McDonald's (MCD) Q3 2025 10-Q Quarterly Report

Filed: Nov 5, 2025Period ending Sep 30, 2025
Consumer Discretionary
Retail-Eating PlacesSEC EDGAR

McDonald's (MCD) 10-Q quarterly report for Q3 2025, filed with SEC EDGAR on Nov 5, 2025 for the fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2025. This page provides AI-powered analysis including management discussion & analysis (MD&A), risk factor updates, and key quarterly financial data such as revenue and net income extracted from XBRL.

McDonald's Q3 2025 10-Q Analysis

Management Discussion & Analysis

  • Revenue $7.08B Q3 FY25, up 3% YoY ($6.87B Q3 FY24); nine months $19.88B, up 2% YoY ($19.53B)
  • Operating margin 46.5% Q3 FY25 vs 45.3% Q3 FY24; operating income up 5% (3% constant currency) Q3, 4% (3% constant currency) nine months
  • Best segment: International Operated Markets with revenue $3.61B Q3 FY25, up ~10% YoY; worst: Company-owned & operated sales down 3% Q3 and 4% nine months
  • Operating cash flow $7.9B nine months, exceeding capital expenditures by $5.6B; share repurchases $503M Q3, dividends paid $1.26B Q3
  • Outlook: 2025 Systemwide sales growth over 2% from net restaurant expansion; operating margin expected mid-to-high 40% range; capital expenditures $3.0–3.2B with 2,200 global restaurant openings

Risk Factors

  • No material changes to risk factors from most recent 10-K reported
  • Continued exposure to operational risks from global supply chain disruptions and labor costs inflation
  • Ongoing legal risk related to franchisee disputes and compliance with evolving food safety regulations
  • Competitive risk from increased fast-casual and delivery-focused restaurant concepts impacting market share
  • Currency exposure in international markets remains significant, especially fluctuations in the Euro and GBP impacting revenues

McDonald's Q3 2025 Quarterly Financials
XBRL

Revenue

$7.1B

+3.0% YoY +3.4% QoQ

Net Income

$2.3B

+1.0% YoY +1.1% QoQ

Operating Margin

47.4%

+104bp YoY +20bp QoQ

Net Margin

32.2%

-64bp YoY -74bp QoQ

ROE

-105.3%

Total Assets

$60.6B

EPS (Diluted)

$3.18

+1.6% YoY +1.3% QoQ

Operating Cash Flow

$3.4B

+25.2% YoY +71.6% QoQ

Source: XBRL data from McDonald's Q3 2025 10-Q filing on SEC EDGAR. All figures in USD.

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