Last Price$321.33.5%
Market Cap$230.3B
LTM Gross margin
67.0%
5Y avg
55.2%
Restaurants industry
median
29.9%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
7/10
(0.2%) overvalued
McDonald's Corporation Gross margin
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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| Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 30.9% | 32.4% | 34.7% | 36.7% | 38.7% | 40.0% | 39.6% | 39.2% | 38.8% | 38.1% | 38.5% | 41.4% | 46.5% | 51.3% | 52.7% | 50.8% | 54.2% | 57.0% | 57.1% | 55.0% |
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McDonald's Corporation (MCD) Gross margin comparison analysis
General
LTM Gross margin
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
McDonald's CorporationMCD
67.0%
1.7%
(1.1%)
31.7%
Median Peer Set
36.5%
14.7%
19.7%
11.3%
Restaurant Brands International Inc.QSR
71.2%
19.7%
(41.8%)
12.1%
Yum! Brands, Inc.YUM
47.5%
6.7%
(7.2%)
19.7%
Domino's Pizza, Inc.DPZ
39.3%
5.1%
13.6%
12.4%
Starbucks CorporationSBUX
37.7%
0.6%
(8.1%)
10.4%
Yum China Holdings, Inc.YUMC
36.5%
14.7%
89.5%
7.5%
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.CMG
36.5%
14.6%
25.8%
13.6%
Darden Restaurants, Inc.DRI
31.5%
8.6%
6.3%
9.0%
CAVA Group, Inc.CAVA
29.5%
32.3%
418.2%
13.5%
Dutch Bros Inc.BROS
26.5%
32.6%
1,127.4%
2.8%
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.TXRH
16.1%
16.0%
42.5%
8.1%
MCD key stats
USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
| Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% growth | 20,460.2 7.3% | 21,586.4 5.5% | 22,786.6 5.6% | 23,522.4 3.2% | 22,744.7 (3.3%) | 24,074.6 5.8% | 27,006.0 12.2% | 27,567.0 2.1% | 28,105.7 2.0% | 27,441.3 (2.4%) | 25,413.0 (7.4%) | 24,621.9 (3.1%) | 22,820.4 (7.3%) | 21,025.2 (7.9%) | 21,076.5 0.2% | 19,207.8 (8.9%) | 23,222.9 20.9% | 23,182.6 (0.2%) | 25,493.7 10.0% | 25,920.0 1.7% |
| Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) | 14,136.0 | 14,602.1 | 14,881.4 | 14,883.2 | 13,952.9 | 14,437.3 | 16,319.4 | 16,750.7 | 17,203.0 | 16,985.6 | 15,623.8 | 14,417.2 | 12,199.6 | 10,239.2 | 9,961.2 | 9,455.7 | 10,642.7 | 9,975.4 | 10,931.2 | 11,656.0 |
% margin | 6,324.2 30.9% | 6,984.3 32.4% | 7,905.2 34.7% | 8,639.2 36.7% | 8,791.8 38.7% | 9,637.3 40.0% | 10,686.6 39.6% | 10,816.3 39.2% | 10,902.7 38.8% | 10,455.7 38.1% | 9,789.2 38.5% | 10,204.7 41.4% | 10,620.8 46.5% | 10,786.0 51.3% | 11,115.3 52.7% | 9,752.1 50.8% | 12,580.2 54.2% | 13,207.2 57.0% | 14,562.5 57.1% | 14,264.0 55.0% |
| Operating Expenses | 2,302.6 | 2,577.5 | 4,115.1 | 3,426.6 | 2,011.9 | 2,135.1 | 2,160.8 | 2,455.2 | 2,385.6 | 2,487.9 | 2,434.3 | 2,384.5 | 2,231.3 | 2,200.2 | 2,229.4 | 2,545.6 | 2,707.5 | 2,862.6 | 2,915.8 | 2,412.0 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 2,220.6 | 2,337.9 | 2,367.0 | 2,355.5 | 2,234.2 | 2,333.3 | 2,393.7 | 2,455.2 | 2,385.6 | 2,487.9 | 2,434.3 | 2,384.5 | 2,231.3 | 2,200.2 | 2,229.4 | 2,245.0 | 2,377.8 | 2,492.2 | 2,435.2 | 2,412.0 |
% margin | 4,021.6 19.7% | 4,445.1 20.6% | 3,879.0 17.0% | 6,442.9 27.4% | 6,841.0 30.1% | 7,473.1 31.0% | 8,529.7 31.6% | 8,604.6 31.2% | 8,764.3 31.2% | 7,949.2 29.0% | 7,145.5 28.1% | 7,744.5 31.5% | 9,552.7 41.9% | 8,822.6 42.0% | 9,069.8 43.0% | 7,324.0 38.1% | 10,356.0 44.6% | 9,371.0 40.4% | 11,646.7 45.7% | 11,852.0 45.7% |
| Interest Income | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 39.0 | 28.1 | 15.2 | 19.7 | 9.5 | 3.6 | 7.4 | 3.5 | 36.7 | 17.7 | 9.2 | 43.7 | 186.0 | 103.0 |
| Interest Expense | 356.1 | 402.0 | 410.1 | 522.6 | 473.2 | 450.9 | 492.8 | 516.6 | 521.9 | 570.5 | 638.3 | 884.8 | 921.3 | 981.2 | 1,121.9 | 1,218.1 | 1,185.8 | 1,207.0 | 1,360.8 | 1,506.0 |
| Pre-tax Income | 3,701.6 | 4,166.4 | 3,572.1 | 6,158.0 | 6,487.0 | 7,000.3 | 8,012.2 | 8,079.0 | 8,204.5 | 7,372.0 | 6,555.7 | 6,866.0 | 8,573.5 | 7,816.1 | 8,018.1 | 6,140.7 | 9,127.9 | 7,825.4 | 10,522.2 | 10,345.0 |
% effective tax rate | 1,099.4 29.7% | 1,293.4 31.0% | 1,237.1 34.6% | 1,844.8 30.0% | 1,936.0 29.8% | 2,054.0 29.3% | 2,509.1 31.3% | 2,614.2 32.4% | 2,618.6 31.9% | 2,614.2 35.5% | 2,026.4 30.9% | 2,179.5 31.7% | 3,381.2 39.4% | 1,891.8 24.2% | 1,992.7 24.9% | 1,410.2 23.0% | 1,582.7 17.3% | 1,648.0 21.1% | 2,053.4 19.5% | 2,121.0 20.5% |
% margin | 2,602.2 12.7% | 3,544.2 16.4% | 2,395.1 10.5% | 4,313.2 18.3% | 4,551.0 20.0% | 4,946.3 20.5% | 5,503.1 20.4% | 5,464.8 19.8% | 5,585.9 19.9% | 4,757.8 17.3% | 4,529.3 17.8% | 4,686.5 19.0% | 5,192.3 22.8% | 5,924.3 28.2% | 6,025.4 28.6% | 4,730.5 24.6% | 7,545.2 32.5% | 6,177.4 26.6% | 8,468.8 33.2% | 8,223.0 31.7% |
| EPS | 2.06 | 2.87 | 2.02 | 3.83 | 4.17 | 4.64 | 5.33 | 5.41 | 5.59 | 4.85 | 4.82 | 5.49 | 6.43 | 7.61 | 7.95 | 6.35 | 10.11 | 8.39 | 11.63 | 11.50 |
| Diluted EPS | 2.04 | 2.83 | 1.98 | 3.76 | 4.11 | 4.58 | 5.27 | 5.36 | 5.55 | 4.82 | 4.80 | 5.44 | 6.37 | 7.54 | 7.88 | 6.31 | 10.04 | 8.33 | 11.56 | 11.39 |
% margin | 5,280.0 25.8% | 5,806.2 26.9% | 5,196.3 22.8% | 7,888.4 33.5% | 8,178.5 36.0% | 8,728.6 36.3% | 9,917.8 36.7% | 10,084.6 36.6% | 10,102.2 35.9% | 9,612.3 35.0% | 8,910.6 35.1% | 9,336.7 37.9% | 10,857.7 47.6% | 10,107.7 48.1% | 10,572.6 50.2% | 9,225.4 48.0% | 12,026.2 51.8% | 12,215.4 52.7% | 13,902.5 54.5% | 12,298.0 47.4% |
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FAQ
1) What is McDonald's Corporation's Gross margin?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Gross margin is 67.0%, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Gross margin for McDonald's Corporation have been 56.6% over the past three years, and 57.9% over the past five years.
2) Is McDonald's Corporation's Gross margin Good?
As of today, McDonald's Corporation's Gross margin is 67.0%, which is higher than industry median of 29.9%. It indicates that McDonald's Corporation's Gross margin is Good.