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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
$248.49
-1.6%		$249.43
$229.20
▼
$341.75
$175.82B0.445.85 million shs4.16 million shs
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLY
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund
$113.10
-1.7%		$113.37
$105.19
▼
$125.01
$21.54B1.248.69 million shs6.42 million shs
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
$149.75
-3.0%		$145.83
$134.26
▼
$170.14
$40.85B0.552.30 million shs2.56 million shs
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Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
-1.59%+2.26%+4.36%-6.04%-19.84%
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLY
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund
-1.66%+0.57%+2.21%+3.37%-4.68%
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
-3.02%-0.53%+6.19%+0.62%+1.63%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
$248.49
-1.6%		$249.43
$229.20
▼
$341.75
$175.82B0.445.85 million shs4.16 million shs
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLY
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund
$113.10
-1.7%		$113.37
$105.19
▼
$125.01
$21.54B1.248.69 million shs6.42 million shs
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
$149.75
-3.0%		$145.83
$134.26
▼
$170.14
$40.85B0.552.30 million shs2.56 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
-1.59%+2.26%+4.36%-6.04%-19.84%
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLY
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund
-1.66%+0.57%+2.21%+3.37%-4.68%
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
-3.02%-0.53%+6.19%+0.62%+1.63%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
2.62
Moderate Buy$295.6418.97% Upside
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLY
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund
2.69
Moderate Buy$113.10N/A
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
2.62
Moderate Buy$171.3314.41% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest MCD, YUM, and XLY Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
10/21/2026
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft logo
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
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Reiterated RatingHold$167.00
10/21/2026
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
Citigroup Inc. logo
Citigroup
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Lower Price TargetNeutral$176.00 ➝ $163.00
10/20/2026
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
Citigroup Inc. logo
Citigroup
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Lower Price TargetBuy$305.00 ➝ $295.00
10/19/2026
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
UBS Group AG logo
UBS Group
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Reiterated RatingBuy
10/8/2026
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
Sanford C. Bernstein logo
Sanford C. Bernstein
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Lower Price TargetMarket Perform$295.00 ➝ $250.00
10/7/2026
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
TD Cowen logo
TD Cowen
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Lower Price TargetBuy$180.00 ➝ $177.00
10/6/2026
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
KeyCorp logo
KeyCorp
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Lower Price TargetOverweight$305.00 ➝ $280.00
10/6/2026
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
Guggenheim logo
Guggenheim
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Lower Price TargetBuy$180.00 ➝ $155.00
10/5/2026
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
Guggenheim logo
Guggenheim
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Lower Price TargetNeutral$290.00 ➝ $250.00
10/5/2026
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
Wells Fargo & Company logo
Wells Fargo & Company
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Lower Price TargetOverweight$300.00 ➝ $270.00
10/2/2026
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
Weiss Ratings logo
Weiss Ratings
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DowngradeHold (C) ➝ Hold (C-)
(Data available from 10/24/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
$26.89B6.54$15.37 per share16.17($2.51) per share-99.00
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLY
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
$8.21B4.98$6.87 per share21.81($26.38) per share-5.68
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
$8.56B$12.3119.8018.182.7931.72%-572.06%14.92%11/4/2026 (Estimated)
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLY
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund
N/AN/A27.10N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
$1.56B$7.9523.2821.092.4025.42%-24.57%22.24%11/3/2026 (Estimated)

Latest MCD, YUM, and XLY Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
11/4/2026Q3 2026
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
$3.38N/AN/AN/A$7.29 billionN/A
11/3/2026Q3 2026
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
$1.51N/AN/AN/A$2.06 billionN/A
8/4/2026Q2 2026
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
$3.32$3.38+$0.06$3.32$7.13 billion$7.10 billion
7/30/2026Q2 2026
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
$1.58$1.62+$0.04$3.08$2.18 billion$2.17 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
$7.442.99%+7.30%60.44%50 Years
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLY
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund
$0.930.82%N/AN/AN/A
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
$3.002.00%+8.60%37.74%8 Years

Latest MCD, YUM, and XLY Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
9/17/2026
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
quarterly$1.933.11%12/1/202612/1/202612/15/2026
8/27/2026
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
quarterly$0.752.07%9/9/20269/9/20269/18/2026
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
N/A
1.08
1.07
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLY
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund
N/AN/AN/A
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
N/A
0.59
0.59

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
70.29%
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLY
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund
69.93%
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
82.37%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
0.26%
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLY
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund
N/A
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
0.14%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
150,000707.64 million705.80 millionOptionable
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund stock logo
XLY
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund
147,000190.41 millionN/ANot Optionable
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
49,000272.90 million272.52 millionOptionable

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Yum! Brands Inc. stock underperforms Friday when compared to competitors
October 23 at 7:33 PM  |  marketwatch.comhttps://www.marketwatch.com/data-news/yum-brands-inc-stock-underperforms-friday-when-compared-to-competitors-76eb5e65-922008165af2
Yum! Brands' Growth Set to Accelerate as Taco Bell Recovers, UBS Says
October 23 at 7:33 PM  |  finance.yahoo.comhttps://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/yum-brands-apos-growth-set-192531226.html
Yum Brands Third-Quarter Earnings Likely Weighed Down by Cyclospora Outbreak, UBS Says
October 23 at 7:33 PM  |  finance.yahoo.comhttps://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/yum-brands-third-quarter-earnings-201328493.html
Yum! Brands Slides as Sector Weakness Appears to Outweigh Recent Positive Brand News
October 23 at 1:51 PM  |  quiverquant.comQ
Citigroup Has Lowered Expectations for Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) Stock Price
October 23 at 1:43 AM  |  americanbankingnews.comhttps://www.americanbankingnews.com/?p=31148085
PepsiCo Renews Taco Bell Beverage Deal Through 2036 After Losing KFC to Coca-Cola
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Wells Fargo Remains a Buy on Yum! Brands (YUM)
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How Investors May Respond To Yum! Brands (YUM) KFC Soda Switch
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McDonald’s vs. Yum! Brands: Which Fast Food Dividend Has More Room to Grow?
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McDonald's vs. Yum! Brands: Which Fast Food Dividend Has More Room to Grow?
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Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) Stock Gets Price Target Trim from Citigroup
October 21 at 2:53 PM  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/analyst-yum-brands-nyse-yum-stock-gets-price-target-trim-from-citigroup-2026-10-21/
Chipotle Falls 5% as TD Cowen Downgrades, Cuts Target to $32; McDonald’s and Yum! Brands Slip
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Chipotle Falls 5% as TD Cowen Downgrades, Cuts Target to $32; McDonald's and Yum! Brands Slip
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Yum! Brands Inc. stock underperforms Tuesday when compared to competitors despite daily gains
October 20, 2026  |  marketwatch.comhttps://www.marketwatch.com/data-news/yum-brands-inc-stock-underperforms-tuesday-when-compared-to-competitors-despite-daily-gains-efe20fdf-bd96a496b1a6
Yum! Brands Announces Q3 2026 Earnings and Conference Call Details
October 20, 2026  |  finance.yahoo.comhttps://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/yum-brands-announces-q3-2026-221300750.html
Yum! Brands Announces Q3 2026 Earnings and Conference Call Details
October 20, 2026  |  businesswire.comhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261020882653/en/yum%21-brands-announces-q3-2026-earnings-and-conference-call-details/
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McDonald's NYSE:MCD

$248.49 -4.14 (-1.64%)
Closing price 10/23/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$248.32 -0.17 (-0.07%)
As of 10/23/2026 07:59 PM Eastern
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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.

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Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSEARCA:XLY

$113.10 -1.91 (-1.66%)
Closing price 10/23/2026 04:10 PM Eastern
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$113.18 +0.08 (+0.07%)
As of 10/23/2026 07:42 PM Eastern
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Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector Index (the Index). The Index includes companies from the following industries, media; retail (specialty, multiline, Internet and catalog); hotels, restaurants and leisure; textiles, apparel and luxury goods; household durables; automobiles; auto components; distributors; leisure equipment and products; and diversified consumer services. The Fund's investment advisor is SSgA Funds Management, Inc.

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Yum! Brands NYSE:YUM

$149.75 -4.70 (-3.04%)
Closing price 10/23/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$149.71 -0.05 (-0.03%)
As of 10/23/2026 07:30 PM Eastern
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Yum! Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, operates, and franchises quick service restaurants worldwide. The company operates through the KFC Division, the Taco Bell Division, the Pizza Hut Division, and the Habit Burger Grill Division segments. It also operates restaurants under the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger Grill brands, which specialize in chicken, pizza, made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches, Mexican-style food categories, and other food products. The company was formerly known as TRICON Global Restaurants, Inc. and changed its name to Yum! Brands, Inc. in May 2002. Yum! Brands, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

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