EX-99.1 12 mcd-ex99110xk.htm COMPUTATION OF RATIOS Document

Exhibit 99.1 Computation of Ratios

Fixed-Rate Debt as a Percent of Total Debt(1)(2)
Dollars in millions
Years ended December 31, 2024
20232022
Total debt obligations$38,424$39,345$35,904
Fair value adjustments406291
Deferred debt costs152160147
Debt obligations before fair value adjustments and deferred debt costs$38,616$39,567$36,142
Fixed-rate debt$37,013$37,816$34,604
Fixed-rate debt as a percent of total debt96 %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, 2024
20232022
Total debt obligations$38,424$39,345$35,904
Fair value adjustments406291
Deferred debt costs152160$147
Debt obligations before fair value adjustments and deferred debt costs$38,616$39,567$36,142
Foreign currency-denominated debt$13,192$15,087$13,010
Foreign currency-denominated debt as a percent of total debt34 %38 %36 %
(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, 2024
20232022
Total debt obligations$38,424$39,345$35,904
Fair value adjustments406291
Deferred debt costs152160147
Debt obligations before fair value adjustments and deferred debt costs$38,616$39,567$36,142
Total capitalization$34,819$34,860$30,139
Total debt as a percent of total capitalization111 %114 %120 %
(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, 2024
20232022
Total debt obligations$38,424$39,345$35,904
Fair value adjustments406291
Deferred debt costs152160147
Debt obligations before fair value adjustments and deferred debt costs$38,616$39,567$36,142
Cash provided by operations$9,447$9,612$7,387
Cash provided by operations as a percent of total debt24 %24 %20 %
(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, 2024
20232022
Cash provided by operations$9,447 $9,612 $7,387 
Less: Capital expenditures2,775 2,357 1,899 
Free cash flow$6,672 $7,255 $5,488 
Divided by: Net income8,223 8,469 6,177 
Free cash flow conversion rate81 %86 %89 %


After-tax Return on Invested Capital (dollars in millions)
Numerator
Years ended December 31, 2024
20232022
Operating income$11,712 $11,647 $9,371 
Add: Nonoperating income (expense)(1)
139 236 199 
Earnings before interest and income tax$11,851 $11,883 $9,570 
Add: Impairment and other charges (gains), net
291 362 1,010 
Add: Operating lease interest(2)
556 505 453 
Less: Income taxes(3)
2,603 2,512 2,218 
Net Operating income after tax$10,095 $10,238 $8,815 
Denominator
Years ended December 31, 2024
20232022
Add: Average Stockholders' equity(4)
$(4,658)$(5,084)$(6,233)
Add: Average Current and Long-term debt(4)
38,476 37,365 34,834 
Add: Average Current and Long-term lease liability(4)
13,584 12,944 12,948 
Less: Cash and equivalents
(1,085)(4,579)(2,584)
Average invested capital$46,317 $40,645 $38,965 
Return on Invested Capital22%25%23%
(1)The nonoperating income (expense) amount presented in 2022 excludes $537.2 million of expense related to the settlement of a tax audit in France.
(2)The Operating lease interest is calculated using the Short-term and Long-term Lease liability amount multiplied by 4.1%, 3.9% and 3.5% for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, 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.
(3)Calculated using the effective income tax rate for each year presented. The amounts are calculated using the non-GAAP tax rates of 20.5%, 19.7% and 20.1% for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
(4)The amounts for each year presented are calculated as the simple average of each of the previous four quarters.