McDonald's Corporation
Consumer CyclicalNYSE:MCD · New York Stock Exchange
+$0.04 today
Vol 3.97M · Avg 3.73M
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Cash Flow Statement
Annual data · 5 periods
| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | $8.6B +4.1% | $8.2B -2.9% | $8.5B +37.1% | $6.2B -18.1% | $7.5B | $487.6M | $476.4M | $465.2M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | $2.2B +4.9% | $2.1B +6.0% | $2.0B +5.8% | $1.9B +0.1% | $1.9B | $374.2M | $1.2B | $631.8M |
| Deferred Income Tax | -$126.0M +78.0% | -$574.0M +16.3% | -$686.0M -98.4% | -$345.7M +19.3% | -$428.3M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $304.2M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | $0 -100.0% | $172.0M -1.8% | $175.2M +4.9% | $167.0M +20.0% | $139.2M | $489.0M | $354.6M | -$1.6B |
| Change in Working Capital | $106.0M +124.2% | -$438.0M -305.6% | -$108.0M +83.2% | -$644.6M -241.9% | $454.2M | $350.4M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Accounts Receivables | $231.0M +2210.0% | $10.0M +106.2% | -$161.0M +39.0% | -$264.1M -185.2% | $309.9M | $592.6M | $1.3B | $626.2M |
| Inventory | $0 -100.0% | $71.0M +325.1% | $16.7M +198.2% | $5.6M +109.0% | -$62.2M | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Accounts Payables | $100.0M +1100.0% | -$10.0M -119.8% | $50.4M +61.0% | $31.3M -86.1% | $225.0M | $948.2M | -$1.5B | $433.0M |
| Other Working Capital | -$225.0M +55.8% | -$509.0M -3509.9% | -$14.1M +96.6% | -$417.4M -2156.2% | -$18.5M | $567.4M | $1.3B | $601.0M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -$191.0M -478.8% | -$33.0M +84.7% | -$216.0M -233.1% | $162.3M +137.1% | -$436.9M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $300.0M |
| Operating Cash Flow | $10.6B +11.7% | $9.4B -1.7% | $9.6B +30.1% | $7.4B -19.2% | $9.1B | $7.2B | $8.9B | $10.5B |
| Capital Expenditures | -$3.4B -21.3% | -$2.8B -17.7% | -$2.4B -24.1% | -$1.9B +6.9% | -$2.0B | $664.0M | $1.4B | $697.6M |
| Acquisitions (Net) | $244.0M +111.1% | -$2.2B -792.3% | -$246.0M +23.6% | -$322.2M -81.0% | -$178.0M | $937.0M | $1.1B | $1.3B |
| Purchases of Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $444.2M | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| Sales of Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $822.2M | $318.2M | -$1.5B |
| Other Investing Activities | -$701.0M -86.4% | -$376.0M +35.3% | -$581.2M -27.3% | -$456.7M -973.2% | $52.3M | $616.4M | $370.0M | $1.2B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -$3.8B +28.5% | -$5.3B -67.9% | -$3.2B -18.9% | -$2.7B -23.7% | -$2.2B | $4.8B | $6.4B | $5.1B |
| Debt Repayment | -$72.0M -1.4% | -$71.0M -102.4% | $3.0B +149.9% | $1.2B +211.9% | -$1.1B | $680.8M | $759.2M | $1.1B |
| Common Stock Issued | $285.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $778.8M | $946.8M | $812.4M |
| Common Stock Repurchased | -$2.1B +27.2% | -$2.8B +7.5% | -$3.1B +21.6% | -$3.9B -360.8% | -$845.5M | $351.8M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Dividends Paid | -$5.1B -5.0% | -$4.9B -7.4% | -$4.5B -8.7% | -$4.2B -6.4% | -$3.9B | $535.2M | $613.6M | $692.0M |
| Other Financing Activities | -$167.0M -161.9% | $270.0M +22.7% | $220.0M -23.2% | $286.4M +19.8% | $239.0M | -$1.6B | $1.3B | $1.1B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -$7.1B +4.9% | -$7.5B -71.3% | -$4.4B +33.5% | -$6.6B -17.6% | -$5.6B | $12.2B | $13.9B | -$15.5B |
| Effect of Forex Changes | $85.0M +184.2% | -$101.0M -74.1% | -$58.0M +77.1% | -$253.8M -111.3% | -$120.1M | $1.3B | $1.1B | $990.2M |
| Net Change in Cash | -$311.0M +91.1% | -$3.5B -275.1% | $2.0B +193.9% | -$2.1B -268.7% | $1.3B | $3.2B | $4.9B | $6.5B |
| Free Cash Flow | $7.2B +7.7% | $6.7B -8.0% | $7.3B +32.2% | $5.5B -22.7% | $7.1B | $8.6B | -$16.8B | $11.1B |
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Does MCD generate free cash flow?
McDonald's Corporation (MCD) generated $7.19B of free cash flow in fiscal 2025.
How much operating cash flow does MCD produce?
Operating cash flow was $10.55B, before capital expenditures of $3.37B.
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