McDonald’s closed 2025 with stronger top- and bottom-line results, reporting a double-digit rise in fourth-quarter revenue and growth in comparable sales across all major segments.

For the quarter that ended on 31 December 2025, consolidated revenue reached $7.01bn, up 10% from $6.38bn in the same period of 2024.

Net income for Q4 2025 was $2.16bn, a 7% increase from the $2.017bn recorded a year earlier.

Operating income for the quarter rose 10% to $3.15bn, compared with $2.86bn in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Systemwide sales also advanced 11% in the latest quarter.

Diluted earnings per share in Q4 2025 stood at $3.03, representing an 8% year-on-year rise.

The fast food chain’s global comparable sales increased 5.7% in the quarter. US comparable sales increased 6.8%, international operated markets grew 5.2%, and international developmental licensed markets were up 4.5%.

For the full year to 31 December 2025, global comparable sales were up 3.1%. The figure grew by 2.1% in the US, 3.2% in international operated markets and 4.6% in international developmental licensed markets.

Full-year diluted earnings per share for 2025 were $11.95, representing a 5% uplift.

McDonald's Corporation chairman and CEO Chris Kempczinski said: "McDonald's value leadership is working. By listening to customers and taking action, we have improved traffic and strengthened our value and affordability scores.

“That focus helped increase global systemwide sales by 8% and delivered strong comp sales growth across all segments this quarter.

“The momentum we've built reinforces the progress we've made with our strategy and has earned us the right to look forward together as a system."