Compare Stocks: CMG, MCD, PZZA, and WEN

Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill	$37.24 -0.3%	$34.21	$28.03 ▼ $42.81	$47.25B	0.94	19.53 million shs	9.59 million shs
MCD McDonald's	$259.94 -2.6%	$270.95	$259.85 ▼ $341.75	$188.89B	0.41	4.44 million shs	5.95 million shs
PZZA Papa John's International	$23.23 -1.6%	$30.30	$22.77 ▼ $55.74	$777.28M	1.13	1.80 million shs	1.11 million shs
WEN Wendy's	$7.82 -13.5%	$7.87	$6.07 ▼ $10.62	$1.72B	0.37	9.75 million shs	23.34 million shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill	-0.13%	+5.53%	+11.02%	+16.73%	-12.71%
MCD McDonald's	-2.60%	-3.56%	-4.72%	-6.97%	-16.56%
PZZA Papa John's International	-1.61%	-0.39%	-25.06%	-32.10%	-52.16%
WEN Wendy's	-13.50%	-11.24%	+1.96%	+1.56%	-25.24%

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill	$37.24 -0.3%	$34.21	$28.03 ▼ $42.81	$47.25B	0.94	19.53 million shs	9.59 million shs
MCD McDonald's	$259.94 -2.6%	$270.95	$259.85 ▼ $341.75	$188.89B	0.41	4.44 million shs	5.95 million shs
PZZA Papa John's International	$23.23 -1.6%	$30.30	$22.77 ▼ $55.74	$777.28M	1.13	1.80 million shs	1.11 million shs
WEN Wendy's	$7.82 -13.5%	$7.87	$6.07 ▼ $10.62	$1.72B	0.37	9.75 million shs	23.34 million shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill	-0.13%	+5.53%	+11.02%	+16.73%	-12.71%
MCD McDonald's	-2.60%	-3.56%	-4.72%	-6.97%	-16.56%
PZZA Papa John's International	-1.61%	-0.39%	-25.06%	-32.10%	-52.16%
WEN Wendy's	-13.50%	-11.24%	+1.96%	+1.56%	-25.24%

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill	2.70	Moderate Buy	$43.84	17.71% Upside
MCD McDonald's	2.63	Moderate Buy	$322.96	24.24% Upside
PZZA Papa John's International	1.67	Reduce	$32.00	37.75% Upside
WEN Wendy's	1.81	Reduce	$7.76	-0.73% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest CMG, MCD, PZZA, and WEN Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
8/26/2026	MCD McDonald's	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Buy	$320.00 ➝ $310.00
8/24/2026	CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Neutral	$44.00 ➝ $40.00
8/24/2026	MCD McDonald's	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold
8/21/2026	PZZA Papa John's International	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Sell (D) ➝ Sell (D+)
8/11/2026	WEN Wendy's	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Sector Weight
8/10/2026	WEN Wendy's	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$8.00
8/10/2026	WEN Wendy's	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Market Perform
8/10/2026	WEN Wendy's	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Price Target		$5.50
8/10/2026	WEN Wendy's	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$7.25 ➝ $8.00
8/7/2026	CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Sell (D+) ➝ Hold (C-)
8/7/2026	PZZA Papa John's International	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Sell (D+) ➝ Sell (D)

(Data available from 8/28/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Compare Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill	$11.93B	3.95	$1.48 per share	25.20	$1.74 per share	21.40
MCD McDonald's	$26.89B	6.84	$14.96 per share	17.38	($1.45) per share	-179.27
PZZA Papa John's International	$2.05B	0.37	$4.19 per share	5.55	($13.43) per share	-1.73
WEN Wendy's	$2.18B	0.68	$1.56 per share	5.02	$0.63 per share	12.41

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill	$1.54B	$1.09	34.17	27.38	2.38	11.43%	54.65%	16.21%	11/4/2026 (Estimated)
MCD McDonald's	$8.56B	$12.31	21.12	18.71	2.99	31.72%	-572.06%	14.92%	11/4/2026 (Estimated)
PZZA Papa John's International	$30.53M	$0.79	29.41	18.29	2.46	1.34%	-10.98%	5.68%	11/5/2026 (Estimated)
WEN Wendy's	$165.07M	$0.66	11.85	15.33	0.75	5.72%	115.31%	2.70%	11/6/2026 (Estimated)

Latest CMG, MCD, PZZA, and WEN Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue
8/7/2026	Q2 2026	WEN Wendy's	$0.1629	$0.18	+$0.0171	$0.17	$557.14 million	$570.57 million
8/6/2026	Q2 2026	PZZA Papa John's International	$0.4464	$0.46	+$0.0136	$0.24	$481.25 million	$482.40 million
8/4/2026	Q2 2026	MCD McDonald's	$3.32	$3.38	+$0.06	$3.32	$7.13 billion	$7.10 billion
7/29/2026	Q2 2026	CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill	$0.3187	$0.33	+$0.0113	$0.32	$3.33 billion	$3.35 billion

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	5-Year Annualized Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MCD McDonald's	$7.44	2.86%	+7.30%	60.44%	49 Years
PZZA Papa John's International	$1.84	7.92%	+15.38%	232.91%	4 Years
WEN Wendy's	$0.28	3.58%	+18.23%	42.42%	N/A

Latest CMG, MCD, PZZA, and WEN Dividends

Announcement	Company	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
7/23/2026	MCD McDonald's	quarterly	$1.86	2.83%	9/1/2026	9/1/2026	9/16/2026
8/7/2026	WEN Wendy's	quarterly	$0.07	3.64%	9/1/2026	9/1/2026	9/15/2026

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill	N/A	0.72	0.68
MCD McDonald's	N/A	1.08	1.07
PZZA Papa John's International	N/A	0.83	0.71
WEN Wendy's	27.95	1.90	1.88

Compare Ownership

Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill	91.30%
MCD McDonald's	70.29%
PZZA Papa John's International	N/A
WEN Wendy's	85.96%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill	0.45%
MCD McDonald's	0.26%
PZZA Papa John's International	1.80%
WEN Wendy's	17.10%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill	131,534	1.27 billion	1.26 billion	Optionable
MCD McDonald's	150,000	707.64 million	705.80 million	Optionable
PZZA Papa John's International	9,400	32.92 million	32.33 million	Optionable
WEN Wendy's	14,900	190.67 million	158.07 million	Optionable

CMG, MCD, PZZA, and WEN Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

BlackRock Inc. Has $218.15 Million Holdings in The Wendy's Company $WEN

1 hour ago | marketbeat.com

Why Wendy's Stock Dropped Today

August 27 at 9:30 PM | fool.com

Why Wendy's Stock Dropped Today

August 27 at 9:05 PM | fool.com

Trian has no plans to make bid for Wendy’s

August 27 at 7:50 PM | thestar.com.myT

Wendy’s Is Losing Ground. Its CEO’s Turnaround Plan Borrows From Burger King and McDonald’s

August 27 at 7:50 PM | inc.com

The New Wendy’s CEO Did Something Rare. He Admitted the Company’s Mistakes

August 27 at 2:44 PM | msn.com

Wendy's Shares Tumble on Report Trian No Longer Preparing Take-Private Bid

August 27 at 2:25 PM | investopedia.com

Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) Shares Gap Down - Time to Sell?

August 27 at 11:39 AM | marketbeat.com

Wendy’s Sinks 13% as Trian Shelves Its Take-Private Bid, McDonald’s Slips

August 27 at 10:31 AM | 247wallst.com

Wendy's Sinks 13% as Trian Shelves Its Take-Private Bid, McDonald's Slips

August 27 at 10:27 AM | 247wallst.com

Wendy’s (WEN) Stock Plummets 14% as Trian Fund Abandons Buyout Pursuit

August 27 at 5:11 AM | blockonomi.com

Bank of Nova Scotia Purchases New Stake in The Wendy's Company $WEN

August 27 at 3:52 AM | marketbeat.com

Hermitage commissioners discussing new Meijer, Wendy’s

August 27 at 3:15 AM | msn.com

Exclusive-Trian has no plans to make bid for Wendy's right now, sources say

August 27 at 3:15 AM | msn.com

Wendy’s stock sinks after Trian reportedly backs away from bid

August 27 at 3:15 AM | msn.com

Nelson Peltz's Trian has no plans to make bid for Wendy's right now, sources say

August 26 at 7:01 PM | nypost.comN

Trian has no plans to make bid for Wendy's right now, sources say

August 26 at 5:22 PM | reuters.com

Wendy's CEO admits cost cuts came at expense of food quality, WSJ reports

August 26 at 5:10 PM | msn.com

Woman Sues Wendy’s After Alleging She Was Hospitalized from Bacterial Illness After Eating Double Cheeseburger Meal

August 26 at 12:10 PM | msn.com

This Single Wendy's Meal Has Landed The Chain In An Over-$50k Lawsuit

August 26 at 12:10 PM | yahoo.com

The plaintiff says she developed a Campylobacter infection after eating a sealed delivery order from a Chicago Wendy’s.

August 26 at 12:10 PM | inc.com

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CMG, MCD, PZZA, and WEN Company Descriptions

Chipotle Mexican Grill NYSE:CMG

$37.24 -0.10 (-0.26%)

Closing price 08/27/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$37.23 -0.01 (-0.03%)

As of 05:11 AM Eastern

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants. It sells food and beverages through offering burritos, burrito bowls, quesadillas, tacos, and salads. The company also provides delivery and related services its app and website. It has operations in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.

McDonald's NYSE:MCD

$259.94 -6.99 (-2.62%)

Closing price 08/27/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$262.08 +2.14 (+0.82%)

As of 05:11 AM Eastern

McDonald's Corp. engages in the operation and franchising of restaurants. It operates through the following segments: U.S., International Operated Markets, and International Developmental Licensed Markets and Corporate. The U.S. segment focuses its operations on the United States. The International Operated Markets segment consists of operations and the franchising of restaurants in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the U.K. The International Developmental Licensed Markets and Corporate segment consists of developmental licensee and affiliate markets in the McDonald’s system. The firm's products include Big Mac, Quarter Pounder with Cheese, Filet-O-Fish, several chicken sandwiches, Chicken McNuggets, wraps, McDonald's Fries, salads, oatmeal, shakes, McFlurry desserts, sundaes, soft serve cones, pies, soft drinks, coffee, McCafe beverages, and other beverages. The company was founded by Raymond Albert Kroc on April 15, 1955, and is headquartered in Oak Brook, IL.

Papa John's International NASDAQ:PZZA

$23.23 -0.38 (-1.61%)

Closing price 08/27/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$23.20 -0.03 (-0.14%)

As of 04:33 AM Eastern

Papa John's International, Inc. engages in the operation and franchise of pizza delivery and carryout restaurants. It operates through the following segments: Domestic Company-owned Restaurants, North America Franchising, North America Commissaries, International Operations, and All Others. The Domestic Company-Owned Restaurants segment consists of retail sales of pizza and side items, breadsticks, cheese sticks, chicken poppers and wings, dessert items, and canned and bottled beverages. The North America Franchising segment involves the offering of sales and support activities, development rights, and collection of royalties from franchisees located in the United States and Canada. The North America Commissaries segment includes the eleven full-service regional dough production and distribution and quality control centers. The International Operations segment represents all restaurant operations outside of the United States and Canada. The All Others segment focuses on franchise contributions to marketing funds and sale, company-owned and franchised restaurants, information systems and related services used in restaurant operations, point-of-sale system, online and other technology-based ordering platforms, printing, and promotional items. The company was founded by John H. Schnatter in 1984 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.

Wendy's NASDAQ:WEN

$7.82 -1.22 (-13.50%)

Closing price 08/27/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$7.84 +0.02 (+0.26%)

As of 04:56 AM Eastern

The Wendy’s Co. engages in operating, developing, and franchising a system of quick-service restaurants. It operates through the following segments: Wendy’s U.S., Wendy’s International, and Global Real Estate and Development. The Wendy’s U.S. segment includes the operation and franchising of Wendy’s restaurants in the U.S. The Wendy’s International segment is involved in the operation and franchising of Wendy’s restaurants in countries and territories other than the U.S. The Global Real Estate and Development segment focuses on real estate activity for owned sites and sites leased from third parties. The company was founded by R. David Thomas on November 15, 1969 and is headquartered in Dublin, OH.

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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

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Latest CMG, MCD, PZZA, and WEN Analyst Ratings

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Latest CMG, MCD, PZZA, and WEN Earnings

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Latest CMG, MCD, PZZA, and WEN Dividends

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CMG, MCD, PZZA, and WEN Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

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CMG, MCD, PZZA, and WEN Company Descriptions

Chipotle Mexican Grill NYSE:CMG

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