McDonald's Corporation General and Administrative Expenses 2011-2026 | MCD

General and Administrative Expenses — these are a part of a company's operating expenses that are not directly related to the production of goods or the provision of services but are necessary for the overall functioning of the business.

What these expenses include

Salaries of administrative staff (executives, HR, accountants, legal personnel)
Office rent and utilities
Office equipment and IT infrastructure
Professional services (auditors, lawyers, consultants)
Insurance
General administrative travel and representation expenses

What the metric indicates

Cost control
A high level of such expenses may indicate inefficient management or an overly complex structure
Profitability
Reducing administrative expenses while maintaining stable revenue increases operating profit
Comparative analysis
Investors can compare this metric as a percentage of revenue among companies in the same industry
Business flexibility
Companies with a flexible and controlled expense structure are more resilient to revenue declines

Annual General and Administrative Expenses McDonald's Corporation

2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
3.04 B	2.86 B	2.82 B	2.86 B	-	-	2.23 B	2.2 B	2.23 B	2.38 B	2.43 B	2.49 B	2.39 B	2.46 B	2.39 B

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
3.04 B	2.2 B	2.52 B

Quarterly General and Administrative Expenses McDonald's Corporation

2025-Q3	2025-Q2	2024-Q3	2024-Q2	2024-Q1	2023-Q3	2023-Q2	2023-Q1	2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1
785 M	700 M	647 M	691 M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	544 M	533 M	499 M	-	515 M	542 M	533 M	-	567 M	525 M	521 M	-	583 M	596 M	578 M	-	584 M	592 M	583 M	-	576 M	629 M	620 M	-	554 M	607 M	596 M	-	621 M	617 M	592 M	-	581 M	588 M	564 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
785 M	499 M	589 M

General and Administrative Expenses of other stocks in the Restaurants industry

Issuer	General and Administrative Expenses	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Wunong Net Technology Company Limited WNW	2.02 M	-	4.09 %	$ 15.9 M	China
Bloomin' Brands BLMN	238 M	$ 6.34	0.32 %	$ 539 M	USA
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store CBRL	218 M	$ 30.93	-4.21 %	$ 688 M	USA
Chuy's Holdings CHUY	31.4 M	-	-	$ 668 M	USA
Denny's Corporation DENN	80.2 M	-	-	$ 328 M	USA
Fiesta Restaurant Group FRGI	53.1 M	-	-	$ 215 M	USA
Cannae Holdings CNNE	103 M	$ 11.8	-2.76 %	$ 667 M	USA
Good Times Restaurants GTIM	10.5 M	$ 1.19	-1.25 %	$ 13.1 M	USA
Jack in the Box JACK	91.2 M	$ 15.27	-0.97 %	$ 291 M	USA
Kura Sushi USA KRUS	37.7 M	$ 69.85	-1.88 %	$ 832 M	USA
J. Alexander's Holdings, Inc. JAX	19.6 M	-	0.14 %	$ 211 M	USA
Luby's LUB	4.27 M	-	-	$ 55.3 M	USA
Brinker International EAT	222 M	$ 141.32	-0.76 %	$ 6.3 B	USA
BBQ Holdings BBQ	14.2 M	-	-	$ 186 M	USA
Arcos Dorados Holdings ARCO	211 M	$ 8.53	-3.4 %	$ 1.8 B	Argentina
Nathan's Famous NATH	6.2 M	$ 100.72	0.14 %	$ 412 M	USA
Ark Restaurants Corp. ARKR	12.3 M	$ 7.05	4.75 %	$ 25.4 M	USA
Aramark ARMK	278 M	$ 40.91	-0.85 %	$ 10.8 B	USA
Dine Brands Global DIN	204 M	$ 30.77	1.69 %	$ 440 M	USA
FAT Brands FAT	129 M	-	-	$ 2.56 M	USA
Potbelly Corporation PBPB	47 M	-	-	$ 511 M	USA
Domino's Pizza DPZ	98.7 M	$ 408.08	1.67 %	$ 13.9 B	USA
Dave & Buster's Entertainment PLAY	99.5 M	$ 14.64	2.81 %	$ 572 M	USA
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated CAKE	245 M	$ 63.56	0.97 %	$ 2.97 B	USA
Papa John's International PZZA	244 M	$ 32.25	0.97 %	$ 1.06 B	USA
Restaurant Brands International QSR	741 M	$ 72.34	0.53 %	$ 23.8 B	Canada
RAVE Restaurant Group RAVE	5.22 M	$ 2.85	1.06 %	$ 41.3 M	USA
RCI Hospitality Holdings RICK	99.7 M	$ 23.66	6.17 %	$ 213 M	USA
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers RRGB	76.3 M	$ 4.43	-3.9 %	$ 78.8 M	USA
Ruth's Hospitality Group RUTH	37.1 M	-	-	$ 691 M	USA
Shake Shack SHAK	176 M	$ 96.71	2.41 %	$ 3.89 B	USA
Biglari Holdings BH	70.6 M	$ 335.52	0.58 %	$ 1.04 B	USA
BJ's Restaurants BJRI	88.3 M	$ 35.85	-2.08 %	$ 829 M	USA
Flanigan's Enterprises BDL	5.34 M	$ 33.7	-	$ 62.6 M	USA
Chipotle Mexican Grill CMG	652 M	$ 36.95	0.76 %	$ 49.4 B	USA
Darden Restaurants DRI	520 M	$ 210.56	0.33 %	$ 24.7 B	USA
Muscle Maker GRIL	9.4 M	-	4.76 %	$ 42.5 M	USA
Yum China Holdings YUMC	581 M	$ 52.31	-2.22 %	$ 19.3 B	USA
El Pollo Loco Holdings LOCO	46.3 M	$ 11.16	0.5 %	$ 333 M	USA
Noodles & Company NDLS	50.8 M	$ 6.25	-0.4 %	$ 284 M	USA
The ONE Group Hospitality STKS	30.8 M	$ 1.93	-3.5 %	$ 60.9 M	USA
Starbucks Corporation SBUX	2.62 B	$ 96.73	-0.03 %	$ 110 B	USA
Del Taco Restaurants TACO	51.7 M	$ 10.21	-0.1 %	$ 373 M	USA
Carrols Restaurant Group TAST	106 M	-	0.1 %	$ 492 M	USA
Texas Roadhouse TXRH	223 M	$ 181.08	0.49 %	$ 12.1 B	USA
The Wendy's Company WEN	253 M	$ 7.56	1.55 %	$ 1.46 B	USA
Wingstop WING	128 M	$ 245.14	2.06 %	$ 6.86 B	USA
Yum! Brands YUM	1.26 B	$ 160.83	-1.28 %	$ 44.9 B	USA