McDonald’s Corporation
Statements
Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| Line item | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Valuation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20.6 | 20.5 | 34.8 | 29.1 | 23.3 | 21.2 | 23.1 | 21.5 | 17.9 | 16.5 | 15.6 | 29.8 | 16.5 | 15.2 | 16.8 | 19.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 19.4 | 24.6 | 22.4 | 27.0 | 23.6 | 25.1 | 34.0 | 26.7 | 31.6 | 25.6 | 25.5 | 25.6 | |
| 3.0 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.1 | |
| 3.7 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 7.2 | 15.7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 9.6 | |
| 9.9 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.1 | 11.4 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 10.9 | 15.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.6 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 12.5 | 17.4 | 14.0 | 15.4 | 16.6 | 17.2 | 21.5 | 19.1 | 21.0 | 18.2 | 17.7 | 17.7 | |
| – | 154.5 | 70.2 | 70.7 | 121.1 | 77.0 | 61.1 | 20.0 | 17.5 | 15.7 | 21.3 | 24.4 | 18.8 | 18.2 | 19.7 | 23.7 | 23.0 | 22.7 | 22.3 | 23.6 | 24.7 | 38.0 | 33.0 | 26.4 | 34.8 | 28.4 | 35.6 | 29.9 | 31.4 | 30.5 | |
| -0.2% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 5.0% | 5.7% | 6.4% | 4.7% | 4.1% | 5.3% | 5.5% | 5.1% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.0% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 3.8% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.3% | |
| Margins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 83.1% | 82.7% | 61.0% | 60.8% | 52.0% | 50.6% | 50.2% | 50.2% | 31.7% | 32.3% | 33.2% | 34.7% | 36.7% | 38.7% | 40.0% | 39.6% | 39.2% | 38.8% | 38.1% | 38.5% | 41.4% | 46.5% | 51.0% | 52.3% | 50.8% | 54.2% | 57.0% | 57.1% | 56.8% | 57.4% | |
| 24.2% | 23.6% | 24.3% | 24.2% | 22.0% | 18.1% | 13.7% | 16.5% | 19.0% | 20.8% | 21.2% | 17.0% | 27.4% | 30.1% | 31.0% | 31.6% | 31.2% | 31.2% | 29.0% | 28.1% | 31.5% | 41.9% | 41.5% | 42.5% | 38.1% | 44.6% | 40.4% | 45.7% | 45.2% | 46.1% | |
| 14.7% | 14.4% | 12.5% | 14.7% | 13.9% | 11.0% | 5.8% | 8.6% | 12.3% | 13.6% | 17.0% | 10.5% | 18.3% | 20.0% | 20.5% | 20.4% | 19.8% | 19.9% | 17.3% | 17.8% | 19.0% | 22.8% | 27.9% | 28.2% | 24.6% | 32.5% | 26.6% | 33.2% | 31.7% | 31.9% | |
| -0.5% | 1.9% | 6.2% | 6.0% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 2.2% | 9.3% | 12.6% | 14.3% | 12.4% | 12.9% | 16.1% | 16.7% | 17.5% | 16.4% | 14.2% | 15.3% | 15.1% | 18.6% | 17.2% | 16.2% | 19.9% | 26.8% | 24.1% | 30.6% | 23.7% | 28.5% | 25.7% | 26.7% | |
| Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18.0% | 18.6% | 16.4% | 20.2% | 21.5% | 17.2% | 8.7% | 12.3% | 16.0% | 17.2% | 22.9% | 15.7% | 32.2% | 32.4% | 33.8% | 38.2% | 35.7% | 34.9% | 37.0% | 63.9% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 9.0% | 9.0% | 7.8% | 9.3% | 9.1% | 7.3% | 3.7% | 5.7% | 8.2% | 8.7% | 12.2% | 8.1% | 15.2% | 15.1% | 15.5% | 16.7% | 15.4% | 15.3% | 13.9% | 11.9% | 15.1% | 15.4% | 18.1% | 12.7% | 9.0% | 14.0% | 12.2% | 15.1% | 14.9% | 14.4% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 363 | 1,288 | 556 | 1,200 | 8,052 | 8,500 | 9,649 | 9,238 | 7,840 | 5,879 | 6,306 | 7,320 | 8,154 | 8,782 | 9,118 | 10,165 | 11,296 | 11,331 | 27,855 | 40,562 | 24,732 | 27,073 | 30,837 | 33,900 | 34,693 | 31,619 | 33,981 | 35,454 | 37,975 | 39,893 | |
| 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | |
| 50.1% | 48.5% | 47.8% | 45.9% | 42.4% | 42.1% | 42.9% | 46.4% | 51.0% | 50.5% | 53.4% | 52.0% | 47.0% | 46.4% | 45.8% | 43.6% | 43.2% | 43.7% | 37.5% | 18.7% | -7.1% | -9.7% | -19.1% | -17.3% | -14.9% | -8.5% | -11.9% | -8.4% | -6.9% | -3.0% | |
| 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 6.8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.10 | 1.17 | 1.10 | 1.39 | 1.46 | 1.25 | 0.70 | 1.15 | 1.79 | 2.04 | 2.83 | 1.98 | 3.76 | 4.11 | 4.58 | 5.27 | 5.36 | 5.55 | 4.82 | 4.79 | 5.44 | 6.37 | 7.54 | 7.88 | 6.31 | 10.04 | 8.33 | 11.56 | 11.39 | 11.95 | |
| 7.47 | 8.11 | 8.84 | 9.44 | 10.50 | 11.36 | 12.02 | 13.43 | 14.60 | 15.00 | 16.69 | 18.80 | 20.53 | 20.54 | 22.29 | 25.85 | 27.02 | 27.94 | 27.82 | 26.90 | 28.59 | 27.98 | 27.06 | 27.93 | 25.61 | 30.89 | 31.27 | 34.81 | 35.91 | 37.53 | |
| 6.09 | 6.29 | 6.73 | 6.86 | 6.79 | 7.25 | 8.02 | 9.39 | 11.15 | 11.89 | 12.35 | 12.61 | 11.68 | 12.67 | 13.55 | 13.77 | 14.99 | 15.91 | 13.03 | 7.50 | -2.56 | -4.01 | -7.97 | -10.73 | -10.43 | -6.12 | -8.10 | -6.43 | -5.26 | -2.50 | |
| -0.04 | 0.15 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.28 | 0.34 | 0.26 | 1.24 | 1.83 | 2.14 | 2.08 | 2.42 | 3.30 | 3.43 | 3.89 | 4.23 | 3.84 | 4.27 | 4.20 | 5.00 | 4.92 | 4.53 | 5.38 | 7.49 | 6.17 | 9.45 | 7.40 | 9.91 | 9.24 | 10.03 | |
Data as of: September 22, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.