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EBITDA for McDonald's (MCD)

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Metric

TTM

$14.92B

YoY change

+4.9%

5Y CAGR

+9.9%

Peak year (2025)

$14.64B

EBITDA history chart for McDonald's (MCD) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: $14.64B

EBITDA growth chart for McDonald's (MCD) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: +4.9%

EBITDA history table for McDonald's (MCD) from 1985 to 2025

  • 2025$14.64B+4.9%
  • 2024$13.95B+0.6%
  • 2023$13.86B+27.1%
  • 2022$10.90B-10.5%
  • 2021$12.18B+33.7%
  • 2020$9.11B-15.3%
  • 2019$10.76B+4.7%
  • 2018$10.28B-5.3%
  • 2017$10.86B+17.2%
  • 2016$9.27B+5.9%
  • 2015$8.75B-8.8%
  • 2014$9.59B-7.0%
  • 2013$10.32B+2.3%
  • 2012$10.08B+1.7%
  • 2011$9.92B+13.7%
  • 2010$8.73B+6.7%
  • 2009$8.18B+3.7%
  • 2008$7.89B+51.8%
  • 2007$5.20B-7.9%
  • 2006$5.64B+8.8%
  • 2005$5.19B+9.5%
  • 2004$4.74B+19.1%
  • 2003$3.98B+25.8%
  • 2002$3.16B-16.4%
  • 2001$3.78B-8.7%
  • 2000$4.14B-0.6%
  • 1999$4.17B+6.8%
  • 1998$3.90B+11.9%
  • 1997$3.49B+4.8%
  • 1996$3.33B+3.9%
  • 1995$3.20B+15.0%
  • 1994$2.79B+11.9%
  • 1993$2.49B+5.9%
  • 1992$2.35B+13.2%
  • 1991$2.08B+4.3%
  • 1990$1.99B+5.1%
  • 1989$1.90B+13.8%
  • 1988$1.67B+11.1%
  • 1987$1.50B+29.3%
  • 1986$1.16B+6.4%
  • 1985$1.09B—

EBITDA values are taken from McDonald's's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About EBITDA at McDonald's (MCD)

According to McDonald's's latest reported financial statements, the company's current EBITDA (TTM) is $14.92B. EBITDA stands for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. It is a common proxy for operating cash generation that strips out non-cash charges (depreciation and amortization) and capital structure effects (interest, taxes). Useful for comparing companies with different leverage and asset bases — see operating income and net income for fully GAAP figures.

Headline TTM above sums the four reported quarters through (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

In 2025, McDonald's (MCD) EBITDA totalled $14.64B – edged up 4.9% year-over-year.

McDonald's EBITDA compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is +9.9%, sustaining 3 straight years of year-over-year growth.

$14.64B stands as the all-time-high annual EBITDA, posted in 2025, against a low of $1.09B during 1985.

McDonald's EBITDA by Year

McDonald's EBITDA 2025: $14.64B

McDonald's posted EBITDA of $14.64B in 2025, edged up 4.9% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

McDonald's EBITDA 2024: $13.95B

In 2024, McDonald's reported EBITDA of $13.95B, edged up 0.6% from 2023.

McDonald's EBITDA 2023: $13.86B

McDonald's EBITDA in 2023 was $13.86B, grew 27.1% from 2022.

McDonald's EBITDA 2022: $10.90B

2022's EBITDA for McDonald's came in at $10.90B, declined 10.5% below 2021.

McDonald's EBITDA 2021: $12.18B

McDonald's EBITDA in 2021 was $12.18B.

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