Consumer Cyclical
McDonald's Corporation(MCD)
Live Price
Offline$270.10
-3.05% today
1Y Change
-5.44%
Window
Jun 26, 2025 β Jun 22, 2026
- Market Cap
- $203.75B
- Revenue Growth
- +3.7%
- EPS Growth
- +4.8%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.5%
Coverage: 247 bars Β· Jun 26, 2025 β Jun 22, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
McDonald's Corporation (MCD) is a Consumer Cyclical stock with a market cap of $203.75B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $270.10 and down 5.4% across the available one-year price window (Jun 26, 2025 β Jun 22, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +3.7%, EPS growth of +4.8%, a dividend yield of 2.5%. What stands out right now is revenue +3.7%, EPS +4.8%, free cash flow +7.7% with operating margin 46.1% and ROIC 17.4%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 2.5%. Valuation sits in the middle of the pack at P/E 23.9 and price/sales 7.6. Stock Foundry combines MCD price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Cyclical peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
+3.7% vs +7.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+46.1% vs +8.4% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
23.9 vs 18.1 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 7, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +3.7% and EPS at +4.8%, with operating margin around 46.1%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 2.5%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -0.5% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS Ξ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 7, 2026 | β | -2.8% | -3.1% | -1.4% |
2026 Feb 11, 2026 | +2.3% | +2.7% | +1.2% | +0.2% |
2025 Nov 5, 2025 | -3.3% | -2.4% | +0.4% | +0.9% |
Benchmark Edge
MCD vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
MCD
β
Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
MCD Max Drawdown
-20.81%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
β
Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for MCD and SPY.
Company Overview
McDonald's Corporation
New York Stock Exchange
McDonald's Corporation operates and franchises McDonald's restaurants in the United States and internationally. Its restaurants offer hamburgers and cheeseburgers, chicken sandwiches and nuggets, wraps, fries, salads, oatmeal, shakes, desserts, sundaes, soft serve cones, bakery items, soft drinks, coffee, and beverages and other beverages, as well as breakfast menu, including biscuit and bagel sandwiches, breakfast burritos, hotcakes, and other sandwiches. As of December 31, 2021, the company operated 40,031 restaurants. McDonald's Corporation was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
- Leadership
- Christopher J. Kempczinski
- IPO Date
- Apr 21, 1965
- Employees
- 150.0k
- Street Address
- 110 North Carpenter Street
- Mailing
- Chicago, IL, 60607
- Region
- Chicago, IL, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 630 623 3000
- Last Updated
- May 2, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 23.9
- EV/EBITDA
- 17.6
- Price/Sales
- 7.6
- Price/Book
- β
Growth
- Revenue
- +3.7%
- EPS
- +4.8%
- Free Cash Flow
- +7.7%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 57.4%
- Operating Margin
- 46.1%
- Net Margin
- 31.9%
- ROE
- -336.9%
- ROIC
- 17.4%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- β
- Current Ratio
- 0.95
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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