Mcdonalds (MCD) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)

Mcdonalds (MCD) posted Times Interest Earned of $7.38 for Q1 2026, up 170.88% on a QoQ basis from $2.73 in Q4 2025, and up 4.83% year-over-year from $7.04 in Q1 2025.

Mcdonalds (MCD) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mcdonalds' Times Interest Earned history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $7.38 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Times Interest Earned rose 4.83% year-over-year to $7.38 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $6.01 (up 10.38% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $3.04, down 8.0% from the prior year.
  • Times Interest Earned was $7.38 for Q1 2026 at Mcdonalds, up from $2.73 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Times Interest Earned topped out at $54.46 in Q2 2023 and bottomed at $2.24 in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $16.19 and a median of $8.27 in 2025 frame the typical range for Times Interest Earned.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Times Interest Earned plunged 93.94% — and 2024, when it surged 424.39%.
  • Mcdonalds' Times Interest Earned stood at $2.59 in 2022, then slipped by 7.84% to $2.39 in 2023, then slipped by 6.35% to $2.24 in 2024, then climbed by 21.83% to $2.73 in 2025, then jumped by 170.88% to $7.38 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MCD's Times Interest Earned at $7.38 in Q1 2026, $2.73 in Q4 2025, and $8.27 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Times Interest Earned (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 0.08
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 2.81
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 6.02
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 4.42
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn -136.00
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 1.38
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 353.48
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 5.04
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 3.75
10 Mcdonalds 186,872.12 -1.17 Bn 5.84 Bn 7.38

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 7.38
Dec 31, 2025 2.73
Sep 30, 2025 8.27
Jun 30, 2025 21.69
Mar 31, 2025 7.04
Dec 31, 2024 2.24
Sep 30, 2024 30.65
Jun 30, 2024 7.83
Mar 31, 2024 40.24
Dec 31, 2023 2.39
Sep 30, 2023 9.41
Jun 30, 2023 54.46
Mar 31, 2023 7.67
Dec 31, 2022 2.59
Sep 30, 2022 9.03
Jun 30, 2022 29.56
Mar 31, 2022 31.99
Dec 31, 2021 42.81
Sep 30, 2021 10.17
Jun 30, 2021 39.40