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Operating Cash Flow for McDonald's (MCD)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$2.41B

YoY change

+11.7%

5Y CAGR

+11.0%

Peak year (2025)

$10.55B

Operating Cash Flow history chart for McDonald's (MCD) from 1989 to 2025

Latest: $10.55B

Operating Cash Flow growth chart for McDonald's (MCD) from 1989 to 2025

Latest: +11.7%

Operating Cash Flow history table for McDonald's (MCD) from 1989 to 2025

  • 2025$10.55B+11.7%
  • 2024$9.45B-1.7%
  • 2023$9.61B+30.1%
  • 2022$7.39B-19.2%
  • 2021$9.14B+45.9%
  • 2020$6.27B-22.9%
  • 2019$8.12B+16.6%
  • 2018$6.97B+25.5%
  • 2017$5.55B-8.4%
  • 2016$6.06B-7.3%
  • 2015$6.54B-2.8%
  • 2014$6.73B-5.5%
  • 2013$7.12B+2.2%
  • 2012$6.97B-2.6%
  • 2011$7.15B+12.7%
  • 2010$6.34B+10.3%
  • 2009$5.75B-2.8%
  • 2008$5.92B+21.3%
  • 2007$4.88B+12.3%
  • 2006$4.34B+0.1%
  • 2005$4.34B+11.1%
  • 2004$3.90B+19.4%
  • 2003$3.27B+13.1%
  • 2002$2.89B+7.5%
  • 2001$2.69B-2.3%
  • 2000$2.75B-8.6%
  • 1999$3.01B+8.8%
  • 1998$2.77B+13.3%
  • 1997$2.44B-0.8%
  • 1996$2.46B+7.2%
  • 1995$2.30B+19.2%
  • 1994$1.93B+14.7%
  • 1993$1.68B+17.8%
  • 1992$1.43B+0.2%
  • 1991$1.42B+9.4%
  • 1990$1.30B+4.4%
  • 1989$1.25B—

Operating Cash Flow values are taken from McDonald's's reported cash flow 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 Operating Cash Flow at McDonald's (MCD)

Operating Cash Flow for McDonald's (MCD): headline value $2.41B · YoY +11.7%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

In 2025, McDonald's (MCD) operating cash flow totalled $10.55B – grew 11.7% year-over-year.

Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, McDonald's operating cash flow compounded at +11.0% per year, with mixed annual results across the window.

$10.55B stands as the all-time-high annual operating cash flow, posted in 2025, against a low of $1.25B during 1989.

McDonald's Operating Cash Flow by Year

McDonald's Operating Cash Flow 2025: $10.55B

In 2025, McDonald's reported operating cash flow of $10.55B, grew 11.7% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

McDonald's Operating Cash Flow 2024: $9.45B

McDonald's operating cash flow in 2024 was $9.45B, edged down 1.7% below 2023.

McDonald's Operating Cash Flow 2023: $9.61B

2023's operating cash flow for McDonald's came in at $9.61B, surged 30.1% from 2022.

McDonald's Operating Cash Flow 2022: $7.39B

McDonald's posted operating cash flow of $7.39B in 2022, declined 19.2% below 2021.

McDonald's Operating Cash Flow 2021: $9.14B

McDonald's operating cash flow in 2021 was $9.14B.

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