McDonald's Corporation (MCD) Revenue-to-Profit Sankey Flow & SEC XBRL Financials

$257.38 +2.75% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

McDonald's Corporation (MCD) earns a Roarable Rating of B (Buy) with 72/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (41% profit margin, 26% return on capital) with steady institutional support. Even if the broader market gets choppy, the company’s underlying cash engine and big-money support put the odds in buyers’ favor.

ROARABLE B • BUY Cap $182.13B
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VISUAL REVENUE-TO-PROFIT SANKEY WATERFALL • FY 2025 (10-K)

How MCD Turns Every Dollar of Sales Into Real Bottom-Line Profit

Free Cash Flow:$7.19B (26.7% FCF Margin)
Revenue$26.89BGross Profit $11.83B (44%)Cost of Sales $15.06BOp Profit $11.83B (44%)OpEx (R&D/SG&A) $0Net Profit$8.56B (31.9%)Tax/Other $3.27B

Multi-Year SEC EDGAR XBRL Revenue, Net Profit & Free Cash Flow Trajectory

■ Revenue■ Net Profit■ Free Cash Flow
FY23
Rev $25.49B
FY24
Rev $25.92B
FY25
Rev $26.89B
Fiscal YearRevenueGross MarginOp MarginNet ProfitFree Cash FlowROIC %
FY 2025$26.89B44%46.1%$8.56B$7.19B26.2%
FY 2024$25.92B44%45.2%$8.22B$6.67B27.6%
FY 2023$25.49B44%45.7%$8.47B$8.46B15.2%
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MCD // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -12.08%⚡ TESTING RESISTANCE
2026-10-30O $260.4H $262.9L $257.1C $258.1VOL 6.53M
RES: $263.4SUP: $219.6SMA50: $248.3SMA200: $283.2
$320.6$295.8$271.1$246.3$221.5RES $263.4SUP $219.6$258.12026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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MCD Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
15.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +3.7% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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How profitable is McDonald's Corporation (MCD)?

In FY 2025 (10-K), MCD converted $26.9B of revenue into a 44% gross margin, 44% operating margin, and $7.2B in free cash flow (26.7% FCF margin).