McDonald’s Corp., FCFE calculation

US$ in millions

12 months ended:	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020
Net income	8,223)	8,469)	6,177)	7,545)	4,731)
Net noncash charges	1,662)	1,251)	1,854)	1,142)	1,747)
Changes in working capital items	(438)	(108)	(645)	454)	(212)
Cash provided by operations	9,447)	9,612)	7,387)	9,142)	6,265)
Capital expenditures	(2,775)	(2,357)	(1,899)	(2,040)	(1,641)
Net short-term borrowings	326)	213)	26)	15)	(893)
Long-term financing issuances	2,380)	5,221)	3,375)	1,154)	5,543)
Long-term financing repayments	(2,777)	(2,441)	(2,202)	(2,240)	(2,412)
Free cash flow to equity (FCFE)	6,601)	10,247)	6,685)	6,031)	6,863)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

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Item	Description	The company
FCFE	Free cash flow to equity is the cash flow available to McDonald’s Corp. equity holders after all operating expenses, interest, and principal payments have been paid and necessary investments in working and fixed capital have been made.	McDonald’s Corp. FCFE increased from 2022 to 2023 but then decreased significantly from 2023 to 2024.

McDonald’s Corp., current P/FCFE calculation, comparison to benchmarks

No. shares of common stock outstanding	714,461,139
Selected Financial Data (US$)
Free cash flow to equity (FCFE) (in millions)	6,601)
FCFE per share	9.24
Current share price (P)	313.58
Valuation Ratio
P/FCFE	33.94
Benchmarks
P/FCFE, Competitors¹
Airbnb Inc.	18.09
Booking Holdings Inc.	13.69
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.	44.31
Starbucks Corp.	32.21
P/FCFE, Sector
Consumer Services	23.31
P/FCFE, Industry
Consumer Discretionary	33.85

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31).

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If the company P/FCFE is lower then the P/FCFE of benchmark then company is relatively undervalued.
Otherwise, if the company P/FCFE is higher then the P/FCFE of benchmark then company is relatively overvalued.

McDonald’s Corp., historical P/FCFE calculation, comparison to benchmarks

	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020
No. shares of common stock outstanding¹	714,461,139	722,051,488	731,496,951	743,584,718	745,572,145
Selected Financial Data (US$)
Free cash flow to equity (FCFE) (in millions)²	6,601)	10,247)	6,685)	6,031)	6,863)
FCFE per share³	9.24	14.19	9.14	8.11	9.20
Share price^1, 4	310.72	295.92	263.68	245.03	211.32
Valuation Ratio
P/FCFE⁵	33.63	20.85	28.85	30.21	22.96
Benchmarks
P/FCFE, Competitors⁶
Airbnb Inc.	19.83	25.72	24.76	54.32	99.90
Booking Holdings Inc.	14.42	15.89	11.52	69.03	37.59
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.	50.89	58.77	52.59	51.88	149.64
Starbucks Corp.	32.25	29.75	34.82	45.80	20.79
P/FCFE, Sector
Consumer Services	24.19	22.99	23.78	42.78	32.80
P/FCFE, Industry
Consumer Discretionary	39.60	30.84	36.19	82.92	32.04

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

¹ Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.

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³ 2024 Calculation
FCFE per share = FCFE ÷ No. shares of common stock outstanding
= 6,601,000,000 ÷ 714,461,139 = 9.24

⁴ Closing price as at the filing date of McDonald’s Corp. Annual Report.

⁵ 2024 Calculation
P/FCFE = Share price ÷ FCFE per share
= 310.72 ÷ 9.24 = 33.63

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Valuation ratio	Description	The company
P/FCFE	Price to free cash flow to equity is cash valuation indicator of stockholders’ equity.	McDonald’s Corp. P/FCFE ratio decreased from 2022 to 2023 but then increased from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level.

McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD)

Price to FCFE (P/FCFE)

Free Cash Flow to Equity (FCFE)

Price to FCFE Ratio, Current

Price to FCFE Ratio, Historical