Mcdonalds (MCD) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Mcdonalds has reported Tax Rate for 18 years, with the latest figure at 21.99% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 221.0% year-over-year to 21.99%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 21.89% (up 141.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 21.42%, up 92.0% from the prior year.
• Tax Rate for Q1 2026 stood at 21.99%, up from 21.55% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Tax Rate was 28.34% in Q1 2022, with the low at 15.69% in Q2 2022.
• Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 20.7% across 5 years, with a median of 20.68% in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Rate soared 910 bps — and 2023, when it slumped 783 bps.
• Mcdonalds' Tax Rate stood at 18.62% in 2022, then gained by 2 bps to 18.93% in 2023, then advanced by 8 bps to 20.53% in 2024, then grew by 5 bps to 21.55% in 2025, then advanced by 2 bps to 21.99% in 2026.
• The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 21.99% (Q1 2026), 21.55% (Q4 2025), and 22.75% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.