Free cash flow · 2011–2025
McDonald's free cash flow
$7.2B+7.7% · FY2025
McDonald's (MCD) reported $7.2B in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, +7.7% year on year.
| Fiscal year | Free cash flow | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $7.2B | +7.7% | Derived |
| FY2024 | $6.7B | −8.0% | Derived |
| FY2023 | $7.3B | +32.2% | Derived |
| FY2022 | $5.5B | −22.7% | Derived |
| FY2021 | $7.1B | +53.6% | Derived |
| FY2020 | $4.6B | −19.3% | Derived |
| FY2019 | $5.7B | +35.6% | Derived |
| FY2018 | $4.2B | +14.3% | Derived |
| FY2017 | $3.7B | −12.8% | Derived |
| FY2016 | $4.2B | −10.3% | Derived |
| FY2015 | $4.7B | +13.9% | Derived |
| FY2014 | $4.1B | −3.5% | Derived |
| FY2013 | $4.3B | +9.7% | Derived |
| FY2012 | $3.9B | −11.4% | Derived |
| FY2011 | $4.4B | — | Derived |
Free cash flow — Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditure: what is left once the company has paid to maintain and expand its asset base. We calculate it from two lines in the same filing, and a company is only ranked here if it reported both.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2025 compound annual growth +3.5%
Calculated from two reported figures, so it has no single filing of its own.
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