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McDonald's stock: balance sheet and debt

MCD
$273.63Closing price of 12 Nov 2026MEQIRI Score 75 out of 100

McDonald's has a debt to equity ratio of −30.61 and an interest coverage of 7.9x.

Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026

Debt / Equity
−30.61
Interest coverage
7.9x
Current ratio
0.95
Cash & equivalents
$774M
Total assets
$59.52B
Equity ratio
−3%
Goodwill
$3.35B
Plus intangible assets of $1.06B
Net debt
$54.04B

Total assets and equity ratio

How large the balance sheet of McDonald's Corporation is, how much of it is equity and how much is goodwill from acquisitions.

Equity ratio

Figures as a table
YearTotal assetsGoodwill and intangible assetsof which goodwillEquity ratioNet debt
2006$28.97B$2.07B$2.07B53.4%$6.28B
2007$29.39B$2.3B$2.3B52.0%$7.32B
2008$28.46B$2.24B$2.24B47.0%$8.15B
2009$30.22B$2.43B$2.43B46.4%$8.78B
2010$31.98B$2.59B$2.59B45.8%$9.12B
2011$32.99B$2.65B$2.65B43.6%$10.16B
2012$35.39B$2.8B$2.8B43.2%$11.3B
2013$36.63B$2.87B$2.87B43.7%$11.33B
2014$34.23B$2.74B$2.74B37.6%$12.86B
2015$37.94B$2.52B$2.52B18.7%$16.44B
2016$31.02B$2.34B$2.34B−7.1%$24.73B
2017$33.8B$2.38B$2.38B−9.7%$27.07B
2018$32.81B$2.33B$2.33B−19.1%$30.21B
2019$47.51B$2.68B$2.68B−17.3%$46.66B
2020$52.63B$2.77B$2.77B−14.9%$48.01B
2021$53.85B$2.78B$2.78B−8.5%$44.64B
2022$50.44B$2.9B$2.9B−11.9%$46.12B
2023$56.15B$3.04B$3.04B−8.4%$48.51B
2024$55.18B$3.15B$3.15B−6.9%$50.86B
2025$59.52B$4.42B$3.35B−3.0%$54.04B

The equity ratio divides total equity, including non-controlling interests, by total assets. Net debt is debt minus cash and short-term investments; a negative figure means cash exceeds debt.

Equity and debt

What the company owns and owes

  • Cash & equivalents
  • Equity
  • Debt
Figures as a table
YearCash & equivalentsEquityDebtDebt / Equity
2006$2.13B$15.46B$8.41B0.54
2007$1.98B$15.28B$9.3B0.61
2008$2.06B$13.38B$10.22B0.76
2009$1.8B$14.03B$10.58B0.75
2010$2.39B$14.63B$11.51B0.79
2011$2.34B$14.39B$12.5B0.87
2012$2.34B$15.29B$13.63B0.89
2013$2.8B$16.01B$14.13B0.88
2014$2.08B$12.85B$14.94B1.16
2015$7.69B$7.09B$24.12B3.4
2016$1.22B−$2.2B$25.96B−11.78
2017$2.46B−$3.27B$29.54B−9.04
2018$866M−$6.26B$31.08B−4.97
2019$898.5M−$8.21B$47.56B−5.79
2020$3.45B−$7.82B$51.46B−6.58
2021$4.71B−$4.6B$49.35B−10.73
2022$2.58B−$6B$48.7B−8.11
2023$4.58B−$4.71B$53.09B−11.28
2024$1.09B−$3.8B$51.95B−13.68
2025$774M−$1.79B$54.81B−30.61

Data status and sources

Score
Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
Price
Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
Latest annual report
Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
Source
Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.

Mandatory disclosures for this rating

  • ; time horizon around 12 months
  • Rated Strong, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 18 Oct 2026)
  • Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
  • End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
  • Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
  • Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
  • Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.

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