McDonald's: brands it owns and its ownership tree
McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States that owns 2 consumer brands.[1][2]
McDonald's traces to a San Bernardino drive-in the McDonald brothers reorganised in 1948 around a limited menu and an assembly line. Ray Kroc franchised the system from 1955 and bought the brothers out in 1961. It is the largest restaurant company in the world by revenue and one of the largest property owners.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- McDonald's Corporation
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Founded
- 1955
- Tickers
- NYSE: MCD
- Revenue
- $26.9 billion (2025)[2]
- SEC CIK
- 0000063908
- Wikidata
- Q38076
- Website
- corporate.mcdonalds.com
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
What McDonald's's annual report says about its business
Read from McDonald's's latest annual filing[1]. Each line gives the sentence the filing uses, copied word for word.
Segments the filing names
- United States, International Operated Markets:
Significant reportable segments include the United States ("U.S.") and International Operated Markets.
McDonald's in numbers
- McDonald's owns 2 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is restaurants & foodservice with 2 brands.[1]
- 1 of its brands originated outside United States.
McDonald's financial history
Headline figures from McDonald's's annual reports filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in USD as reported, fiscal years ending 2020–2025. Revenue moved from $19.2bn to $26.9bn, an average of 7.0% a year (calculated).
| Fiscal year ended | Revenue | Operating income | Operating margin | Net income | Total assets | Long-term debt | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $26.9bn | $12.4bn | 46.1% | $8.56bn | $59.5bn | $40bn | 10-K | |
| $25.9bn | $11.7bn | 45.2% | $8.22bn | $55.2bn | $38.4bn | 10-K | |
| $25.5bn | $11.6bn | 45.7% | $8.47bn | $56.1bn | $37.2bn | 10-K | |
| $23.2bn | $9.37bn | 40.4% | $6.18bn | $50.4bn | $35.9bn | 10-K | |
| $23.2bn | $10.4bn | 44.6% | $7.55bn | $53.9bn | $35.6bn | 10-K | |
| $19.2bn | $7.32bn | 38.1% | $4.73bn | $52.6bn | $35.2bn | 10-K |
Source: SEC XBRL company facts. A dash means the company did not report that line in a form we could read. Figures for a year can be restated in a later filing; the latest filing's number is shown.
Everything McDonald's owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
McDonald's in the global legal-entity registry
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) keeps an open register of legal entities. Each entity reports its own parents. We show it as a cross-check on the ownership recorded on this page, which is built from filings.
- Legal entity identifier (LEI)
- UE2136O97NLB5BYP9H04
- Registered name
- MCDONALD'S CORPORATION (US)
- Registration status
- Issued · record updated 19 October 2026
- Parent
- None named: it reports that no person or entity controls it.
- Retrieved
- · GLEIF record (JSON)
McDonald's SEC filings
The documents behind the figures on this page, as listed in the SEC's EDGAR index. Each links to the filing itself.
Annual reports
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
Proxy statements
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
Recent current and quarterly reports
| Filed | Form | What it declares |
|---|---|---|
| 8-K | Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers; Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Results of a shareholder vote | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition |
Frequently asked questions
What brands does McDonald's own?
McDonald's owns 2 consumer brands tracked here, including McDonald's and McCafé.
Is McDonald's an American company?
Yes. McDonald's is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States and was founded in 1955.
Who owns McDonald's?
McDonald's is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as MCD on the NYSE.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] McDonald's Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-24 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 24 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] McDonald's Corporation: Form 10-K for the year ended 2025-12-31 (revenue) — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 24 February 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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