Stock Analysis on Net

McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD)

Analysis of Solvency Ratios
Quarterly Data

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Solvency Ratios (Summary)

McDonald’s Corp., solvency ratios (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Debt Ratios
Debt to equity
Debt to capital 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.18 1.20 1.23 1.23 1.21 1.15 1.19 1.20 1.25 1.26 1.29 1.32 1.31 1.32 1.35 1.26 1.25
Debt to assets 0.70 0.72 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.72 0.70 0.67 0.66 0.67 0.68 0.70 0.71 0.75 0.78 0.77 0.72 0.72 0.71 0.71
Financial leverage
Coverage Ratios
Interest coverage 8.73 8.82 8.73 7.84 7.48 7.44 7.64 8.43 8.70 8.38 7.89 6.37 6.04 6.32 6.39 7.77 8.15

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. McDonald’s Corp. debt to capital ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. McDonald’s Corp. debt to assets ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 exceeding Q2 2023 level.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Interest coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. McDonald’s Corp. interest coverage ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 not reaching Q2 2023 level.

Debt to Equity

McDonald’s Corp., debt to equity calculation (quarterly data)

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Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt 2,192,400 524,200 500,000 500,000 900,000 2,243,600 2,688,800 4,086,600 1,106,000 59,100
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities 37,152,900 37,274,600 35,710,100 36,603,700 35,903,500 34,866,200 34,576,500 33,988,800 35,622,700 34,628,000 34,922,600 34,823,200 35,196,800 35,143,400 34,675,600 38,046,600 34,118,100 32,850,100 32,654,300 32,892,000
Total debt 39,345,300 37,274,600 35,710,100 37,127,900 35,903,500 34,866,200 34,576,500 33,988,800 35,622,700 35,128,000 35,422,600 35,723,200 37,440,400 37,832,200 38,762,200 39,152,600 34,177,200 32,850,100 32,654,300 32,892,000
 
Shareholders’ equity (deficit) (4,706,700) (4,854,800) (4,999,100) (5,776,100) (6,003,400) (6,566,200) (6,369,800) (5,990,800) (4,601,000) (5,675,000) (5,808,000) (7,235,500) (7,824,900) (8,472,100) (9,463,100) (9,293,400) (8,210,300) (8,599,200) (6,808,800) (6,550,900)
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity1
Benchmarks
Debt to Equity, Competitors2
Airbnb Inc. 0.24 0.22 0.39 0.38 0.36 0.36 0.38 0.42 0.42 0.45 0.58 0.63
Booking Holdings Inc. 11.29 4.49 2.50 2.37 2.23 1.77 1.99 2.54 2.90 2.46 2.40 2.90 2.23 1.45 1.43 1.63 1.24
Carnival Corp. & plc 4.44 4.50 5.75 5.69 4.89 4.07 4.25 3.38 2.74 2.10 1.72 1.58 1.31 1.28 1.00 0.53 0.45 0.42 0.46 0.48
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Starbucks Corp.

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Shareholders’ equity (deficit)
= 39,345,300 ÷ -4,706,700 =

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.


Debt to Capital

McDonald’s Corp., debt to capital calculation (quarterly data)

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Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt 2,192,400 524,200 500,000 500,000 900,000 2,243,600 2,688,800 4,086,600 1,106,000 59,100
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities 37,152,900 37,274,600 35,710,100 36,603,700 35,903,500 34,866,200 34,576,500 33,988,800 35,622,700 34,628,000 34,922,600 34,823,200 35,196,800 35,143,400 34,675,600 38,046,600 34,118,100 32,850,100 32,654,300 32,892,000
Total debt 39,345,300 37,274,600 35,710,100 37,127,900 35,903,500 34,866,200 34,576,500 33,988,800 35,622,700 35,128,000 35,422,600 35,723,200 37,440,400 37,832,200 38,762,200 39,152,600 34,177,200 32,850,100 32,654,300 32,892,000
Shareholders’ equity (deficit) (4,706,700) (4,854,800) (4,999,100) (5,776,100) (6,003,400) (6,566,200) (6,369,800) (5,990,800) (4,601,000) (5,675,000) (5,808,000) (7,235,500) (7,824,900) (8,472,100) (9,463,100) (9,293,400) (8,210,300) (8,599,200) (6,808,800) (6,550,900)
Total capital 34,638,600 32,419,800 30,711,000 31,351,800 29,900,100 28,300,000 28,206,700 27,998,000 31,021,700 29,453,000 29,614,600 28,487,700 29,615,500 29,360,100 29,299,100 29,859,200 25,966,900 24,250,900 25,845,500 26,341,100
Solvency Ratio
Debt to capital1 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.18 1.20 1.23 1.23 1.21 1.15 1.19 1.20 1.25 1.26 1.29 1.32 1.31 1.32 1.35 1.26 1.25
Benchmarks
Debt to Capital, Competitors2
Airbnb Inc. 0.20 0.18 0.28 0.27 0.26 0.26 0.27 0.30 0.29 0.31 0.37 0.39
Booking Holdings Inc. 1.24 1.05 1.05 0.92 0.82 0.71 0.70 0.69 0.64 0.67 0.72 0.74 0.71 0.71 0.74 0.69 0.59 0.59 0.62 0.55
Carnival Corp. & plc 0.82 0.82 0.85 0.85 0.83 0.80 0.81 0.77 0.73 0.68 0.63 0.61 0.57 0.56 0.50 0.35 0.31 0.30 0.32 0.32
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Starbucks Corp. 2.08 2.18 2.22 2.39 2.37 2.34 2.21 2.34 1.57 1.87 2.09 1.99 1.91 2.05 2.16 2.38 2.26 1.63 2.21 1.46

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 39,345,300 ÷ 34,638,600 = 1.14

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. McDonald’s Corp. debt to capital ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Debt to Assets

McDonald’s Corp., debt to assets calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt 2,192,400 524,200 500,000 500,000 900,000 2,243,600 2,688,800 4,086,600 1,106,000 59,100
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities 37,152,900 37,274,600 35,710,100 36,603,700 35,903,500 34,866,200 34,576,500 33,988,800 35,622,700 34,628,000 34,922,600 34,823,200 35,196,800 35,143,400 34,675,600 38,046,600 34,118,100 32,850,100 32,654,300 32,892,000
Total debt 39,345,300 37,274,600 35,710,100 37,127,900 35,903,500 34,866,200 34,576,500 33,988,800 35,622,700 35,128,000 35,422,600 35,723,200 37,440,400 37,832,200 38,762,200 39,152,600 34,177,200 32,850,100 32,654,300 32,892,000
 
Total assets 56,146,800 52,089,300 50,442,000 52,014,400 50,435,600 48,501,600 49,247,800 50,877,700 53,854,300 52,727,000 51,893,100 51,103,100 52,626,800 50,699,300 49,938,900 50,568,000 47,510,800 45,805,000 46,199,800 46,466,600
Solvency Ratio
Debt to assets1 0.70 0.72 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.72 0.70 0.67 0.66 0.67 0.68 0.70 0.71 0.75 0.78 0.77 0.72 0.72 0.71 0.71
Benchmarks
Debt to Assets, Competitors2
Airbnb Inc. 0.10 0.09 0.09 0.10 0.12 0.12 0.10 0.12 0.14 0.15 0.13 0.16
Booking Holdings Inc. 0.58 0.54 0.53 0.48 0.49 0.42 0.39 0.44 0.46 0.47 0.51 0.58 0.55 0.53 0.55 0.48 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.38
Carnival Corp. & plc 0.62 0.63 0.65 0.68 0.67 0.66 0.66 0.66 0.62 0.58 0.56 0.55 0.50 0.49 0.42 0.28 0.26 0.24 0.25 0.26
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Starbucks Corp. 0.52 0.54 0.54 0.53 0.54 0.54 0.55 0.51 0.47 0.50 0.52 0.53 0.56 0.58 0.51 0.42 0.58 0.53 0.52 0.46

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 39,345,300 ÷ 56,146,800 = 0.70

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. McDonald’s Corp. debt to assets ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 exceeding Q2 2023 level.

Financial Leverage

McDonald’s Corp., financial leverage calculation (quarterly data)

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Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Total assets 56,146,800 52,089,300 50,442,000 52,014,400 50,435,600 48,501,600 49,247,800 50,877,700 53,854,300 52,727,000 51,893,100 51,103,100 52,626,800 50,699,300 49,938,900 50,568,000 47,510,800 45,805,000 46,199,800 46,466,600
Shareholders’ equity (deficit) (4,706,700) (4,854,800) (4,999,100) (5,776,100) (6,003,400) (6,566,200) (6,369,800) (5,990,800) (4,601,000) (5,675,000) (5,808,000) (7,235,500) (7,824,900) (8,472,100) (9,463,100) (9,293,400) (8,210,300) (8,599,200) (6,808,800) (6,550,900)
Solvency Ratio
Financial leverage1
Benchmarks
Financial Leverage, Competitors2
Airbnb Inc. 2.53 2.35 4.19 3.78 2.88 2.90 3.63 3.60 2.87 3.05 4.56 3.91
Booking Holdings Inc. 23.47 9.12 6.01 6.12 5.12 3.83 4.21 4.98 4.97 4.47 4.51 5.23 4.66 3.61 3.60 4.05 3.23
Carnival Corp. & plc 7.14 7.15 8.84 8.43 7.32 6.20 6.42 5.17 4.39 3.60 3.08 2.89 2.61 2.61 2.39 1.93 1.78 1.74 1.85 1.81
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 2.63 2.74 2.73 2.84 2.93 2.93 3.04 3.03 2.90 2.87 2.91 2.93 2.96 3.12 3.15 3.11 3.03 3.04 3.03 3.12
Starbucks Corp.

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Shareholders’ equity (deficit)
= 56,146,800 ÷ -4,706,700 =

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.


Interest Coverage

McDonald’s Corp., interest coverage calculation (quarterly data)

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Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net income 2,039,000 2,317,100 2,310,400 1,802,300 1,903,400 1,981,600 1,188,000 1,104,400 1,638,800 2,149,900 2,219,300 1,537,200 1,377,200 1,762,600 483,800 1,106,900 1,572,200 1,607,900 1,516,900 1,328,400
Add: Income tax expense 476,000 606,400 506,300 464,700 435,500 554,600 221,100 436,800 469,000 541,500 156,700 415,500 452,800 454,500 164,900 338,000 454,600 544,300 490,900 502,900
Add: Interest expense 360,200 340,700 330,200 329,700 322,900 306,200 290,600 287,300 295,600 293,700 296,500 300,000 308,900 310,100 319,100 280,000 283,000 280,600 284,200 274,100
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 2,875,200 3,264,200 3,146,900 2,596,700 2,661,800 2,842,400 1,699,700 1,828,500 2,403,400 2,985,100 2,672,500 2,252,700 2,138,900 2,527,200 967,800 1,724,900 2,309,800 2,432,800 2,292,000 2,105,400
Solvency Ratio
Interest coverage1 8.73 8.82 8.73 7.84 7.48 7.44 7.64 8.43 8.70 8.38 7.89 6.37 6.04 6.32 6.39 7.77 8.15
Benchmarks
Interest Coverage, Competitors2
Airbnb Inc. 26.33 166.72 145.45 96.66 83.88 81.06 58.89 40.98 0.31
Booking Holdings Inc. 7.11 8.82 9.14 10.82 11.03 11.24 7.95 3.94 5.39 3.50 3.03 3.59 2.59 6.44 12.20 17.17 23.40
Carnival Corp. & plc 0.97 0.21 -0.77 -1.74 -2.78 -3.71 -5.12 -5.00 -4.95 -4.71 -5.12 -8.26 -10.46 -11.71 -7.55 10.30 15.86 16.27 16.09 17.01
Starbucks Corp. 10.82 10.22 10.01 9.66 9.76 12.25 12.95 13.08 12.40 8.49 3.76 2.78 3.66 5.23 12.29 14.35 14.49 15.69 15.50 18.04

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Interest coverage = (EBITQ4 2023 + EBITQ3 2023 + EBITQ2 2023 + EBITQ1 2023) ÷ (Interest expenseQ4 2023 + Interest expenseQ3 2023 + Interest expenseQ2 2023 + Interest expenseQ1 2023)
= (2,875,200 + 3,264,200 + 3,146,900 + 2,596,700) ÷ (360,200 + 340,700 + 330,200 + 329,700) = 8.73

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Solvency ratio Description The company
Interest coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. McDonald’s Corp. interest coverage ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 not reaching Q2 2023 level.