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McDonald's Corporation
MCD
NYSE·Consumer Cyclical·Restaurants·Mkt cap $191.4B
$280.63
▲ +4.16%
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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.
View research view52-Week Range
$264.53 - $341.75
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Price action
Price chart
Down 8.6% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
5 reasons
- Unparalleled global brand recognition and customer loyalty
- Asset-light franchise model with recurring revenue and high margins
- Operational scale and supply chain efficiency across 100+ countries
- Prime real estate locations and real estate ownership advantages
- Pricing power and ability to pass through cost inflation to consumers
Bear Case
1 risk
- Low volatility (beta 0.4).
Growth
Stable outlook
Digital transformation and mobile app adoption for ordering and delivery
Value
Fairly valued vs Restaurants & Food Service peers
Momentum
Weak
-12.3% over 3m
Quality
Strong
Strong fundamentals
Dividend
Solid
2.73% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying MCD right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Apr 23, 2026
MAY 7, 2026
Reported EPS of $2.83 vs $2.74 consensus (+3.3% surprise). Revenue of $6.5B vs $6.5B expected (+0.7%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Q2 26
+3.3%
Next: Apr 23, 2026
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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-0%
-3%
+5%
+3%
+10%
+9%
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
$6.5B
$6.9B
$6.4B
$6.0B
$6.8B
$7.1B
$7.0B
$6.5B
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
55.9%
Operating
44.3%
Profit
30.4%
Wall Street consensus
21 analysts · 62% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
62%
Hold
38%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
$320.00
▲ +14.0% vs $280.63
Latest: KeyBanc · $315.00 · Jun 29, 2026
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