McDonald's

American fast food restaurant chain
Organization fast_food_restaurant_chain Q38076
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Financials

Self-reported XBRL data from 19 annual filings
Revenue
$26.89B
▲ 3.7% YoY FY2025
Net Income
$8.56B
▲ 4.1% YoY FY2025
Assets
$59.52B
▲ 7.9% YoY FY2025
EPS (diluted)
$11.95
▲ 4.9% YoY FY2025
$0.00$7.73B$15.46B$23.19B$30.92B FY2007: $22.79B · NI $2.40B (10.5% margin)FY2008: $23.52B · NI $4.31B (18.3% margin)FY2009: $22.74B · NI $4.55B (20.0% margin)FY2010: $24.07B · NI $4.95B (20.5% margin)FY2011: $27.01B · NI $5.50B (20.4% margin)FY2012: $27.57B · NI $5.46B (19.8% margin)FY2013: $28.11B · NI $5.59B (19.9% margin)FY2014: $27.44B · NI $4.76B (17.3% margin)FY2015: $25.41B · NI $4.53B (17.8% margin)FY2016: $24.62B · NI $4.69B (19.0% margin)FY2017: $22.82B · NI $5.19B (22.8% margin)FY2018: $21.26B · NI $5.92B (27.9% margin)FY2019: $21.36B · NI $6.03B (28.2% margin)FY2020: $19.21B · NI $4.73B (24.6% margin)FY2021: $23.22B · NI $7.55B (32.5% margin)FY2022: $23.18B · NI $6.18B (26.6% margin)FY2023: $25.49B · NI $8.47B (33.2% margin)FY2024: $25.92B · NI $8.22B (31.7% margin)FY2025: $26.89B · NI $8.56B (31.9% margin) '07'09'11'13'15'17'19'21'23'25
Revenue Net Income
Source: SEC EDGAR · latest 10-K filed 2025-12-31 · accession 0000063908-26-000035

McDonald's

Summary

McDonald's is a fast food restaurant chain[1]. McDonald's has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • McDonald's received the Silver Anvil Award[3].
  • McDonald's received the Silver Anvil Award[4].
  • McDonald's is in the country of United States[5].
  • McDonald's's instance of is recorded as fast food restaurant chain[6].
  • McDonald's's instance of is recorded as business[7].
  • McDonald's's instance of is recorded as trademark[8].
  • McDonald's's instance of is recorded as public company[9].
  • McDonald's's instance of is recorded as organization[10].
  • McDonald's's founder is recorded as Ray Kroc[11].
  • McDonald's's founder is recorded as Richard and Maurice McDonald[12].
  • McDonald's is owned by The Vanguard Group[13].
  • McDonald's is owned by BlackRock[14].
  • McDonald's is owned by State Street Corporation[15].
  • Richard and Maurice McDonald is named after McDonald's[16].
  • McDonald's's headquarters location is recorded as Chicago[17].
  • McDonald's's headquarters location is recorded as Illinois[18].
  • McDonald's's flag is recorded as McDonald's flag[19].
  • McDonald's's chief executive officer is recorded as Chris Kempczinski[20].
  • McDonald's's has organizational division is recorded as McCafé[21].
  • McDonald's's child organization or unit is recorded as McDonald's Canada[22].
  • McDonald's's child organization or unit is recorded as McDonald's Philippines[23].
  • McDonald's's child organization or unit is recorded as McDonald's France[24].
  • McDonald's is part of S&P 500[25].
  • McDonald's is part of Dow Jones Industrial Average[26].
  • McDonald's is part of S&P 100[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Ray Kroc[11] and Richard and Maurice McDonald[12]. May 15, 1940 marks the founding of McDonald's[28]. McDonald's's location of formation is recorded as San Bernardino[29].

Identity

Part of include S&P 500[25], a stock market index[30], in United States[31]; Dow Jones Industrial Average[26], a stock market index[32], in United States[33], founded in 1896[34]; and S&P 100[27], a stock market index[35], in United States[36], founded in 1976[37].

Leadership

McDonald's's chief executive officer is recorded as Chris Kempczinski[20].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Chicago[17], a city of Illinois[38], in United States[39] and Illinois[18], an U.S. state[40], in United States[41], founded in 1818[42]. Subsidiaries include McDonald's Canada[22], a business[43], in Canada[44], founded in 1967[45], headquartered in Don Mills[46]; McDonald's Philippines[23], a company[47], in Philippines[48], founded in 1981[49], headquartered in Makati[50]; and McDonald's France[24], a business[51], in France[52], founded in 1972[53], headquartered in Guyancourt[54].

Industry

Industries include quick service restaurant sector[55], food service[56], accommodation and food service activities[57], and food and tobacco industry[58].

Ownership

Owners include The Vanguard Group[13], a business[59], in United States[60], founded in 1975[61], headquartered in Malvern[62]; BlackRock[14], a company[63], in United States[64], founded in 1988[65], headquartered in New York City[66]; and State Street Corporation[15], a business[67], in United States[68], founded in 1792[69], headquartered in Boston[70]. McDonald's's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[71].

Recognition

Awards received include Silver Anvil Award[3], an award[72], in United States[73], founded in 1944[74].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for McDonald's include McDonald's Championship[75], a business[76], in Spain[77], founded in 1987[78]; Dypsis mcdonaldiana[79], a taxon[80]; McDonaldization[81], a concept[82]; McDonald's Video Game[83], a video game[84]; and McJob[85], a pejorative[86].

Why It Matters

McDonald's has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] McDonald's is known by 106 alternative names across languages and contexts.[87]

Entities named for McDonald's include McDonald's Championship[75], a business[76], in Spain[77], founded in 1987[78]; Dypsis mcdonaldiana[79], a taxon[80]; McDonaldization[81], a concept[82]; McDonald's Video Game[83], a video game[84]; and McJob[85], a pejorative[86].

FAQs

What awards did McDonald's receive?

Honors received include Silver Anvil Award[3] and Silver Anvil Award[4].

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  1. 14h ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag ['macdonalds-fast-food-restaurants', 'mcdonalds', 'mcdonalds-fast-food-restauran
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  2. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0238427-McDonalds-Corporation
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  3. 9w ago · Alexander Bantyev · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Official website https://www.mcdonalds.com, https://mcdonalds.ge/, https://mcdonaldsrestaurant.nl/ +43
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