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MCDONALDS CORP Free Cash Flow 2007-2026 | MCD

Annual FY2007–FY2025 · quarterly through Q1 FY2026

Latest annual · FY2025

$7.19B

+7.7%YoY vs FY2024Source: 10-KFY2025

From $2.93B in FY2007 to $7.19B in FY2025: 2.5× in 18 years.

By quarter▲▼ vs a year before
Fiscal yearQ1Q2Q3Q4
FY26$1.7B−7.8%Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
FY25$1.9B+1.8%$1.3B+18.2%$2.4B+24.5%$1.6B−10.3%
FY24$1.8B−3.9%$1.1B−7.5%$1.9B−21.0%$1.8B+5.4%
FY23$1.9B+10.7%$1.1B+536.5%$2.5B+29.2%$1.7B+3.5%
FY22$1.7B−1.3%$180M−85.6%$1.9B−10.1%$1.7B−15.5%
Share27%16%32%25%

Shaded by size: darkest is the largest quarter shown; ringed is the latest reported; a dash marks a quarter with no separate figure. Each quarter sits by its period-end date. Share: its typical part of the fiscal year.

Key Statistics

Trend DirectionStable
CAGR

+9.2%

FY2020
$4.62B
FY2025
$7.19B

5 years selected · on the chart

Free Cash Flow History

Year-over-year comparison from 10-K annual reports

  1. $7.19B
YoY changeLargest recent move+53.6%in FY21Latest +7.7%

Free Cash Flow, period by period

PeriodValueChangeSource
FY2025$7.19B+7.7%10-K
FY2024$6.67B−8.0%10-K
FY2023$7.25B+32.2%10-K
FY2022$5.49B−22.7%10-K
FY2021$7.10B+53.6%10-K
FY2020$4.62B−19.3%10-K
FY2019$5.73B+35.6%10-K
FY2018$4.22B+14.3%10-K
FY2017$3.70B−12.8%10-K
FY2016$4.24B−10.3%10-K
FY2015$4.73B+13.9%10-K
FY2014$4.15B−3.5%10-K
FY2013$4.30B+9.7%10-K
FY2012$3.92B−11.4%10-K
FY2011$4.42B+5.1%10-K
FY2010$4.21B+10.7%10-K
FY2009$3.80B+0.5%10-K
FY2008$3.78B+29.1%10-K
FY2007$2.93B—10-K

What is MCDONALDS CORP's current free cash flow?

MCDONALDS CORP (MCD) annual free cash flow for 2025 was $7.19B, a 7.70% increase from 2024. MCDONALDS CORP free cash flow for the quarter ending March 31, 2026 was $1.73B.

What was MCDONALDS CORP's free cash flow in 2024?

MCDONALDS CORP annual free cash flow for 2024 was $6.67B, a 8.04% decline from 2023.

What was MCDONALDS CORP's free cash flow in 2023?

MCDONALDS CORP annual free cash flow for 2023 was $7.25B, a 32.20% increase from 2022.

What is MCDONALDS CORP's 5-year free cash flow CAGR?

MCDONALDS CORP free cash flow grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.22% from FY2020 to FY2025, going from $4.62B to $7.19B over 5 years.

Company
MCDONALDS CORP
Ticker
MCD
Sector
Consumer
Industry
Retail-Eating Places