McDonald's (MCD) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$303.47 +1.09 (+0.36%)

Closing price 09/22/2025 03:58 PM Eastern

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$303.20 -0.27 (-0.09%)

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McDonald's - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 27 Analyst Ratings

Sell
2

Hold
14

Buy
11

Based on 27 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for McDonald's in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 27 analysts, 2 have given a sell rating, 14 have given a hold rating, and 11 have given a buy rating for MCD.

Consensus Price Target

$325.86
7.38% Upside

According to the 27 analysts' twelve-month price targets for McDonald's, the average price target is $325.86. The highest price target for MCD is $381.00, while the lowest price target for MCD is $250.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 7.38% from the current price of $303.47.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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MCD Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 9/23/24 to 9/23/25	1 Month Ago 8/24/24 to 8/24/25	3 Months Ago 6/25/24 to 6/25/25	1 Year Ago 9/24/23 to 9/23/24
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	11 Buy rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)
Hold	14 Hold rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)
Sell	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$325.86	$326.38	$321.79	$306.11
Forecasted Upside	7.38% Upside	4.01% Upside	12.60% Upside	2.36% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy

MCD Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

MCD Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

McDonald's Stock vs. The Competition

Type	McDonald's	Retail/Wholesale Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.33	2.47	2.53
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	7.38% Upside	44.26% Upside	11.32% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent MCD News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
9/17/2025	Citigroup 3 of 5 stars	Jon Tower Not Rated	Boost Target	Buy	$373.00 ➝ $381.00	+24.71%
9/4/2025	BMO Capital Markets 4 of 5 stars	Andrew Strelzik 3 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Outperform	$350.00 ➝ $360.00	+13.82%
8/22/2025	Stifel Nicolaus 4 of 5 stars	Chris O'Cull Not Rated	Boost Target	Hold	$300.00 ➝ $315.00	+0.59%
8/8/2025	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Neutral
8/8/2025	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	David Palmer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$350.00 ➝ $360.00	+16.92%
8/7/2025	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Eric Gonzalez Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$325.00 ➝ $335.00	+8.95%
8/7/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	John Ivankoe Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$305.00 ➝ $310.00	+0.83%
8/7/2025	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Brian Mullan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$314.00 ➝ $325.00	+6.11%
8/7/2025	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jake Bartlett Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$356.00 ➝ $360.00	+17.54%
8/7/2025	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jeffrey Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$355.00 ➝ $360.00	+16.45%
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8/6/2025	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Andrew M. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Hold	$305.00 ➝ $315.00	+2.45%
7/18/2025	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Sara Senatore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral	$327.00 ➝ $322.00	+7.46%
7/14/2025	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	John Glass Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$324.00 ➝ $326.00	+9.27%
7/14/2025	Melius Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Sell	$250.00	-16.61%
7/10/2025	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Christine Cho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$345.00	+17.61%
6/13/2025	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	John Staszak Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold
6/10/2025	Redburn Atlantic Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Chris Luyckx Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Sell	$319.00 ➝ $260.00	-14.71%
6/6/2025	Loop Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Alton Stump Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$346.00 ➝ $315.00	+2.02%
6/5/2025	TD Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Agnes Lim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$305.00	-2.15%
5/24/2025	Erste Group Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	S. Lingnau Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
5/6/2025	Northcoast Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	J. Sanderson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral
5/2/2025	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	David Tarantino Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$300.00 ➝ $315.00	+0.42%
4/22/2025	BTIG Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Neutral
2/11/2025	Wedbush Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Nick Setyan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$320.00 ➝ $330.00	+7.07%
10/23/2024	Baird R W Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	D. Tarantino Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
10/21/2024	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight	$285.00 ➝ $350.00	+10.73%
10/9/2024	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$305.00 ➝ $345.00	+13.55%
9/9/2024	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$310.00 ➝ $330.00	+13.41%
9/3/2024	Tigress Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	I. Feinseth Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$355.00 ➝ $360.00	+26.09%
7/30/2024	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy	$295.00 ➝ $290.00	+9.63%
2/6/2024	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform	$340.00 ➝ $335.00	+18.26%
2/5/2024	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$320.00	+11.98%
1/5/2024	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Market Perform
12/20/2023	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Buy	$317.00	+9.04%
10/31/2023	DZ Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$300.00	+15.32%

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Should I Buy McDonald's Stock? MCD Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Sunday, September 21, 2025. Please send any questions or comments about these McDonald's pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

McDonald's
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in McDonald's Co.:

The current stock price is around $306, which is near its 50-day moving average, indicating stability in recent trading.
McDonald's Co. reported a strong quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $3.19, surpassing analyst expectations, which reflects robust financial performance.
The company has a solid market capitalization of approximately $215.72 billion, suggesting it is a well-established player in the fast-food industry.
With a dividend yield of 2.3% and an annualized dividend of $7.08, McDonald's Co. provides a reliable income stream for investors.
Analysts have a consensus target price of around $325.86, indicating potential for price appreciation based on market expectations.

McDonald's
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in McDonald's Co. for these reasons:

The company has a negative return on equity of 225.52%, which may raise concerns about its efficiency in generating profits from shareholders' equity.
Insider selling activity has been noted, with significant shares sold recently, which could indicate a lack of confidence among executives.
The P/E ratio of 25.90 suggests that the stock may be overvalued compared to its earnings, which could deter value-focused investors.
McDonald's Co. has a relatively high payout ratio of 60.67%, which may limit its ability to reinvest in growth opportunities.
Recent downgrades from analysts, including a shift from "strong-buy" to "hold," may signal caution regarding future performance.

MCD Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 27 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for McDonald's is $325.86, with a high forecast of $381.00 and a low forecast of $250.00.
: 27 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for McDonald's in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 14 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" MCD shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in MCD, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
: According to analysts, McDonald's's stock has a predicted upside of 7.38% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, McDonald's's stock had 1 upgrade by analysts.
: McDonald's has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, Evercore ISI, Guggenheim, JPMorgan Chase & Co., KeyCorp, Melius, Morgan Stanley, Piper Sandler, Stifel Nicolaus, TD Cowen, The Goldman Sachs Group, and Truist Financial in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like McDonald's less than other "retail/wholesale" companies. The consensus rating score for McDonald's is 2.33 while the average consensus rating score for "retail/wholesale" companies is 2.47. Learn more on how MCD compares to other companies.

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McDonald's (MCD) Stock Forecast & Price Target