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Stocks to Compare Sections All Sections Selected Performance Chart Price & Volume MarketRank Analyst Ratings Sales & Book Value Profitability & Earnings Dividends Debt Ownership Miscellaneous Headlines About Compare NYSE:MCD NASDAQ:WEN On This Page Performance ChartPrice & VolumeMarketRank™Analyst RatingsSales & Book ValueProfitability & EarningsDividendsDebtOwnershipMiscellaneousHeadlinesAbout Comparison Ideas Stock Ideas Comparative Price Performance Over Time1 day7 days30 days90 days365 daysCompare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeMCDMcDonald's$274.93-0.6%$278.57$264.53▼$341.75$195.10B0.414.49 million shs2.98 million shsWENWendy's$7.55-0.5%$7.40$6.07▼$12.00$1.44B0.3632.01 million shs7.48 million shsOptions Trading Made Easy - Download NowLearn the basics of options trading and how to use them to boost returns and manage risk with this free report from MarketBeat. Click the link below to get your free copy.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceMCDMcDonald's0.00%-1.98%-3.54%-10.04%-6.27%WENWendy's0.00%-12.10%+11.19%+9.58%-32.77%Compare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeMCDMcDonald's$274.93-0.6%$278.57$264.53▼$341.75$195.10B0.414.49 million shs2.98 million shsWENWendy's$7.55-0.5%$7.40$6.07▼$12.00$1.44B0.3632.01 million shs7.48 million shsOptions Trading Made Easy - Download NowLearn the basics of options trading and how to use them to boost returns and manage risk with this free report from MarketBeat. Click the link below to get your free copy.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceMCDMcDonald's0.00%-1.98%-3.54%-10.04%-6.27%WENWendy's0.00%-12.10%+11.19%+9.58%-32.77%Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceMCDMcDonald's 2.48Hold$334.9621.83% UpsideWENWendy's 1.96Reduce$8.5613.34% UpsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest MCD and WEN Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails7/9/2026MCDMcDonald's Deutsche Bank AktiengesellschaftSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingSet Price Target$325.006/29/2026MCDMcDonald's KeyCorpSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOverweight$330.00 ➝ $315.006/23/2026MCDMcDonald's Weiss RatingsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeHold (C+) ➝ Hold (C)6/23/2026MCDMcDonald's Royal Bank Of CanadaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingSector Perform6/23/2026WENWendy's StephensSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingEqual Weight$8.006/22/2026MCDMcDonald's Sanford C. BernsteinSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingMarket Perform6/12/2026MCDMcDonald's TD CowenSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingHold6/10/2026WENWendy's KeyCorpSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingSector Weight6/10/2026WENWendy's BMO Capital MarketsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingMarket Perform5/29/2026MCDMcDonald's Weiss RatingsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeBuy (B-) ➝ Hold (C+)5/13/2026WENWendy's ArgusSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeHold ➝ Buy$12.00(Data available from 7/12/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookMCDMcDonald's$26.89B7.27$15.38 per share17.88($2.51) per share-109.54WENWendy's$2.19B0.66$1.80 per share4.19$0.62 per share12.18Compare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateMCDMcDonald's$8.56B$12.1322.6719.512.7431.62%-442.10%14.75%8/4/2026 (Estimated)WENWendy's$165.07M$0.789.6811.980.556.77%136.46%3.14%8/14/2026 (Estimated)Latest MCD and WEN EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails8/4/2026Q2 2026MCDMcDonald's$3.34N/AN/AN/A$7.14 billionN/A5/8/2026Q1 2026WENWendy's$0.10$0.12+$0.02$0.12$518.03 million$432.30 million5/7/2026Q1 2026MCDMcDonald's$2.74$2.83+$0.09$2.78$6.47 billion$6.52 billionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthMCDMcDonald's$7.442.71%+7.30%61.34%49 YearsWENWendy's$0.567.42%+18.23%71.79%N/ALatest MCD and WEN DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date5/20/2026MCDMcDonald'squarterly$1.862.69%6/2/20266/2/20266/16/20265/8/2026WENWendy'squarterly$0.147.13%6/1/20266/1/20266/15/2026(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioMCDMcDonald'sN/A1.141.12WENWendy's29.251.831.81Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipMCDMcDonald's70.29%WENWendy's85.96%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipMCDMcDonald's0.26%WENWendy's17.10%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableMCDMcDonald's150,000710.51 million708.66 millionOptionableWENWendy's14,900190.48 million157.91 millionOptionableMCD and WEN HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesMcDonald's and Wendy's use the same type of fish for sandwiches — so why do they taste so different?July 12 at 9:38 AM | msn.comWendy's Vs McDonald's: Which Chain Does Cheeseburgers The Best?July 11 at 11:27 PM | aol.comAWendy's Vs. McDonald's: Buy Wendy's to Ride the ‘Project Fresh' Short-Squeeze Momentum and Avoid McDonald'sJuly 11 at 11:01 AM | 247wallst.comMinions take over Wendy’s Hawaii with a banana frosty and moreJuly 10 at 7:47 PM | msn.comWhy Investors Are Watching These 3 Meme Stocks Now: Wendy's, Krispy Kreme, and Tootsie RollJuly 10 at 9:35 AM | 247wallst.comThe Wendy's Company to Report Second Quarter 2026 Results on August 7July 9 at 4:30 PM | prnewswire.comFree fries at McDonald's, Wendy's and more on National French Fry DayJuly 9 at 1:37 PM | msn.comMake this legendary Wendy's Frosty at home in 20 minutesJuly 9 at 8:06 AM | msn.comJim Cramer: Fast Food Is 'Challenged,' But This Industrial Stock Is 'A Good Spec'July 9 at 7:51 AM | benzinga.comJim Cramer: Fast Food Is 'Challenged,' But This Industrial Stock Is 'A Good Spec'July 9 at 7:35 AM | benzinga.comWendy’s smashes new record in Melbourne as next suburbs revealedJuly 9 at 1:01 AM | news.com.auNCustomers Are Saying These Wendy’s Foods Don’t Taste Like They Used ToJuly 8, 2026 | aol.comAMcDonald’s and Wendy’s Are Giving Away Free Fries This WeekJuly 8, 2026 | yahoo.comThe Death Of Wendy's Salad Bar: Why It Got Rid Of The Customer-Favorite FeatureJuly 8, 2026 | aol.comACramer's lightning round: Sell Wendy'sJuly 8, 2026 | msn.comWendy’s on South Broad Street in Upper Gwynedd appears to have closed permanentlyJuly 7, 2026 | northpennnow.comNCan Wendy's Digital Sales Momentum Offset Weak Traffic?July 7, 2026 | zacks.com2 Short Squeezes for Summer Speculation: What the Bears Are Getting Wrong...July 7, 2026 | marketbeat.comPic: Wendy’s drops first-ever fighter combo meal ahead of UFC 329 (and it’s not Conor McGregor)July 6, 2026 | msn.comUpgrade Any Wendy's Burger With This Ordering Hack Perfect For Meat LoversJuly 6, 2026 | msn.comWhat Happens To Unsold Burger Meat At Wendy's?July 6, 2026 | yahoo.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over Time Top HeadlinesView All HeadlinesMission Control: Floating In SpaceX's Record-Breaking OrbitBy Jeffrey Neal Johnson | June 15, 2026Gravity Check: Houston, SpaceX Has a Valuation ProblemBy Jeffrey Neal Johnson | June 16, 20265 Tech Stocks to Buy on the July PullbackBy Thomas Hughes | June 29, 2026The Oil Trade May Not Be Over: 3 Energy Stocks to WatchBy Thomas Hughes | June 21, 20262 Short Squeezes for Summer Speculation: What the Bears Are Getting WrongBy Thomas Hughes | July 7, 2026MCD and WEN Company DescriptionsMcDonald's NYSE:MCD$274.93 -1.56 (-0.56%) Closing price 07/10/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$274.90 -0.03 (-0.01%) As of 07/10/2026 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.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.Wendy's NASDAQ:WEN$7.55 -0.04 (-0.53%) Closing price 07/10/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.54 -0.01 (-0.20%) As of 07/10/2026 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.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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