Overview

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MCD

McDonald’s Corporationstock Consumer Cyclical

Restaurants

$284.1210.31%Current Market Mood:Neutral

Market Mood

Price Range (1Y)

$283.47$341.75

Current: $284.12

Market Comparison

vs Consumer Cyclical Sector & Restaurants Industry

MCD

-10.31%

1Y Performance

Fundamentals

Updated daily after market close

P/E ratio23.97Forward 21.60

EPS (TTM)$11.858.2% YoY

Profit margin31.9%CONSUMER CYCLICAL

Market cap$201.95BMega cap

Wall Street coverage

$344.55median target· current $269.30 (+27.9%)36 analysts

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Valuation

Forward P/E: 21.60
PEG ratio: 2.57
P/B: 146.07
P/S (TTM): 7.51
EV/EBITDA: 17.56

Profitability & growth

ROE (TTM): 0.0%
Operating margin: 45.1%
Revenue growth YoY: 9.7%
Dividend yield: 2.5%
Beta: 0.44

Last earnings

Feb 11, 2026 · Estimate $3.05 · Reported $3.12

Analyst estimate. Actual results often differ.

Ratios are point-in-time. Historical metrics — no guarantees about what comes next.

News & Sentiment

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About McDonald’s Corporation

Company profile

McDonald's Corporation is an American fast food company, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States. They rechristened their business as a hamburger stand, and later turned the company into a franchise, with the Golden Arches logo being introduced in 1953 at a location in Phoenix, Arizona.

Classification

Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Restaurants
Exchange: NYSE
Country: USA
Currency: USD

Company profile

HQ: 110 NORTH CARPENTER STREET, CHICAGO, IL
Fiscal year end: December
Latest quarter: Dec 31, 2025

Market cap$201.95B

Shares outstanding$710.8M

52W high$339.85

52W low$278.64

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Overview

MCD

Market Comparison

Fundamentals

Wall Street coverage

Valuation

Profitability & growth

News & Sentiment

Are Free Refills at McDonald’s About to Disappear? Here’s What’s Going On.

'Inflation On Rewards?' — McDonald's Customers Complain Their Points Just Became Less Valuable

Countdown to McDonald's (MCD) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Estimates Beyond Revenue and EPS

Brinker International (EAT) Valuation After Earnings Beat And Higher Outlook On Chili’s Growth

McDonald’s is quietly ditching a popular in-store feature nationwide

Is McDonald’s Corporation (MCD) A Good Stock To Buy Now?

PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co Sells 38,875 Shares of Merck & Co., Inc. $MRK

Pittenger & Anderson Inc. Purchases 3,866 Shares of McDonald's Corporation $MCD

Is Yum Brands (YUM) Offering Value After Recent Share Price Moves And DCF Estimate Gap

McDonald’s Corporation Stock Slides Before Q1 Earnings as Value Menu Faces Wall Street Test

Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Stock Faces May 5 Earnings Test as AI Network Bet Meets Loss Forecast

McDonald's Corporation Shs -CAD hedged- Canadian Depositary Receipt Repr Shs Reg S Trade Ideas — TSX:MCDS

Strs Ohio Decreases Stock Holdings in McDonald's Corporation $MCD

Texas Roadhouse, Inc. $TXRH Stock Holdings Cut by Vanguard Group Inc.

McDonald's Corporation $MCD Holdings Decreased by Jennison Associates LLC

Composition Wealth LLC Sells 25,040 Shares of McDonald's Corporation $MCD

Rep. Jared Moskowitz Sells Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) Shares

Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) Shares Unloaded Rep. Jared Moskowitz

Rep. Jared Moskowitz Buys Monster Beverage Corporation (NASDAQ:MNST) Stock

Rep. Jared Moskowitz Purchases Shares of General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD)

About McDonald’s Corporation

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Company profile

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Overview

MCD

Market Comparison

Fundamentals

Wall Street coverage

Valuation

Profitability & growth

News & Sentiment

Are Free Refills at McDonald’s About to Disappear? Here’s What’s Going On.

'Inflation On Rewards?' — McDonald's Customers Complain Their Points Just Became Less Valuable

Countdown to McDonald's (MCD) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Estimates Beyond Revenue and EPS

Brinker International (EAT) Valuation After Earnings Beat And Higher Outlook On Chili’s Growth

McDonald’s is quietly ditching a popular in-store feature nationwide

Is McDonald’s Corporation (MCD) A Good Stock To Buy Now?

PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co Sells 38,875 Shares of Merck & Co., Inc. $MRK

Pittenger & Anderson Inc. Purchases 3,866 Shares of McDonald's Corporation $MCD

Is Yum Brands (YUM) Offering Value After Recent Share Price Moves And DCF Estimate Gap

McDonald’s Corporation Stock Slides Before Q1 Earnings as Value Menu Faces Wall Street Test

Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Stock Faces May 5 Earnings Test as AI Network Bet Meets Loss Forecast

McDonald's Corporation Shs -CAD hedged- Canadian Depositary Receipt Repr Shs Reg S Trade Ideas — TSX:MCDS

Strs Ohio Decreases Stock Holdings in McDonald's Corporation $MCD

Texas Roadhouse, Inc. $TXRH Stock Holdings Cut by Vanguard Group Inc.

McDonald's Corporation $MCD Holdings Decreased by Jennison Associates LLC

Composition Wealth LLC Sells 25,040 Shares of McDonald's Corporation $MCD

Rep. Jared Moskowitz Sells Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) Shares

Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) Shares Unloaded Rep. Jared Moskowitz

Rep. Jared Moskowitz Buys Monster Beverage Corporation (NASDAQ:MNST) Stock

Rep. Jared Moskowitz Purchases Shares of General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD)

About McDonald’s Corporation

Classification

Company profile

MCD

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