McDonald's has grown revenue 4.6% a year over three years and 5.0% a year over five, with earnings per share compounding at 4.3%. Revenue growth, 3-year annual rate: +4.6% (Restaurants median +7.3%). Revenue growth, 5-year rate: +5.0%, growth has slowed since the five-year average. Earnings per share, 3-year rate: +4.3%, earnings lagged revenue: the growth is costing something. Years of annual history on file: 19, FY2007 to FY2025, as filed.

MCDMcDonald's

Consumer Cyclical

$235.25-20% 1Y

$235.25

$230.8652 weeks$336.88

Is it growing?

Mixed

Neither accelerating nor breaking down: revenue roughly flat (+6% year on year) and earnings roughly flat (+5% year on year).

3 neutral

Revenue trend+6% in a year

Trailing-twelve-month revenue vs a year earlier, from the company's own filings. Five-year pace: +5% a year.

Earnings trend+5% in a year

Trailing-twelve-month earnings per share against a year earlier. Growing slower than revenue, so the growth is costing something.

Margin direction+0.5 points operating

Trailing-twelve-month operating margin, 46.2% now against 45.7% a year earlier.

All from SEC EDGAR, as of Jun 30, 2026.

Where this answer is blind. These are trailing numbers from the filings, not forecasts: an acquisition or a one-off year can flatter them, so check the quarters.

Is MCD growing?

McDonald's has grown revenue 4.6% a year over three years and 5.0% a year over five, with earnings per share compounding at 4.3%.

+4.6%

Revenue growth, 3-year annual rate · Restaurants median +7.3% · growing slowly · compounded from trailing twelve-month revenue

Revenue growth, 5-year rate: +5.0%
Revenue growth, 5-year rate · +4.6% over three · growth has slowed since the five-year average
Earnings per share, 3-year rate: +4.3%
Earnings per share, 3-year rate · revenue +4.6% · earnings lagged revenue: the growth is costing something
Years of annual history on file: 19
Years of annual history on file · FY2007 to FY2025, as filed