MCD vs YUMC
McDONALD’S Corporation and Yum China Holdings, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | MCD | YUMC |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $26.9B | $11.8B |
| Net income | $8.6B | $929.0M |
| Gross margin | — | 25.0% |
| Net margin | 31.9% | 7.9% |
| Return on equity | 191.9% | 16.7% |
| Diluted EPS | $11.95 | $2.51 |
| Dividend / share | $7.17 | $0.96 |
| Payout ratio | 59.7% | 38.0% |
| Free cash flow | $7.2B | $840.0M |
| Equity | $-1.8B | $5.4B |
| Net debt / equity | 2.32× | −0.09× |
| Current ratio | 0.95× | 1.05× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 7.0% | 7.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 12.6% | 3.5% |
MCD bills 2.3× the revenue of YUMC, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (31.9% against 7.9%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | MCD | YUMC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $26.9B | $11.8B |
| FY2024 | $25.9B | $11.3B |
| FY2023 | $25.5B | $11.0B |
| FY2022 | $23.2B | $9.6B |
| FY2021 | $23.2B | $9.9B |
| FY2020 | $19.2B | $8.3B |
| FY2019 | $21.4B | $8.8B |
| FY2018 | $21.3B | $8.4B |
| FY2017 | $22.8B | $7.8B |
| FY2016 | $24.6B | $7.1B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | MCD | YUMC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $8.6B | $929.0M |
| FY2024 | $8.2B | $911.0M |
| FY2023 | $8.5B | $827.0M |
| FY2022 | $6.2B | $442.0M |
| FY2021 | $7.5B | $990.0M |
| FY2020 | $4.7B | $784.0M |
| FY2019 | $6.0B | $713.0M |
| FY2018 | $5.9B | $708.0M |
| FY2017 | $5.2B | $398.0M |
| FY2016 | $4.7B | $498.0M |
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