McDonald's Corporation MCD
Set alert
At close · Oct 30
After hours · Oct 30, 7:58 PM ET
- YTD
- -15.54%
- 1 year
- -14.65%
- Open
- 260.38
- Prev close
- 257.38
- Mkt cap
- 182.66B
- Vol
- 6.53M
- Avg vol
- 5.28M
- EPS
- 12.31
- P/E
- 20.97
- Div yield
- 3.00%
More statistics
- Low
- 257.11
- High
- 262.88
- Forward P/E
- 18.79
- Beta
- 0.45
- Short ratio
- 2.05
- Inst. own
- 76.53%
- Dividend
- 7.72
- Ex-div date
- Nov 30, 2026
- Earnings
- Nov 4, 2026
- 50-d avg
- 248.50
- 200-d avg
- 283.43
- 1y target
- 291.69
5Y chart
Events in this range
- Nov 30, 2021Dividend: 1.38
- Feb 28, 2022Dividend: 1.38
- Jun 3, 2022Dividend: 1.38
- Aug 31, 2022Dividend: 1.38
- Sep 1, 2022Dividend: 1.38
- Nov 30, 2022Dividend: 1.52
- Dec 15, 2022Dividend: 1.52
- Feb 28, 2023Dividend: 1.52
- Jun 2, 2023Dividend: 1.52
- Aug 31, 2023Dividend: 1.52
- Nov 30, 2023Dividend: 1.67
- Dec 1, 2023Dividend: 1.67
- Feb 29, 2024Dividend: 1.67
- Mar 1, 2024Dividend: 1.67
- Jun 3, 2024Dividend: 1.67
- Sep 3, 2024Dividend: 1.67
- Dec 2, 2024Dividend: 1.77
- Mar 3, 2025Dividend: 1.77
- Jun 2, 2025Dividend: 1.77
- Aug 6, 2025Earnings: 3.19; estimate 3.14; surprise 1.59%
- Sep 2, 2025Dividend: 1.77
- Nov 5, 2025Earnings: 3.22; estimate 3.33; surprise -3.3%
- Dec 1, 2025Dividend: 1.86
- Feb 11, 2026Earnings: 3.12; estimate 3.05; surprise 2.3%
- Mar 3, 2026Dividend: 1.86
- May 7, 2026Earnings: 2.83; estimate 2.74; surprise 3.28%
- Jun 2, 2026Dividend: 1.86
- Aug 4, 2026Earnings: 3.38; estimate 3.32; surprise 1.81%
- Sep 1, 2026Dividend: 1.86
- Oct 5, 2026Rating: Wells Fargo · Overweight → Overweight
- Oct 6, 2026Rating: Keybanc · Overweight → Overweight
- Oct 8, 2026Rating: Bernstein · Market Perform → Market Perform
- Oct 20, 2026Rating: Citigroup · Buy → Buy
- Oct 26, 2026Rating: BTIG · Buy → Buy
- Oct 30, 2026Rating: Mizuho · Neutral → Neutral
- Nov 4, 2026Earnings: —; estimate 3.38; surprise —%
Signals (101)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 26, 2026 | 5 days ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 26, 2026 | 5 days ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Sep 14, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 24, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 17, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 6, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 29, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 23, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 16, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 16, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Feb 23, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 26, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 26, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 5, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 5, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 29, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 29, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Nov 17, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 10, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 10, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 27, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 20, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 8, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 8, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 18, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 9, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 2, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jun 2, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 7, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 31, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 17, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 3, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 27, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 6, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Nov 18, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 21, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Oct 14, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 12, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 5, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 29, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 29, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 29, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 1, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 18, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 11, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 11, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 26, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 19, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 5, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 20, 2023 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Nov 20, 2023 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 30, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Oct 2, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 28, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 21, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 14, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 31, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 10, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 3, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 3, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 26, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 26, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 19, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jun 19, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 12, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 22, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 27, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 13, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 13, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 6, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 6, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 27, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 20, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 13, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 30, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 30, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 23, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 23, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 16, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 12, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 24, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 17, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 17, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 19, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 19, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 12, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 5, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 22, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 27, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 20, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 6, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 30, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 23, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 9, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 28, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 10, 2022 | 4 years ago |
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 182.70B
- Enterprise value
- 235.91B
- Trailing P/E
- 20.97
- Forward P/E
- 18.79
- PEG ratio
- 2.72
- Price / sales
- 6.60
- Price / book
- 0.00
- EPS (TTM)
- 12.31
- Beta
- 0.45
- Dividend yield
- 3.00%
- Payout ratio
- 59.71%
- Profit margin
- 31.72%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 27.70B
- Revenue growth
- 3.70%
- Free cash flow
- 6.26B
- Total cash
- 822.00M
- Total debt
- 54.60B
- Return on equity
- 0.00%
- Shares outstanding
- 707.64M
- Short % of float
- 2.12%
- 50-day average
- 248.50
- 200-day average
- 283.43
Analyst view
Consensus: buy
- Target (low)
- 230.00
- Target (mean)
- 291.69
- Target (high)
- 390.00
- Strong buy4
- Buy15
- Hold14
- Sell1
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Nov 4, 2026
Expected Nov 4, 2026. Consensus EPS estimate 3.38.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 3.38 | — | — | — |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 3.32 | 3.38 | +0.06 | +1.81% |
| May 7, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 2.74 | 2.83 | +0.09 | +3.28% |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | 3.05 | 3.12 | +0.07 | +2.30% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 3.33 | 3.22 | -0.11 | -3.30% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | 3.14 | 3.19 | +0.05 | +1.59% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | Mizuho | main | Neutral | Neutral |
| Oct 26, 2026 | BTIG | reit | Buy | Buy |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Citigroup | main | Buy | Buy |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Bernstein | main | Market Perform | Market Perform |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Keybanc | main | Overweight | Overweight |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Wells Fargo | main | Overweight | Overweight |
About McDonald's Corporation
McDonald's Corporation owns, operates, and franchises restaurants under the McDonald's brand in the United States and internationally. It offers food and beverages, including hamburgers and cheeseburgers, various chicken sandwiches, fries, shakes, frozen desserts, sundaes, soft serve cones, cookies, pies, soft drinks, coffee, and other beverages; and full or limited breakfast, as well as sells various other products during limited-time promotions. The company owns and operates franchised restaurants under various structures, including conventional franchise, developmental license, or affiliate. McDonald's Corporation was founded in 1940 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Country
- United States
- Website
- mcdonalds.com
News
- McDonald's dealt legal setback as judge allows lawsuit over McRib's ‘lack of rib meat' to proceed
- Unveiling McDonald's (MCD) Q3 Outlook: Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics
- Mizuho Maintains Neutral on McDonald's, Lowers Price Target to $260
- McDonald's (MCD) Rises As Market Takes a Dip: Key Facts
- Chipotle Jumps 9% as Same-Store Sales Top Estimates; McDonald's Climbs 2%, Starbucks Edges Higher
- 10 Consumer Discretionary Stocks With Whale Alerts In Today’s Session
- $300,000 in Home Depot, IBM and McDonald's Could Pay Over $8,500 a Year
- McDonald's or Starbucks? The fast-food chain's new 2026 holiday menu includes seasonal drinks, meal deals
- Mapping the Market: Beaten-down McDonald's stock may be ripe for a rally
- Best Dividend Aristocrats For November 2026
Your note
Sign in to keep a note on MCD — it syncs with the Stock Master app.
Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BORDEN IAN FREDERICK | Chief Financial Officer | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Feb 12, 2026 | 30,364 |
| BOYD TIFFANIE L | Officer | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Feb 12, 2026 | 8,934 |
| ERLINGER JOSEPH M | Officer | Sale | Jun 9, 2026 | 7,733 |
| FLATLEY EDITH MORGAN | Officer | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Feb 12, 2026 | 7,395 |
| GROSS MARION K | Officer | Sale | Feb 20, 2025 | 15,871 |
| KEMPCZINSKI CHRISTOPHER J | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | Feb 12, 2026 | 66,287 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 7.83% | 55,436,039 | 14.31B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.56% | 46,396,692 | 11.98B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | 5.10% | 36,080,505 | 9.32B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 4.51% | 31,923,726 | 8.24B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 2.65% | 18,781,589 | 4.85B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.56% | 18,114,553 | 4.68B | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 3.19% | 22,554,964 | 5.82B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 2.60% | 18,410,294 | 4.75B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.33% | 9,428,994 | 2.43B | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Fidelity Concord Street Trust-Fidelity 500 Index Fund | 1.30% | 9,223,007 | 2.38B | Aug 30, 2026 |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST-State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 1.24% | 8,748,963 | 2.26B | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Growth Index Fund | 1.08% | 7,623,203 | 1.97B | Jun 29, 2026 |