Latest headcount
150,000
YoY change
0.0%
Headcount CAGR
-0.3%
Revenue / employee
$179K
Employee count history for McDonald's
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 167,000 |
| 1994 | 183,000 |
| 1995 | 212,000 |
| 1996 | 237,000 |
| 1997 | 267,000 |
| 1998 | 284,000 |
| 1999 | 314,000 |
| 2002 | 413,000 |
| 2003 | 418,000 |
| 2004 | 438,000 |
| 2005 | 447,000 |
| 2006 | 465,000 |
| 2007 | 390,000 |
| 2008 | 400,000 |
| 2009 | 385,000 |
| 2010 | 400,000 |
| 2011 | 420,000 |
| 2012 | 440,000 |
| 2013 | 440,000 |
| 2014 | 420,000 |
| 2015 | 420,000 |
| 2016 | 375,000 |
| 2017 | 235,000 |
| 2018 | 210,000 |
| 2019 | 205,000 |
| 2020 | 200,000 |
| 2021 | 200,000 |
| 2022 | 150,000 |
| 2023 | 150,000 |
| 2024 | 150,000 |
| 2025 | 150,000 |
Revenue per employee for McDonald's
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $44.4K |
| 1994 | $45.5K |
| 1995 | $46.2K |
| 1996 | $45.1K |
| 1997 | $42.7K |
| 1998 | $43.7K |
| 1999 | $42.2K |
| 2002 | $37.3K |
| 2003 | $41K |
| 2004 | $42.5K |
| 2005 | $42.8K |
| 2006 | $44.9K |
| 2007 | $58.4K |
| 2008 | $58.8K |
| 2009 | $59.1K |
| 2010 | $60.2K |
| 2011 | $64.3K |
| 2012 | $62.7K |
| 2013 | $63.9K |
| 2014 | $65.3K |
| 2015 | $60.5K |
| 2016 | $65.7K |
| 2017 | $97.1K |
| 2018 | $101K |
| 2019 | $104K |
| 2020 | $96K |
| 2021 | $116K |
| 2022 | $155K |
| 2023 | $170K |
| 2024 | $173K |
| 2025 | $179K |
Earnings per employee for McDonald's
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $6.48K |
| 1994 | $6.69K |
| 1995 | $6.73K |
| 1996 | $6.64K |
| 1997 | $6.15K |
| 1998 | $5.46K |
| 1999 | $6.2K |
| 2002 | $2.16K |
| 2003 | $3.52K |
| 2004 | $5.2K |
| 2005 | $5.82K |
| 2006 | $7.62K |
| 2007 | $6.14K |
| 2008 | $10.8K |
| 2009 | $11.8K |
| 2010 | $12.4K |
| 2011 | $13.1K |
| 2012 | $12.4K |
| 2013 | $12.7K |
| 2014 | $11.3K |
| 2015 | $10.8K |
| 2016 | $12.5K |
| 2017 | $22.1K |
| 2018 | $28.2K |
| 2019 | $29.4K |
| 2020 | $23.7K |
| 2021 | $37.7K |
| 2022 | $41.2K |
| 2023 | $56.5K |
| 2024 | $54.8K |
| 2025 | $57.1K |
Employee count history for McDonald's (MCD)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 2025150,0000.0%
- 2024150,0000.0%
- 2023150,0000.0%
- 2022150,000-25.0%
- 2021200,0000.0%
- 2020200,000-2.4%
- 2019205,000-2.4%
- 2018210,000-10.6%
- 2017235,000-37.3%
- 2016375,000-10.7%
- 2015420,0000.0%
- 2014420,000-4.5%
- 2013440,0000.0%
- 2012440,000+4.8%
- 2011420,000+5.0%
- 2010400,000+3.9%
- 2009385,000-3.8%
- 2008400,000+2.6%
- 2007390,000-16.1%
- 2006465,000+4.0%
- 2005447,000+2.1%
- 2004438,000+4.8%
- 2003418,000+1.2%
- 2002413,000—
- 2001395,000+8.5%
- 2000364,000—
- 1999314,000+10.6%
- 1998284,000+6.4%
- 1997267,000+12.7%
- 1996237,000+11.8%
- 1995212,000+15.8%
- 1994183,000+9.6%
- 1993167,000—
About McDonald's's employee count
McDonald's (MCD) employed 150,000 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount was unchanged from 150,000 a year earlier.
Across the 1993–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 167,000 to 150,000 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of -0.3% per year.
McDonald's generated about $179K of revenue and $57.1K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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