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McDonald's stock: key metrics
MCDMcDonald's had an operating margin of 46.1% and a return on invested capital (ROIC) of 19.6% in fiscal 2025.
Margins show how much of revenue is left over, returns on capital how hard the invested money works.
Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
Figures as a table
| Year | Gross margin | Operating margin | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 33.2% | 21.2% | 17.0% |
| 2007 | 34.7% | 17.0% | 10.5% |
| 2008 | 36.7% | 27.4% | 18.3% |
| 2009 | 38.7% | 30.1% | 20.0% |
| 2010 | 40.0% | 31.0% | 20.5% |
| 2011 | 39.6% | 31.6% | 20.4% |
| 2012 | 39.2% | 31.2% | 19.8% |
| 2013 | 38.8% | 31.2% | 19.9% |
| 2014 | 38.1% | 29.0% | 17.3% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | 28.1% | 17.8% |
| 2016 | 41.4% | 31.5% | 19.0% |
| 2017 | 46.5% | 41.9% | 22.8% |
| 2018 | 51.3% | 42.0% | 28.2% |
| 2019 | 52.7% | 43.0% | 28.6% |
| 2020 | 50.8% | 38.1% | 24.6% |
| 2021 | 54.2% | 44.6% | 32.5% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | 40.4% | 26.6% |
| 2023 | 57.1% | 45.7% | 33.2% |
| 2024 | 56.8% | 45.2% | 31.7% |
| 2025 | 57.4% | 46.1% | 31.9% |
Returns on capital
- ROE
- ROIC
- ROA
Figures as a table
| Year | ROE | ROIC | ROA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 22.9% | 14.1% | 12.2% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | 11.4% | 8.1% |
| 2008 | 32.2% | 20.4% | 15.2% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | 21.6% | 15.1% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | 22.7% | 15.5% |
| 2011 | 38.2% | 24.3% | 16.7% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | 22.8% | 15.4% |
| 2013 | 34.9% | 22.1% | 15.3% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | 19.3% | 13.9% |
| 2015 | 63.9% | 20.1% | 11.9% |
| 2016 | −100.0% | 23.0% | 15.1% |
| 2017 | −100.0% | 25.0% | 15.4% |
| 2018 | −94.7% | 28.0% | 18.1% |
| 2019 | −73.4% | 21.8% | 12.7% |
| 2020 | −60.5% | 14.3% | 9.0% |
| 2021 | −100.0% | 21.3% | 14.0% |
| 2022 | −100.0% | 18.5% | 12.2% |
| 2023 | −100.0% | 22.3% | 15.1% |
| 2024 | −100.0% | 20.5% | 14.9% |
| 2025 | −100.0% | 19.6% | 14.4% |
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.