Annotated balance sheet · halal screening

McDonald's Corporation

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Annotated balance sheet · halal screening

McDonald's Corporation — Q1 2026

Source: SEC Form 10-Q filed 2026-03-31 · via FMP · USD millions · Open filing

Assets

Current Assets

Cash & cash equivalents①

$1,170

Marketable securities①

Accounts receivable

$2,432

Inventories

$61

Other current assets

Total current assets

$3,663

Non-current Assets

Property, plant & equipment, net②tangible

$42,758

Operating lease right-of-use assets②tangible

Long-term marketable securities①

$2,865

Goodwill

$3,349

Intangible assets, net

Other non-current assets

$6,357

Total non-current assets

$55,329

TOTAL ASSETS

$60,037

CHECK ①

Cash + Securities Ratio

under AAOIFI

2.0%

✓ PASS

Threshold≤ 30%Buffer28.0 percentage points to spare

Breach risk

Comfortable

0%← Pass zone | Fail zone →45%

Caps how much of a company's value can be held in interest-bearing financial assets — too much suggests the business is more about earning interest than producing real goods/services.

SourceAAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 (Financial Papers — Shares and Bonds), §3.5.1

Liabilities

Current Liabilities

Accounts payable

$1,091

Other current liabilities

Deferred revenue

Commercial paper③interest-bearing

Short-term debt③interest-bearing

Total current liabilities

$1,091

Non-current Liabilities

Long-term debt③interest-bearing

$40,105

Other non-current liabilities

$847

Total non-current liabilities

$40,952

TOTAL LIABILITIES

$61,323

CHECK ③

Interest-bearing Debt Ratio

under AAOIFI

20.2%

✓ PASS

Threshold≤ 30%Buffer9.8 percentage points to spare

Breach risk

Comfortable

0%← Pass zone | Fail zone →45%

Caps how much of a company's value comes from interest-bearing loans. Companies that rely heavily on riba (interest-based debt) fail this check even if their business itself is permissible.

SourceAAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 (Financial Papers — Shares and Bonds), §3.4.2

Income Statement Excerpt (trailing 12 months)

Total revenue

$27,447

Of which:

Product & services revenue

$27,447

Interest income④non-permissible

$53

CHECK ④

Non-permissible Income Ratio

under AAOIFI

0.2%

✓ PASS

Threshold≤ 5%Buffer4.8 percentage points to spare

Breach risk

Comfortable

0%← Pass zone | Fail zone →8%

Caps what fraction of company revenue can come from non-permissible sources. If your stock passes but interest income is high, you'd 'purify' your share of that income through charity.

SourceAAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 (Financial Papers — Shares and Bonds), §3.6

Final verdict — under AAOIFI Standard

Halal

Sector check passes: ✓ yes

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