McDonald's (MCD) 10-Q 2003 Q2 Quarterly report

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Exhibit 12

McDONALD'S CORPORATION
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
Dollars In Millions

	Six months ended June 30,					Years ended December 31,
	2003			2002		2002			2001			2000		1999		1998
Earnings available for fixed charges
-Income before provision for income taxes and     cumulative effect of accounting changes	$	1,255.8		$	1,268.4	$	1,662.1	(1)	$	2,329.7	(2)	$	2,882.3	$	2,884.1	$	2,307.4	(3)
-Minority interest expense (income) in     operating results of majority-owned     subsidiaries, including fixed charges     related to redeemable preferred stock,     less equity in undistributed operating     results of less than 50%-owned affiliates		3.1			1.2		6.6			(15.4)			16.2		21.9		23.7
-Income tax provision (benefit) of 50%-owned     affiliates included in consolidated income     before provision for income taxes		(3.5	)		5.4		(9.5)			51.0			93.7		72.8		99.9
-Portion of rent charges (after reduction     for rental income from subleased     properties) considered to be representative     of interest factors*		141.6			127.6		266.7			252.5			207.0		178.5		161.3
-Interest expense, amortization of debt     discount and issuance costs, and     depreciation of capitalized interest*		223.2			209.6		419.7			510.3			470.3		440.1		461.9
	$	1,620.2		$	1,612.2	$	2,345.6		$	3,128.1		$	3,669.5	$	3,597.4	$	3,054.2
Fixed charges
-Portion of rent charges (after reduction     for rental income from subleased     properties) considered to be representative     of interest factors*	$	141.6		$	127.6	$	266.7		$	252.5		$	207.0	$	178.5	$	161.3
-Interest expense, amortization of debt     discount and issuance costs, and fixed     charges related to redeemable preferred     stock*		214.0			200.7		401.7			492.9			457.9		431.3		453.4
-Capitalized interest*		4.7			6.7		14.4			15.4			16.5		14.7		18.3
	$	360.3		$	335.0	$	682.8		$	760.8		$	681.4	$	624.5	$	633.0
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		4.50			4.81		3.44			4.11			5.39		5.76		4.82

*

Includes amounts of the Registrant and its majority-owned subsidiaries, and one-half of the amounts of 50%-owned affiliates.

(1)

Includes pretax operating charges of $853.2 million primarily related to restructuring markets and eliminating positions, restaurant closings/asset impairment and the write-off of technology costs.

(2)

Includes a net pretax expense of $252.9 million consisting of charges primarily related to the U.S. business reorganization and other global change initiatives and restaurant closings/asset impairment, partly offset by a gain on the initial public offering of McDonald's Japan.

(3)

Includes pretax operating charges of $321.6 million consisting of $161.6 million of Made For You costs and the $160.0 million charge related to the home office productivity initiative.

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Exhibit 12