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

Mcdonalds (MCD) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 15 consecutive years, with 0.52% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Invested Capital fell 10.0% year-over-year to 0.52%, compared with a TTM value of 0.52% through Dec 2025, down 10.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.27%, changed 0.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital was 0.52% for Q4 2025 at Mcdonalds, up from 7.57% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.68% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 7.57% in Q3 2025.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.89%, with a median of 0.3% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Invested Capital soared 59bps in 2022, then crashed -559bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.64% in 2021, then decreased by -2bps to 0.63% in 2022, then dropped by -1bps to 0.63% in 2023, then decreased by -2bps to 0.62% in 2024, then fell by -17bps to 0.52% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Invested Capital for MCD at 0.52% in Q4 2025, 7.57% in Q3 2025, and 3.43% in Q2 2025.