Mcdonalds (MCD) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)

Mcdonalds' (MCD) quarterly Tax Provisions came in at $559.0 million in Q1 2026, up 21.26% YoY from $461.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 5.89% on a QoQ basis from $594.0 million in Q4 2025.

Mcdonalds (MCD) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mcdonalds (MCD) has 18 years of Tax Provisions data on file, last reported at $559.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Tax Provisions rose 21.26% year-over-year to $559.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.4 billion (up 15.64% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.3 billion, up 10.04% from the prior year.
  • Tax Provisions slipped to $559.0 million in Q1 2026, from $594.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Tax Provisions ranged from a high of $671.0 million in Q3 2025 to a low of $221.1 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $512.6 million and a median of $521.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Tax Provisions.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Provisions retreated 7.14% — and 2023, when it soared 128.86%.
  • Tracing MCD's Tax Provisions over 5 years: stood at $435.5 million in 2022, then increased by 9.3% to $476.0 million in 2023, then increased by 9.45% to $521.0 million in 2024, then rose by 14.01% to $594.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 5.89% to $559.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Provisions figures came in at $559.0 million (Q1 2026), $594.0 million (Q4 2025), and $671.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Taxes (Qtr)
1 Mcdonalds 193.05 Bn 192.23 Bn 6.42 Bn 574.00 Mn
2 Starbucks 122.77 Bn 119.16 Bn 6.49 Bn 374.40 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.40 Bn 41.73 Bn 2.35 Bn 129.73 Mn
4 Yum Brands 40.42 Bn 39.75 Bn 1.47 Bn -320.00 Mn
5 Restaurant Brands International 27.11 Bn 27.59 Bn 1.89 Bn -73.00 Mn
6 Darden Restaurants 25.70 Bn 25.48 Bn 3.68 Bn 57.80 Mn
7 Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership 17.24 Bn 16.18 Bn 1.89 Bn -73.00 Mn
8 Yum China Holdings 16.42 Bn 15.74 Bn 2.22 Bn 92.00 Mn
9 Texas Roadhouse 13.58 Bn 13.40 Bn 1.44 Bn 19.48 Mn
10 Dominos Pizza 11.46 Bn 11.32 Bn 478.23 Mn 39.48 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 574.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 559.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 594.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 671.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 608.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 461.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 521.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 588.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 533.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 479.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 476.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 606.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 506.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 465.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 435.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 554.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 221.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 436.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 469.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 541.50 Mn