McDonald's (MCD) Competitors $297.06 +3.26 (+1.11%) Closing price 10/10/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$295.90 -1.17 (-0.39%) As of 10/10/2025 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. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MCD vs. DPZ, PEP, PZZA, SBUX, TSLA, WEN, CMG, QSR, YUM, and YUMCShould you be buying McDonald's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of McDonald's include Domino's Pizza (DPZ), PepsiCo (PEP), Papa John's International (PZZA), Starbucks (SBUX), Tesla (TSLA), Wendy's (WEN), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Restaurant Brands International (QSR), Yum! Brands (YUM), and Yum China (YUMC). McDonald's vs. Its Competitors Domino's Pizza PepsiCo Papa John's International Starbucks Tesla Wendy's Chipotle Mexican Grill Restaurant Brands International Yum! Brands Yum China McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) and Domino's Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment and profitability. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MCD or DPZ? McDonald's has higher revenue and earnings than Domino's Pizza. Domino's Pizza is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than McDonald's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMcDonald's$25.92B8.18$8.22B$11.6725.46Domino's Pizza$4.71B2.93$584.17M$17.2223.60 Which has more volatility and risk, MCD or DPZ? McDonald's has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Domino's Pizza has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is MCD or DPZ more profitable? McDonald's has a net margin of 32.21% compared to Domino's Pizza's net margin of 12.49%. Domino's Pizza's return on equity of -15.09% beat McDonald's' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets McDonald's32.21% -225.52% 15.07% Domino's Pizza 12.49%-15.09%33.17% Is MCD or DPZ a better dividend stock? McDonald's pays an annual dividend of $7.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Domino's Pizza pays an annual dividend of $6.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. McDonald's pays out 60.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Domino's Pizza pays out 40.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. McDonald's has increased its dividend for 49 consecutive years and Domino's Pizza has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. McDonald's is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MCD or DPZ? 70.3% of McDonald's shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.6% of Domino's Pizza shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of McDonald's shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Domino's Pizza shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer MCD or DPZ? In the previous week, McDonald's had 57 more articles in the media than Domino's Pizza. MarketBeat recorded 80 mentions for McDonald's and 23 mentions for Domino's Pizza. Domino's Pizza's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat McDonald's' score of 0.97 indicating that Domino's Pizza is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment McDonald's 49 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 16 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Domino's Pizza 11 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend MCD or DPZ? McDonald's presently has a consensus price target of $325.18, suggesting a potential upside of 9.46%. Domino's Pizza has a consensus price target of $493.30, suggesting a potential upside of 21.39%. Given Domino's Pizza's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Domino's Pizza is more favorable than McDonald's.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score McDonald's 2 Sell rating(s) 15 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.32Domino's Pizza 2 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.52 SummaryDomino's Pizza beats McDonald's on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get McDonald's News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MCD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MCD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMcDonald'sRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$209.66B$10.63B$27.54B$21.89BDividend Yield2.41%3.28%172.55%3.61%P/E Ratio25.4629.9818.8428.83Price / Sales8.181.788.7883.49Price / Cash19.9514.6560.4924.17Price / Book-56.054.264.984.51Net Income$8.22B$405.78M$911.70M$1.01B7 Day Performance-1.21%-4.78%-5.09%-3.53%1 Month Performance-3.65%-5.97%-5.11%-1.95%1 Year Performance-2.61%-13.69%11.07%10.26% McDonald's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MCDMcDonald's4.5048 of 5 stars$297.07+1.1%$325.18+9.5%-2.3%$209.66B$25.92B25.46150,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastDPZDomino's Pizza3.9904 of 5 stars$425.02-0.4%$490.04+15.3%-0.6%$14.44B$4.71B24.6910,700News CoverageAnalyst ForecastPEPPepsiCo4.4113 of 5 stars$140.23-1.2%$158.13+12.8%-13.2%$191.94B$91.85B25.54319,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPZZAPapa John's International3.8529 of 5 stars$46.19-2.4%$50.00+8.2%-16.2%$1.52B$2.06B20.4911,400News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap DownSBUXStarbucks4.8129 of 5 stars$82.31-4.8%$104.00+26.4%-16.4%$93.60B$36.18B35.49361,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastTSLATesla3.9318 of 5 stars$452.53+5.3%$344.40-23.9%+73.2%$1.50T$97.69B260.63125,665Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastWENWendy's4.6552 of 5 stars$9.35-2.1%$12.66+35.5%-51.6%$1.78B$2.25B9.7314,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCMGChipotle Mexican Grill4.535 of 5 stars$41.82+0.2%$59.41+42.1%-31.7%$56.00B$11.31B37.29130,504Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionQSRRestaurant Brands International4.3003 of 5 stars$68.85+0.5%$75.04+9.0%-4.8%$22.57B$8.41B26.0737,600Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastYUMYum! Brands4.651 of 5 stars$149.26-0.9%$161.32+8.1%+6.2%$41.43B$7.55B29.4440,000Analyst ForecastYUMCYum China4.9374 of 5 stars$43.11+1.9%$60.00+39.2%-9.8%$15.69B$11.30B17.82351,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Domino's Pizza Competitors PepsiCo Competitors Papa John's International Competitors Starbucks Competitors Tesla Competitors Wendy's Competitors Chipotle Mexican Grill Competitors Restaurant Brands International Competitors Yum! 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