McDonald's (MCD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $306.50 to $310.16
• 50-Day Range: $285.78 to $308.76
• 52-Week Range: $274.70 to $326.32
• Volume: 3.42 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.55 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $220.33 billion
• P/E Ratio: 26.46
• Dividend Yield: 2.29%
• Price Target: $326.87
• Consensus Rating: Hold

McDonald's Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

McDonald's scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 22nd out of 213 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

McDonald's has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.39, and is based on 13 buy ratings, 13 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

McDonald's has been the subject of 19 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.24%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for McDonald's are expected to grow by 8.24% in the coming year, from $12.25 to $13.26 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of McDonald's is 26.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of McDonald's is 26.46, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 26.29.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

McDonald's has a PEG Ratio of 3.15. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.11% of the float of McDonald's has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

McDonald's has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in McDonald's has recently decreased by 10.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

McDonald's pays a meaningful dividend of 2.29%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

McDonald's has been increasing its dividend for 49 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of McDonald's is 60.67%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, McDonald's will have a dividend payout ratio of 53.39% next year. This indicates that McDonald's will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.39

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.11% of the float of McDonald's has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

McDonald's has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in McDonald's has recently decreased by 10.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.01

News Sentiment

McDonald's has a news sentiment score of 1.01. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.78 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 81 news articles for McDonald's this week, compared to 70 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 51 people have searched for MCD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -15% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

24 people have added McDonald's to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 14% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, McDonald's insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,215,178.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.25% of the stock of McDonald's is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

70.29% of the stock of McDonald's is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MCD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MCD shares performed this year?

McDonald's' stock was trading at $289.89 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, MCD shares have increased by 6.5% and is now trading at $308.76.

How were McDonald's' earnings last quarter?

McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 6th. The fast-food giant reported $3.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.15 by $0.04. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does McDonald's have any subsidiaries?

McDonald's subsidiaries include these companies: Caspers Company, Apprente, Dynamic Yield, Boston Market, Donatos Pizza, 3267114 Nova Scotia Company, Asia Pacific McD Franchising, and others.

Who are McDonald's' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of McDonald's include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.00%), State Street Corp (4.88%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.35%) and Norges Bank (1.33%). Insiders that own company stock include Christopher J Kempczinski, Ian Frederick Borden, Heidi B Capozzi, Joseph M Erlinger, Edith Morgan Flatley, Tiffanie L Boyd, Manuel Jm Steijaert, Catherine M Engelbert, Marion K Gross, Catherine A Hoovel, Jo Sempels, Anthony Capuano, Jonathan Banner and Kareem Daniel.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of McDonald's?

Shares of MCD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of McDonald's own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that McDonald's investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Chevron (CVX), Home Depot (HD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Walmart (WMT) and Exxon Mobil (XOM).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/16 Dividend: 6/02/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/16 Dividend: 6/02/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/16/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/06/2025
• Today: 8/17/2025
• Record date for 9/16 Dividend: 9/02/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/16 Dividend: 9/02/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/16/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: RETAIL - RESTRNTS
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MCD
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:MCD
• CIK: 63908
• Web: corporate.mcdonalds.com
• Phone: (630) 623-3000
• Fax: 630-623-5004
• Employees: 150,000
• Year Founded: 1955

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for McDonald's: $326.87
• High Price Target: $365.00
• Low Price Target: $250.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.39
• Research Coverage: 28 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $11.67
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 26.46
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.20
• P/E Growth: 3.15
• Net Income: $8.22 billion
• Net Margins: 32.21%
• Pretax Margin: 40.57%
• Return on Equity: -225.52%
• Return on Assets: 15.07%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.30
• Quick Ratio: 1.29

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $26.06 billion
• Price / Sales: 8.46
• Cash Flow: $14.72 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 20.97
• Book Value: ($3.87) per share
• Price / Book: -79.78

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 713,604,000
• Free Float: 711,820,000
• Market Cap: $220.33 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.52