Jun 30, 2011 0.00%
Mar 31, 2011 0.00%
Dec 31, 2010 0.00%
Sep 30, 2010 0.00%
Jun 30, 2010 0.00%
Mar 31, 2010 0.00%
Dec 31, 2009 0.00%
Sep 30, 2009 0.00%