Compiled 2026-09-26Data through 2025-12-312 min read
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Executive summary

Annual revenue of USD 26.885 billion and net income of USD 8.563 billion for the period ended 2025-12-31. This is a structured data brief from filed financial statements, not an independently audited investment opinion.

Business and industry context

MCDONALDS CORP is an SEC-reporting issuer listed on NYSE under MCD. Its SEC industry description is Retail-Eating Places. This profile organizes annual financial disclosures for research; sector labels are editorial groupings, not GICS classifications. Retailers, consumer brands and service platforms balance demand, price, unit volume and operating costs.

Financial evidence

The selected fiscal period runs from 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31. Revenue was USD 26.885 billion; operating income was USD 12.393 billion; diluted EPS was USD 11.95 per share. Prior-period revenue was USD 25.920 billion. The reported revenue change was 3.72%. Comparisons are not adjusted for acquisitions, disposals, foreign exchange or fiscal-week differences.

Profitability and cash generation

Net margin, calculated as net income divided by revenue, was 31.85%. Operating cash flow was USD 10.551 billion; capital expenditure was USD 3.365 billion. Free cash flow (operating cash flow less purchases of property, plant and equipment) was USD 7.186 billion. Missing standard tags are not interpreted as zero. These measures may not be directly comparable between business models.

Balance-sheet context

Total assets were USD 59.515 billion, total liabilities not available and reported shareholder equity USD -1.791 billion at the period end. Total liabilities include operating obligations and are not a measure of interest-bearing debt.

Valuation context

This release does not include a synchronized market-price dataset. Consequently, price-based multiples are not quoted. P/E requires a dated share price and a clearly identified EPS basis; P/S and P/B require consistently dated capitalization and accounting denominators. A multiple alone does not establish fair value.

Risks and uncertainties

Consumer affordability, input inflation, competitive promotions and discretionary demand. Standardized XBRL can omit custom-tag disclosures. Annual data cannot establish the direction of the latest quarter.

What to monitor

Unit volumes, comparable sales, inventory, pricing and operating leverage. Read subsequent quarterly filings, footnotes and accounting-policy changes before interpreting these historical observations.

Methodology note

Source snapshots were collected on September 18, 2026. Values preserve reported currency and periods. This brief was compiled on September 26, 2026; the publication date is not a new source retrieval date.

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