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McDonald's

MCD Consumer Discretionary Market cap $182B as of Sep 14, 2026 16:00 ET S&P 500

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Q2 FY26 Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2026 reported Aug 7, 2026

Revenue$7.1B +4% year over year
Gross profit$6.4B 90% margin
Operating profit$3.3B 47% margin
Net profit$2.4B 33% margin

Sankey diagram of McDonald's income statement for Q2 FY26: revenue of $7.1 billion splits into segments and flows out into costs, taxes and net profit.
The numbers behind the diagram
All figures in billions of U.S. dollars, for Q2 FY26 (period ends Jun 30, 2026).
ItemValueShare of revenueYear over year
Revenue 7.1 100% +4%
Operated markets 3.6 51% +4%
US market 2.8 40% +2%
International developmental 0.7 9% +12%
Cost of revenue−0.710%
Gross profit6.490% margin+0pp
SG&A−0.811%+1pp
Other−2.332%+0pp
Operating profit3.347% margin+0pp
Interest & other costs−0.4
Tax−0.6
Net profit2.4 33% margin+0pp

Figures are rounded to the precision shown, so a column can differ slightly from its own total.

Financial health

The balance sheet, the quarter's capital flow, the debt schedule and the capital structure of the quarter shown above.

Balance sheet of McDonald's, Q2 FY26: assets of $59.92B against liabilities and equity.

Assets $59.92B Liabilities $60.94B Equity −$1.02B as of Jun 30, 2026

The numbers behind the diagram
All figures in billions of U.S. dollars, for Q2 FY26 (period ends Jun 30, 2026).
ItemValueShare
Assets$59.92B100%
Cash$0.82B1%
Receivables$2.49B4%
Inventory$0.06B0%
Other current assets$0.98B2%
Property & equipment$28.48B48%
Lease right-of-use$14.46B24%
Goodwill$3.35B6%
Long-term investments$2.90B5%
Other assets$6.39B11%
Liabilities$60.94B102%
Payables$1.11B2%
Long-term debt$39.86B67%
Lease liabilities$14.04B23%
Deferred tax$1.22B2%
Other liabilities$4.71B8%
Equity−$1.02B−2%
Stockholders' deficit−$1.02B−2%
Capital flow of McDonald's, Q2 FY26: $3.76B moved from its sources to its uses.

Money moved $3.76B Free cash flow $1.98B Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2026

The numbers behind the diagram
All figures in billions of U.S. dollars, for Q2 FY26 (period ends Jun 30, 2026).
ItemValueShare
Where the money came from$3.76B100%
Operating cash flow$2.81B75%
Debt raised$0.49B13%
Shares issued$0.01B0%
Currency effect$0.10B3%
Taken from cash$0.35B9%
Where it went−$3.76B100%
Capital expenditure−$0.83B22%
Other investing−$0.04B1%
Debt repaid−$0.58B15%
Share buybacks−$0.86B23%
Dividends−$1.32B35%
Other financing−$0.14B4%
Debt and liquidity of McDonald's, Q2 FY26: total debt $39.86B against cash and cash flow.

Total debt $39.86B Cash & short-term investments $0.82B Net debt $39.04B Operating cash flow, last 4 quarters $11.34B Interest expense, last 4 quarters $1.63B

Maturities as filed as of Dec 31, 2025; debt and cash as of Jun 30, 2026.

The numbers behind the diagram
Principal due, as of Dec 31, 2025
DueValue
2026$0.00B
2027$3.20B
2028$5.17B
2029$3.64B
2030$3.01B
after 2030$25.13B
Instruments, as of Dec 31, 2025
DueItemCouponValue
Currency US dollar$24.53B
Currency US dollar, fixed rate debt$23.23B
Currency euro, fixed rate debt$11.49B
Currency euro$11.49B
Currency british pound sterling, fixed rate debt$1.68B
Currency US dollar, floating rate debt$1.30B
Currency canadian dollar member domain, fixed rate debt$1.28B
Other foreign currency denominated debt, fixed rate debt$0.69B
Other foreign currency denominated debt$0.69B
AUD, fixed rate debt$0.40B
AUD$0.40B
JPY, fixed rate debt$0.08B
Capital structure of McDonald's, Q2 FY26: debt of $39.9B against book equity of −$1.0B.

Debt to equity equity is negative, see the Structure tab Net debt to EBITDA 2.94× Interest coverage 7.88× Return on invested capital 34.2% (not tagged in the filing) Cost of debt, after tax 4.0% (not tagged in the filing) Book values as of Jun 30, 2026.

EBIT, EBITDA, interest and tax are the last four quarters, Jul 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026. The cost of equity, the weighted average cost of capital and the value creation spread need the share price, beta and a risk-free rate, which the filing does not carry. They stay empty rather than estimated.

The numbers behind the diagram
All figures in billions of U.S. dollars, for Q2 FY26 (period ends Jun 30, 2026).
ItemValueHow it is computed
Total debt short-term and long-term borrowings, as on the debt tab$39.9Bshort-term and long-term borrowings, as on the debt tab
Equity, book value stockholders' equity incl. minority interests, as on the balance sheet−$1.0Bstockholders' equity incl. minority interests, as on the balance sheet
Total capital total debt + equity$38.8Btotal debt + equity
Debt share total debt / total capitalequity is negative, see the Structure tabtotal debt / total capital
Equity share equity / total capitalequity is negative, see the Structure tabequity / total capital
Net debt total debt − cash and short-term investments$39.0Btotal debt − cash and short-term investments
EBIT, last 4 quarters operating income, four quarters summed$12.8Boperating income, four quarters summed
Depreciation & amortisation, last 4 quarters from the cash flow statement, four quarters summed$0.5Bfrom the cash flow statement, four quarters summed
EBITDA, last 4 quarters EBIT + depreciation & amortisation$13.3BEBIT + depreciation & amortisation
Interest expense, last 4 quarters four quarters summed$1.6Bfour quarters summed
Debt to equity total debt / equityequity is negative, see the Structure tabtotal debt / equity
Net debt to EBITDA net debt / EBITDA2.94×net debt / EBITDA
Interest coverage EBIT / interest expense7.88×EBIT / interest expense
Effective tax rate income tax / pretax income, kept within 0 to 50%income tax / pretax income, kept within 0 to 50%
NOPAT, last 4 quarters EBIT × (1 − effective tax rate)$12.8BEBIT × (1 − effective tax rate)
Invested capital, average total debt + equity − cash and short-term investments, mean of this quarter end and the one a year earlier (Jun 30, 2025)$37.4Btotal debt + equity − cash and short-term investments, mean of this quarter end and the one a year earlier (Jun 30, 2025)
Return on invested capital NOPAT / average invested capital34.2%(not tagged in the filing)NOPAT / average invested capital
Cost of debt, before tax interest / average total debt: the average coupon of the debt on the books, not today's market rate4.0%interest / average total debt: the average coupon of the debt on the books, not today's market rate
Cost of debt, after tax cost of debt before tax × (1 − effective tax rate)4.0%(not tagged in the filing)cost of debt before tax × (1 − effective tax rate)
Cost of equity risk-free rate + beta × equity risk premiumneeds market datarisk-free rate + beta × equity risk premium
Weighted average cost of capital cost of equity and after-tax cost of debt, weighted by market valueneeds market datacost of equity and after-tax cost of debt, weighted by market value
Value creation spread ROIC − WACCneeds market dataROIC − WACC

Quarter by quarter

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Quarter Period Reported Revenue Year over year Operating margin Net profit Net margin
Q2 FY26 Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2026 reported Aug 7, 2026 Operating margin 47% Net profit $2.36B Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2026 Aug 7, 2026 $7.10B +4% 47% $2.36B 33%
Q1 FY26 Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026 reported May 7, 2026 Operating margin 45% Net profit $1.98B Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026 May 7, 2026 $6.52B +9% 45% $1.98B 30%
Q4 FY25 Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2025 reported Feb 24, 2026 Operating margin 45% Net profit $2.16B Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2025 Feb 24, 2026 $7.01B +10% 45% $2.16B 31%
Q3 FY25 Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2025 reported Nov 5, 2025 Operating margin 47% Net profit $2.28B Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2025 Nov 5, 2025 $7.08B +3% 47% $2.28B 32%
Q2 FY25 Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2025 reported Aug 6, 2025 Operating margin 47% Net profit $2.25B Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2025 Aug 6, 2025 $6.84B +5% 47% $2.25B 33%