McDonald's (MCD) Competitors $313.18 -0.89 (-0.28%) Closing price 08/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$313.19 +0.01 (+0.00%) As of 08/25/2025 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 Domino's Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ) and McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and profitability. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DPZ or MCD? 94.6% of Domino's Pizza shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of McDonald's shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Domino's Pizza shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of McDonald's shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is DPZ or MCD 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 Domino's Pizza12.49% -15.09% 33.17% McDonald's 32.21%-225.52%15.07% Does the media prefer DPZ or MCD? In the previous week, McDonald's had 65 more articles in the media than Domino's Pizza. MarketBeat recorded 88 mentions for McDonald's and 23 mentions for Domino's Pizza. Domino's Pizza's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat McDonald's' score of 0.85 indicating that Domino's Pizza is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Domino's Pizza 17 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive McDonald's 48 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 16 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is DPZ or MCD a better dividend stock? Domino's Pizza pays an annual dividend of $6.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. McDonald's pays an annual dividend of $7.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Domino's Pizza pays out 40.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. McDonald's pays out 60.7% 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. Domino's Pizza has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and McDonald's has increased its dividend for 49 consecutive years. McDonald's is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility and risk, DPZ or MCD? Domino's Pizza has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, McDonald's has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, DPZ or MCD? 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 RatioDomino's Pizza$4.78B3.27$584.17M$17.2226.75McDonald's$26.06B8.58$8.22B$11.6726.84 Do analysts rate DPZ or MCD? Domino's Pizza currently has a consensus target price of $489.67, indicating a potential upside of 6.30%. McDonald's has a consensus target price of $326.38, indicating a potential upside of 4.21%. Given Domino's Pizza's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Domino's Pizza is more favorable than McDonald's.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Domino's Pizza 2 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50McDonald's 2 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MCD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$224.12B$11.45B$27.33B$21.29BDividend Yield2.26%3.17%172.56%3.54%P/E Ratio26.8433.5426.8228.91Price / Sales8.582.0012.6751.05Price / Cash21.3216.4917.6518.23Price / Book-59.095.395.144.69Net Income$8.22B$405.16M$869.87M$995.89M7 Day Performance0.83%0.45%1.50%2.23%1 Month Performance5.01%-6.79%-0.96%2.46%1 Year Performance8.49%-3.14%14.24%10.46% McDonald's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MCDMcDonald's4.5703 of 5 stars$313.18-0.3%$326.38+4.2%+8.2%$224.12B$26.06B26.84150,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionDPZDomino's Pizza3.3006 of 5 stars$449.69-0.3%$489.67+8.9%+8.3%$15.26B$4.71B26.1110,700Positive NewsPEPPepsiCo4.0341 of 5 stars$149.21-0.8%$158.73+6.4%-15.7%$204.34B$91.85B27.19319,000Positive NewsPZZAPapa John's International3.2973 of 5 stars$46.51-2.2%$52.33+12.5%+5.0%$1.53B$2.06B20.6611,400Positive NewsSBUXStarbucks4.6607 of 5 stars$92.63+2.2%$103.65+11.9%-8.7%$105.30B$36.18B39.93361,000Trending NewsTSLATesla4.3465 of 5 stars$335.64+1.5%$303.31-9.6%+57.3%$1.08T$97.69B193.86125,665Trending NewsWENWendy's4.9705 of 5 stars$10.66+0.9%$13.76+29.1%-37.8%$2.03B$2.25B11.0814,500CMGChipotle Mexican Grill4.8844 of 5 stars$43.77-0.6%$60.22+37.6%-20.4%$58.64B$11.31B39.04130,504Positive NewsQSRRestaurant Brands International4.7158 of 5 stars$65.66+0.6%$75.04+14.3%-10.8%$21.53B$8.41B24.8737,600Positive NewsYUMYum! Brands3.9965 of 5 stars$149.95+1.2%$161.23+7.5%+8.4%$41.61B$7.55B29.5740,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementYUMCYum China4.9788 of 5 stars$44.72-0.1%$60.00+34.2%+41.0%$16.49B$11.30B18.48351,000Positive News 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! Brands Competitors Yum China Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MCD) was last updated on 8/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett’s $325 Billion Cash Problem — Solved by Gold?A bombshell announcement is just weeks away — and it could send shockwaves through the gold market. 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