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MCD · Annual Report (Form 10-K) · Filed February 24, 2026

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Exhibit 99.1 Computation of Ratios

Fixed-Rate Debt as a Percent of Total Debt(1)(2)
Dollars in millions
Years ended December 31, 2025
20242023
Total debt obligations$39,973$38,424$39,345
Fair value adjustments154062
Deferred debt costs157152160
Debt obligations before fair value adjustments and deferred debt costs$40,145$38,616$39,567
Fixed-rate debt$38,847$37,013$37,816
Fixed-rate debt as a percent of total debt97 %96 %96 %
(1)Based on debt obligations before the effects of fair value hedging adjustments and deferred debt costs. These effects are excluded as they have no impact on the obligation at maturity. See Debt Financing note to the consolidated financial statements.
(2)Includes the effect of interest rate swaps.
Foreign Currency-Denominated Debt as a Percent of Total Debt(1)
Dollars in millions
Years ended December 31, 2025
20242023
Total debt obligations$39,973$38,424$39,345
Fair value adjustments154062
Deferred debt costs157152$160
Debt obligations before fair value adjustments and deferred debt costs$40,145$38,616$39,567
Foreign currency-denominated debt$15,614$13,192$15,087
Foreign currency-denominated debt as a percent of total debt39 %34 %38 %
(1)Based on debt obligations before the effects of fair value hedging adjustments and deferred debt costs. These effects are excluded as they have no impact on the obligation at maturity. See Debt Financing note to the consolidated financial statements.
Total Debt as a Percent of Total Capitalization(1)(2)
Dollars in millions
Years ended December 31, 2025
20242023
Total debt obligations$39,973$38,424$39,345
Fair value adjustments154062
Deferred debt costs157152160
Debt obligations before fair value adjustments and deferred debt costs$40,145$38,616$39,567
Total capitalization$38,354$34,819$34,860
Total debt as a percent of total capitalization105 %111 %114 %
(1)Based on debt obligations before the effects of fair value hedging adjustments and deferred debt costs. These effects are excluded as they have no impact on the obligation at maturity. See Debt Financing note to the consolidated financial statements.
(2)    Total capitalization represents debt obligations before fair value adjustments and deferred debt costs, and total shareholders' equity.
Cash Provided by Operations as a Percent of Total Debt(1)
Dollars in millions
Years ended December 31, 2025
20242023
Total debt obligations$39,973$38,424$39,345
Fair value adjustments154062
Deferred debt costs157152160
Debt obligations before fair value adjustments and deferred debt costs$40,145$38,616$39,567
Cash provided by operations$10,551$9,447$9,612
Cash provided by operations as a percent of total debt26 %24 %24 %
(1)Based on debt obligations before the effects of fair value hedging adjustments and deferred debt costs. These effects are excluded as they have no impact on the obligation at maturity. See Debt Financing note to the consolidated financial statements.



Free Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow Conversion Rate
Dollars in millions
Years ended December 31, 2025
20242023
Cash provided by operations$10,551 $9,447 $9,612 
Less: Capital expenditures3,365 2,775 2,357 
Free cash flow$7,186 $6,672 $7,255 
Divided by: Net income8,563 8,223 8,469 
Free cash flow conversion rate84 %81 %86 %


After-tax Return on Invested Capital (dollars in millions)
Numerator
Years ended December 31, 2025
20242023
Operating income$12,393 $11,712 $11,647 
Add: Nonoperating income (expense)
87 139 236 
Earnings before interest and income tax$12,479 $11,851 $11,883 
Add: Impairment and other charges (gains), net
229 291 362 
Add: Operating lease interest(1)
611 556 505 
Less: Income taxes(2)
2,854 2,603 2,512 
Net Operating income after tax$10,465 $10,095 $10,238 
Denominator
Years ended December 31, 2025
20242023
Add: Average Stockholders' equity (deficit)(3)
$(2,542)$(4,658)$(5,084)
Add: Average Current and Long-term debt(3)
40,396 38,476 37,365 
Add: Average Current and Long-term lease liability(3)
14,419 13,584 12,944 
Less: Cash and equivalents
(774)(1,085)(4,579)
Average invested capital$51,500 $46,317 $40,645 
Return on Invested Capital20%22%25%
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(1)The Operating lease interest is calculated using the Short-term and Long-term Lease liability amount multiplied by 4.2%, 4.1% and 3.9% for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The rates represent the Company's weighted average discount rate used for leases that represents an estimate of the interest rate the Company would incur to borrow on a collateralized basis over the term of the lease within a particular currency environment.
(2)Calculated using the effective income tax rate for each year presented. The amounts are calculated using the non-GAAP tax rates of 21.4%, 20.5% and 19.7% for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
(3)The amounts for each year presented are calculated as the simple average of each of the previous four quarters.

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