McDonald's (MCD) Competitors $306.05 -0.92 (-0.30%) Closing price 10/24/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$305.92 -0.13 (-0.04%) As of 10/24/2025 07:56 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 superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Is DPZ or MCD more profitable? McDonald's has a net margin of 32.21% compared to Domino's Pizza's net margin of 12.16%. Domino's Pizza's return on equity of -14.91% beat McDonald's' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Domino's Pizza12.16% -14.91% 33.28% McDonald's 32.21%-225.52%15.07% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DPZ or MCD? 94.6% of Domino's Pizza shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of McDonald's shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Domino's Pizza shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of McDonald's shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to DPZ or MCD? In the previous week, McDonald's had 53 more articles in the media than Domino's Pizza. MarketBeat recorded 85 mentions for McDonald's and 32 mentions for Domino's Pizza. Domino's Pizza's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat McDonald's' score of 0.75 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 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive McDonald's 44 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 22 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation & 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$4.85B2.89$584.17M$17.1124.25McDonald's$26.06B8.38$8.22B$11.6726.23 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 1.7%. McDonald's pays an annual dividend of $7.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Domino's Pizza pays out 40.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. McDonald's pays out 63.8% 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 raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and McDonald's has raised 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. Do analysts recommend DPZ or MCD? Domino's Pizza currently has a consensus price target of $489.92, suggesting a potential upside of 18.09%. McDonald's has a consensus price target of $324.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.03%. Given Domino's Pizza's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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) 12 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.46McDonald's 2 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Which has more volatility & risk, DPZ or MCD? Domino's Pizza has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, McDonald's has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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. 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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$218.21B$11.05B$27.28B$21.98BDividend Yield2.31%3.19%173.90%3.57%P/E Ratio26.2332.7018.8233.40Price / Sales8.381.8711.4091.10Price / Cash20.8415.1763.2224.54Price / Book-57.744.455.184.66Net Income$8.22B$405.78M$918.08M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.64%1.39%1.92%2.22%1 Month Performance1.24%0.65%-0.45%2.07%1 Year Performance4.63%-10.92%9.41%14.05% McDonald's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MCDMcDonald's4.6335 of 5 stars$306.05-0.3%$324.50+6.0%+1.5%$218.21B$26.06B26.23150,000Trending NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastDPZDomino's Pizza4.4083 of 5 stars$424.16+1.9%$489.92+15.5%0.0%$14.33B$4.71B24.7810,700Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionPEPPepsiCo4.4519 of 5 stars$153.99+0.2%$156.00+1.3%-12.0%$210.62B$91.85B29.28319,000Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionPZZAPapa John's International1.1566 of 5 stars$53.35+2.6%$49.78-6.7%+9.0%$1.75B$2.06B23.5911,400Analyst RevisionSBUXStarbucks4.7526 of 5 stars$84.60-0.9%$102.84+21.6%-11.4%$96.14B$36.18B36.45361,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionTSLATesla4.2859 of 5 stars$445.53+1.4%$363.54-18.4%+66.5%$1.48T$97.69B257.97125,665Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionWENWendy's4.6459 of 5 stars$9.00+1.3%$12.13+34.8%-53.9%$1.71B$2.25B9.3714,500Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCMGChipotle Mexican Grill4.5366 of 5 stars$41.63-0.6%$57.03+37.0%-30.7%$55.80B$11.31B37.15130,504Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastQSRRestaurant Brands International4.2733 of 5 stars$68.07+1.0%$75.21+10.5%-6.5%$22.34B$8.41B25.8137,600News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastYUMYum! Brands4.5145 of 5 stars$148.30+2.1%$161.78+9.1%+7.7%$41.13B$7.55B29.2340,000Analyst ForecastYUMCYum China4.9159 of 5 stars$44.68+2.0%$60.00+34.3%+2.9%$16.25B$11.30B18.45351,000Analyst Forecast 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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