| Cash flow (USD) | FY 2025 ended Dec 31, 2025 | FY 2024 ended Dec 31, 2024 | FY 2023 ended Dec 31, 2023 | FY 2022 ended Dec 31, 2022 | FY 2021 ended Dec 31, 2021 | FY 2020 ended Dec 31, 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | 8.56B | 8.22B | 8.47B | 6.18B | 7.54B | 4.73B |
| Depreciation and amortization | 457.00M | 447.00M | 382.00M | 370.00M | 329.70M | 300.60M |
| Stock-based compensation | 165.00M | 172.00M | 175.00M | 167.00M | 139.20M | 92.40M |
| Cash from operations | 10.55B | 9.45B | 9.61B | 7.39B | 9.14B | 6.27B |
| Capital expenditure | -3.37B | -2.77B | -2.36B | -1.90B | -2.04B | -1.64B |
| Free cash flow | 7.19B | 6.67B | 7.25B | 5.49B | 7.10B | 4.62B |
| Cash from investing | -3.82B | -5.35B | -3.19B | -2.68B | -2.17B | -1.55B |
| Dividends paid | -5.12B | -4.87B | -4.53B | -4.17B | -3.92B | -3.75B |
| Share buybacks | -2.06B | -2.82B | -3.05B | -3.90B | -845.50M | -907.80M |
| Net debt issued | -78.00M | -397.00M | 2.78B | 1.17B | -1.09B | 3.13B |
| Cash from financing | -7.13B | -7.50B | -4.37B | -6.58B | -5.60B | -2.25B |
| Net change in cash | -311.00M | -3.49B | 2.00B | -2.13B | 1.26B | 2.55B |
From McDonald's's 10-K and 10-Q filings with the SEC. Fiscal years are the company's own, so they may not match the calendar. A blank cell means the company did not report that line. New to this? Read cash flow or reading a 10-K.
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