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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:LWNYSE:MCDNYSEARCA:XLP 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 VolumeLWLamb Weston$53.21+0.4%$53.11$47.90▼$84.45$7.48B0.492.65 million shs1.12 million shsMCDMcDonald's$285.79+0.1%$308.63$243.53▼$326.32$204.18B0.563.53 million shs5.33 million shsXLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund$80.17-0.1%$81.42$75.61▼$84.53$16.03B0.5811.64 million shs13.77 million shs20 High-Yield Dividend Stocks that Could Ruin Your RetirementAlmost everyone loves strong dividend-paying stocks, but high yields can signal danger. Discover 20 high-yield dividend stocks paying an unsustainably large percentage of their earnings. Enter your email to get this report and avoid a high-yield dividend trap.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceLWLamb Weston+0.26%+0.02%+0.05%-1.38%-36.71%MCDMcDonald's+0.00%-1.19%-9.27%-6.89%+10.84%XLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund-0.09%-0.32%-2.64%-0.30%+3.78%Compare MarketRank™CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & ValuationLWLamb Weston4.8462 of 5 stars4.23.03.31.52.01.72.5MCDMcDonald's4.7148 of 5 stars3.24.04.21.12.12.51.9XLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACompare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceLWLamb Weston 2.33Hold$67.7327.29% UpsideMCDMcDonald's 2.41Hold$321.7912.60% UpsideXLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund 2.54Moderate Buy$80.17N/ACurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest MCD, XLP, and LW Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails6/18/2025LWLamb WestonBank of AmericaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$60.00 ➝ $56.006/13/2025MCDMcDonald'sArgusSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeBuy ➝ Hold6/10/2025MCDMcDonald'sRedburn AtlanticSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingBuy ➝ Sell$319.00 ➝ $260.006/9/2025MCDMcDonald'sMorgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingOverweight ➝ Equal Weight$329.00 ➝ $324.006/6/2025MCDMcDonald'sLoop CapitalSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeBuy ➝ Hold$346.00 ➝ $315.006/5/2025MCDMcDonald'sTD SecuritiesSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingHold ➝ Hold$305.005/24/2025MCDMcDonald'sErste Group BankSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeStrong-Buy ➝ Hold5/12/2025LWLamb WestonBarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$69.00 ➝ $61.005/6/2025MCDMcDonald'sNorthcoast ResearchSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeBuy ➝ Neutral5/5/2025MCDMcDonald'sBMO Capital MarketsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$340.00 ➝ $345.005/2/2025MCDMcDonald'sTruist FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingSet Price Target$350.00(Data available from 6/27/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookLWLamb Weston$6.47B1.16$7.28 per share7.31$12.38 per share4.30MCDMcDonald's$25.92B7.88$14.74 per share19.39($5.30) per share-53.92XLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACompare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateLWLamb Weston$725.50M$2.5520.8714.621.185.74%27.25%6.31%7/23/2025 (Estimated)MCDMcDonald's$8.22B$11.3325.2221.552.9831.75%-195.27%15.21%8/4/2025 (Estimated)XLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR FundN/AN/A20.82∞N/AN/AN/AN/AN/ALatest MCD, XLP, and LW EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails7/23/2025Q4 2025LWLamb Weston$0.65N/AN/AN/A$1.59 billionN/A5/1/2025Q1 2025MCDMcDonald's$2.67$2.67N/A$2.60$6.17 billion$5.96 billion4/3/2025Q3 2025LWLamb Weston$0.87$1.10+$0.23$1.03$1.50 billion$1.52 billionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthLWLamb Weston$1.482.78%N/A58.04%7 YearsMCDMcDonald's$7.082.48%N/A62.49%49 YearsXLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund$2.012.51%N/AN/AN/ALatest MCD, XLP, and LW DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date5/20/2025MCDMcDonald'squarterly$1.772.22%6/2/20256/2/20256/16/2025(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioLWLamb Weston2.251.350.58MCDMcDonald'sN/A1.181.17XLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR FundN/AN/AN/ACompare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipLWLamb Weston89.56%MCDMcDonald's70.29%XLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR FundN/AInsider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipLWLamb Weston0.72%MCDMcDonald's0.25%XLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR FundN/ACompare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableLWLamb Weston10,700141.12 million140.10 millionOptionableMCDMcDonald's150,000715.03 million713.25 millionOptionableXLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR FundN/A199.97 millionN/ANot OptionableMCD, XLP, and LW HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLP) Stock Crosses Below 200 Day Moving Average - What's Next?June 26 at 3:51 AM | americanbankingnews.comConagra Brands Stock: Is CAG Underperforming the Consumer Staples Sector?June 24 at 5:13 PM | finance.yahoo.comWar Worries to Rattle Markets? ETFs to ConsiderJune 20, 2025 | zacks.comTop weekly consumer staples gainers/losers: Archer-Daniels-Midland tops, J. M. Smucker bottomsJune 15, 2025 | msn.comMost consumer staple stocks see a decline in short bets in MayJune 14, 2025 | msn.comTop weekly consumer staples gainers/losers: Dollar General tops, Brown-Forman bottomsJune 8, 2025 | msn.com3 Consumer Staples Funds You Can Bank on for the Months AheadJune 3, 2025 | msn.comMay consumer staples gainers/losers: Estée Lauder, Dollar Tree tops, Tyson Foods bottomsJune 1, 2025 | msn.comBiggest weekly consumer staples gainers and losers: Dollar General leads, Lamb Weston Holdings top declinerMay 26, 2025 | msn.comGoldman Sachs Warns of 20% Market Sell-Off: Are They Right? (XLP)...May 14, 2025 | marketbeat.com3 ETFs Beating the S&P 500 as Volatility Rises (XLP)...May 12, 2025 | marketbeat.comInstitutions Skipped the Rally: Where the Money Went (XLP)...May 8, 2025 | marketbeat.comShould You Invest in the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP)?May 5, 2025 | zacks.comSector Update: ConsumerApril 30, 2025 | kalkinemedia.comKThe Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund Experiences Big OutflowApril 27, 2025 | nasdaq.comXLP: A Well-Built Fund That Should Outperform In The Current EconomyApril 25, 2025 | seekingalpha.comTop weekly consumer staples gainers and losers: Dollar Tree leads, Molson Coors Beverage lagsApril 20, 2025 | msn.comTop SA quant rated consumer staples as Q1 earnings kick inApril 17, 2025 | msn.comOverweight Tech? Don't Ignore Case for Equal-Weight ETF EQLApril 17, 2025 | etftrends.comEXLP: The Winner Of The Market RotationApril 16, 2025 | seekingalpha.comShort interest bets for bigger consumer staple names fall in MarchApril 15, 2025 | msn.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over TimeTop HeadlinesView All HeadlinesIPO Momentum Returns: 3 Stocks Rising After CoreWeave’s SurgeBy Dan Schmidt | June 20, 2025View IPO Momentum Returns: 3 Stocks Rising After CoreWeave’s Surge3 Defense Stocks That Will Profit From a Golden DomeBy Chris Markoch | May 30, 2025View 3 Defense Stocks That Will Profit From a Golden DomeBigBear.ai Poised to Benefit as Palantir Dominates AI DefenseBy Gabriel Osorio-Mazilli | June 23, 2025View BigBear.ai Poised to Benefit as Palantir Dominates AI DefenseIntel's Turnaround Strategy Shifts From Planning to Attack ModeBy Jeffrey Neal Johnson | June 20, 2025View Intel's Turnaround Strategy Shifts From Planning to Attack ModeMcDonald’s Is Down, But Long-Term Investors Can Still Take a BiteBy Chris Markoch | June 20, 2025View McDonald’s Is Down, But Long-Term Investors Can Still Take a BiteMCD, XLP, and LW Company DescriptionsLamb Weston NYSE:LW$53.21 +0.20 (+0.37%) Closing price 06/26/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$53.10 -0.11 (-0.21%) As of 06/26/2025 06:30 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 Polygon.io. Learn more.Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. produces, distributes, and markets frozen potato products worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Global, Foodservice, Retail, and Other. It offers frozen potatoes, commercial ingredients, and appetizers under the Lamb Weston brand, as well as under various customer labels. The company also provides its products under its owned or licensed brands, such as Grown in Idaho and Alexia, and other licensed brands, as well as under retailers' own brands. In addition, it engages in the vegetable and dairy businesses. The company sells its products through a network of internal sales personnel and independent brokers, agents, and distributors to chain restaurants, wholesale, grocery, mass merchants, club and specialty retailers, businesses, educational institutions, independent restaurants, regional chain restaurants, and convenience stores. Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1950 and is headquartered in Eagle, Idaho.McDonald's NYSE:MCD$285.79 +0.24 (+0.08%) Closing price 06/26/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$285.92 +0.13 (+0.05%) As of 06/26/2025 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 Polygon.io. 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.Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSEARCA:XLP$80.17 -0.07 (-0.09%) Closing price 06/26/2025 04:10 PM EasternExtended Trading$80.28 +0.11 (+0.13%) As of 06/26/2025 07:50 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 Polygon.io. Learn more.Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (the Fund) seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of publicly traded equity securities of companies in The Consumer Staples Select Sector Index (the Index).The Fund typically invests in substantially all of the securities represented in the Index in approximately the same proportions as the Index. Under normal market conditions, the Fund generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities consisting of the Index. In addition, the Fund may invest in cash and cash equivalents or money market instruments, such as repurchase agreements and money market funds (including money market funds advised by SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (SSgA FM). It invests in industries, such as food & staples retailing, household products, food products, tobacco, beverages and personal products. SSgA FM serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. 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