McDonald's (XSGO:MCD) 3-Year FCF Growth Rate : 17.10% (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is McDonald's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate?

McDonald's's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.38.

During the past 12 months, McDonald's's average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 33.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 17.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 10.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 8.90% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average Free Cash Flow per Share growth rate.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of McDonald's was 101.00% per year. The lowest was -22.60% per year. And the median was 10.00% per year.

Competitive Comparison of McDonald's's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate

For the Restaurants subindustry, McDonald's's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year FCF Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:

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McDonald's's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, McDonald's's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where McDonald's's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate falls into.

McDonald's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Calculation

This is the 3-year average growth rate of Free Cash Flow per Share. The growth rate is calculated using exponential compounding based on the latest four year annual data.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average Free Cash Flow per Share growth rate.

McDonald's (XSGO:MCD) 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Explanation

Free Cash Flow per Share is the amount of Free Cash Flow per outstanding share of the company's stock. Free Cash Flow is considered one of the most important parameters to measure a company's earnings power by value investors because it is not subject to estimates of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization (DDA). However, when we look at the Free Cash Flow, we should look from a long term perspective, because any year's Free Cash Flow can be drastically affected by the spending on Property, Plant, & Equipment (PPE) of the business in that year. Over the long term, Free Cash Flow should give pretty good picture on the real earnings power of the company. It's used in the calculation of Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %.

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McDonald's (XSGO:MCD) Business Description

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Address

110 North Carpenter Street, Chicago, IL, USA, 60607

Website

https://www.investor.mcdonalds.com

McDonald's is the largest restaurant owner-operator in the world, with 2022 system sales of $116 billion across more than 40,000 stores and 115 markets. McDonald's pioneered the franchise model, building its footprint through partnerships with independent restaurant franchisees and master franchise partners around the globe. The firm earns roughly 60% of its revenue from franchise royalty fees and lease payments, with most of the remainder coming from company-operated stores across its three core segments: the United States, internationally operated markets, and international developmental/licensed markets.