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MCD

McDonald's

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Business at a glance

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Operating health68
Growth40
Profitability100
Cash generation84
Balance sheet32
Dilution control83
Key ratios and five-year financials
Latest quarter revenue YoY (2026-09-30)1.1%Revenue growth (FY)3.7%Revenue CAGR (3y)5.1%Gross margin—Operating margin46.1%Net margin31.9%Free cash flow margin26.7%R&D / revenue—Stock comp / revenue0.6%Net debt / operating cash flow3.86xCurrent ratio0.95Diluted share count change-0.8%
Fiscal year endingFY 2021-12FY 2022-12FY 2023-12FY 2024-12FY 2025-12
Revenue$23.2B$23.2B$25.5B$25.9B$26.9B
Operating income$10.4B$9.4B$11.6B$11.7B$12.4B
Net income$7.5B$6.2B$8.5B$8.2B$8.6B
Operating cash flow$9.1B$7.4B$9.6B$9.4B$10.6B
Capital expenditure$2.0B$1.9B$2.4B$2.8B$3.4B
Free cash flow$7.1B$5.5B$7.3B$6.7B$7.2B
Stock-based comp$139M$167M$175M$172M$165M
Buybacks$846M$3.9B$3.1B$2.8B$2.1B
Dividends$3.9B$4.2B$4.5B$4.9B$5.1B
Cash$4.7B$2.6B$4.6B$1.1B$774M
Total debt$35.6B$35.9B$41.9B$39.2B$41.5B
Equity-$4.6B-$6.0B-$4.7B-$3.8B-$1.8B

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