MCD Operating cash flow
Operating cash flow at McDonald's rose to $10.6B in fiscal 2025, the highest in the 5 years reported, from $9.4B in 2024.
Net cash provided by operating activities, as filed.
SOURCE: us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities · EDGAR CompanyFacts · CIK 63908 · EDGAR ↗ · FY2021–FY2025 · ANNUAL
History AS FILED · DERIVATION SHOWN WHERE DERIVED
| Fiscal year | Operating cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $10.6B | +$1.1B |
| FY2024 | $9.4B | $-165M |
| FY2023 | $9.6B | +$2.2B |
| FY2022 | $7.4B | $-1.8B |
| FY2021 | $9.1B | — |
Cross-checks touching this measure FROM THE FILING REVIEW
✓ MATCHESoperating cash flow
Every quoted figure reconciles to the filed lines: $10.6 billion against net cash provided by operating activities; 12% against net cash provided by operating activities.
FY2025 10-K · FULL RECONCILIATION →◐ PARTLYfree cash flow
The quoted figures do not map one-for-one onto a filed line on this page; carried as partly supported.
FY2025 10-K · FULL RECONCILIATION →✓ CLEANCash conversion stability
OCF ÷ NI ran 1.23× · 1.15× · 1.13× across three years — swing 0.10×, inside the 1.00× threshold.
FY2025 10-K · FULL RECONCILIATION →✓ CLEANCapital returned vs free cash flow
Capital returned ran 1.00× of free cash flow (threshold 1.00×).
FY2025 10-K · FULL RECONCILIATION →✓ CLEANStock compensation in cash flow
Share-based compensation is 1.6% of operating cash flow (threshold 15%).
FY2025 10-K · FULL RECONCILIATION →More SAME DATA, OTHER VIEWS
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Not investment advice. Every figure on this page is an XBRL fact from the issuer's own SEC filings or an arithmetic over such facts with the method shown. No forecast is made; no posture is expressed.