MCD

NYSE McDonald's Corporation
Oct 21, 2026 · 4:26 PM ET LAST TRADE Market Closed

$246.25 ↑ +0.00 (+0.00%) Trading Up from the previous close of $246.25, $0.60 below the day’s high of $246.85

YTD change
-19.43%
vs 20-day SMA
+4.19%
vs 200-day SMA
-13.70%

Price ranges

Previous day
$243.50 $247.29
open $244.84 close $246.52
+$1.68 (+0.69%)
Today
$243.33 $246.85
open $246.00 now $246.25
+$0.25 (+0.10%)
Past week
$234.23 $247.29
from $235.81 now $246.25
+$10.44 (+4.43%)
Past month
$229.20 $250.35
from $250.35 now $246.25
-$4.10 (-1.64%)
This year
$229.20 $341.75
from $305.63 now $246.25
-$59.38 (-19.43%)

Price & Performance

-55.32 (-18.33%) / 6M

$225.15$252.85$280.56$308.26Apr 21Jul 22Oct 20

Signals & Sentiment

Momentum, market sentiment, and recent alerts

Neutral
  • The stock is 27.9% away from all-time highs of $341.75
  • MCD is down 19% since the beginning of the year
  • MCD is down 20% over the past 12 months
  • MCD is down 2% over the past 1 month
  • 2% of all MCD investors are betting against MCD
  • Number of investors short MCD has gone up 12% versus last month

MCD reads neutral: price sits above one of the two key moving averages, short interest is rising month over month, the 12-month move is -19.8%.

Financial Strength

Earnings, valuation, and balance sheet

Earnings

Profitable Yes
EPS $3.38
Earnings momentum +0.1% Quarterly EPS growth
Quarterly change +0.1%

Valuation

P/E ratio 19.71
Enterprise value $229.1B
Beta 0.05

Balance sheet & scale

Income$8.8M
Revenue$27.7B
Cash$822.0M
Debt$54.6M
Income / Debt 0.16×

Company & Peers

Company profile and competitor comparison

Company profile

ExchangeNYSE
Sector Accommodation and Food Services
Sub Sector Food Services and Drinking Places
Market cap $174.3B

McDonald's Corp. engages in the operation and franchising of restaurants. The firm operates through the following segments: U.S., International Operated Markets, and International Developmental Licensed Markets and Corporate. The U.S. segment focuses its operations on the United States. The International Operated Markets segment consists of operations and the franchising of restaurants in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Russia, Spain, and the U.K. The International Developmental Licensed Markets and Corporate segment consists of developmental licensee and affiliate markets in the McDonald’s system. Its products include Big Mac, Quarter Pounder with Cheese, Filet-O-Fish, several chicken sandwiches, Chicken McNuggets, wraps, McDonald's Fries, salads, oatmeal, shakes, McFlurry desserts, sundaes, soft serve cones, pies, soft drinks, coffee, and McCafe beverages. The company was founded by Raymond Albert Kroc on April 15, 1955 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Competitor comparison

TickerCompany PriceChange
YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. $151.60 +1.18%
QSR Restaurant Brands International, Inc. $75.11 +1.04%
YUMC Yum China Holdings, Inc. $45.10 +0.20%
CAVA CAVA Group, Inc. $57.45 -0.78%
JMKE Jersey Mike's Subs, Inc. Class A $17.82 +0.62%

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