mcdonald's corp. - MCD

MCD

Close Chg Chg %
326.63 -0.26 -0.08%

Closed Market

326.38

-0.26 (0.08%)

Volume: 2.44M

Last Updated:

Mar 17, 2026, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: mcdonald's corp. - MCD

MCD Key Data

Open

$327.85

Day Range

326.12 - 330.49

52 Week Range

283.47 - 341.75

Market Cap

$232.05B

Shares Outstanding

710.40M

Public Float

710.07M

Beta

0.51

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

27.33

EPS

$12.00

Yield

219.50%

Dividend

$1.86

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Mar 3, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

3.21M

 

MCD Performance

1 Week
 
0.06%
 
1 Month
 
-0.28%
 
3 Months
 
3.42%
 
1 Year
 
8.95%
 
5 Years
 
46.85%
 

MCD Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 40
Full Ratings ➔

About mcdonald's corp. - MCD

McDonald's Corp. engages in the operation and franchising of restaurants. It 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. The firm's 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, McCafe beverages, and other beverages. The company was founded by Raymond Albert Kroc on April 15, 1955, and is headquartered in Oak Brook, IL.

MCD At a Glance

McDonald's Corp.
110 North Carpenter Street
Chicago, Illinois 60607
Phone 1-630-623-3000 Revenue 26.89B
Industry Restaurants Net Income 8.56B
Sector Consumer Services 2025 Sales Growth 3.723%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees 150,000
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MCD Valuation

P/E Current 27.312
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 25.57
Price to Sales Ratio 8.144
Price to Book Ratio N/A
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 20.75
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 18.721
Enterprise Value to Sales 10.154
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.201

MCD Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 179,233.333
Income Per Employee 57,086.667
Receivables Turnover 10.907
Total Asset Turnover 0.469

MCD Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.955
Quick Ratio 0.941
Cash Ratio 0.177

MCD Profitability

Gross Margin 57.805
Operating Margin 46.059
Pretax Margin 40.532
Net Margin 31.85
Return on Assets 14.932
Return on Equity N/A
Return on Total Capital 16.149
Return on Invested Capital 17.153

MCD Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity N/A
Total Debt to Total Capital 103.376
Total Debt to Total Assets 92.101
Long-Term Debt to Equity N/A
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 102.067
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Annual Financials for Mcdonald's Corp. - MCD

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
23.18B 25.49B 25.92B 26.89B
Sales Growth
-0.17% +9.97% +1.67% +3.72%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
10.10B 11.08B 11.32B 11.34B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
1.87B 1.98B 2.10B 2.20B
Depreciation
1.45B 1.50B 1.50B 1.60B
Amortization of Intangibles
416.60M 476.70M 597.00M 599.00M
COGS Growth
-5.70% +9.70% +2.14% +0.23%
Gross Income
13.08B 14.41B 14.60B 15.54B
Gross Income Growth
+4.56% +10.18% +1.31% +6.43%
Gross Profit Margin
+56.43% +56.54% +56.33% +57.81%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
2.73B 2.69B 2.74B 3.16B
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
2.73B 2.69B 2.74B 3.16B
SGA Growth
-0.36% -1.22% +1.76% +15.17%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
(98.60M) 725.60M 257.00M 171.00M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
10.45B 10.99B 11.60B 12.21B
Non Operating Income/Expense
(1.33B) 931.10M 294.00M 328.00M
Non-Operating Interest Income
44.00M 186.00M 103.00M 82.00M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
113.20M 153.40M 157.00M 190.00M
Interest Expense
1.30B 1.40B 1.55B 1.64B
Interest Expense Growth
+8.79% +7.92% +10.69% +5.86%
Gross Interest Expense
1.31B 1.41B 1.56B 1.66B
Interest Capitalized
9.50M 6.80M 9.00M 14.00M
Pretax Income
7.83B 10.52B 10.35B 10.90B
Pretax Income Growth
-14.27% +34.46% -1.68% +5.34%
Pretax Margin
+33.76% +41.27% +39.91% +40.53%
Income Tax
1.65B 2.05B 2.12B 2.33B
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
763.60M 1.60B 1.68B 1.28B
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
1.23B 1.14B 1.01B 1.18B
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(126.20M) (175.60M) (96.00M) (433.00M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
(219.50M) (510.80M) (478.00M) 307.00M
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
113.20M 153.40M 157.00M 190.00M
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
6.18B 8.47B 8.22B 8.56B
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
6.18B 8.47B 8.22B 8.56B
Net Income Growth
-18.13% +37.09% -2.90% +4.13%
Net Margin Growth
+26.65% +33.22% +31.72% +31.85%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
6.18B 8.47B 8.22B 8.56B
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
6.18B 8.47B 8.22B 8.56B
EPS (Basic)
8.3875 11.6346 11.4479 12.0031
EPS (Basic) Growth
-17.04% +38.71% -1.60% +4.85%
Basic Shares Outstanding
736.50M 727.90M 718.30M 713.40M
EPS (Diluted)
8.3332 11.5647 11.3908 11.9528
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-16.97% +38.78% -1.50% +4.93%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
741.30M 732.30M 721.90M 716.40M
EBITDA
12.22B 13.70B 13.96B 14.58B
EBITDA Growth
+5.01% +12.05% +1.90% +4.48%
EBITDA Margin
+52.73% +53.73% +53.85% +54.24%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 343.844
Number of Ratings 40 Current Quarters Estimate 2.769
FY Report Date 03 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 13.224
Last Quarter’s Earnings 3.12 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 12.20 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 14.364
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 32 32 36 35
Mean Estimate 2.77 3.44 13.22 14.36
High Estimates 2.90 3.57 13.61 15.14
Low Estimate 2.68 3.27 12.64 13.06
Coefficient of Variance 1.79 1.93 1.59 2.52

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 18 18 15
OVERWEIGHT 3 3 3
HOLD 15 15 20
UNDERWEIGHT 2 2 0
SELL 2 2 2
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for Mcdonald's Corp. - MCD

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Mar 12, 2026 Joseph Matthew Erlinger President, McDonald s USA 23,635 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Mar 12, 2026 Joseph Matthew Erlinger President, McDonald s USA 8,733 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $328.34 per share 2,867,393.22
Mar 12, 2026 Joseph Matthew Erlinger President, McDonald s USA 11,359 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $157.79 per share 1,792,336.61
Feb 26, 2026 Jonathan Banner EVP - Chief Impact Officer 2,291 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $333.42 per share 763,865.22
Feb 26, 2026 Jonathan Banner EVP - Chief Impact Officer 6,891 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $266.2 per share 1,834,384.20
Feb 26, 2026 Jonathan Banner EVP - Chief Impact Officer 2,291 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $333.24 per share 763,452.84
Feb 26, 2026 Jonathan Banner EVP - Chief Impact Officer 4,600 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Jan 6, 2026 Jennifer L. Taubert Director 3,696 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jan 6, 2026 Mary Margaret Hastings Georgiadis Director 10,934 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jan 6, 2026 Kareem Daniel Director 2,300 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jan 6, 2026 Catherine M. Engelbert Director 4,674 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jan 6, 2026 Michael D. Hsu Director 1,774 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jan 6, 2026 Amy E. Weaver Director 2,699 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jan 6, 2026 Anthony G. Capuano Director 2,417 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jan 6, 2026 Lloyd H. Dean Director 15,591 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jan 6, 2026 Paul Steven Walsh Director 6,228 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jan 6, 2026 Miles D. White Director 23,286 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Dec 16, 2025 Morgan Flatley EVP - Global CMO 6,200 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $315 per share 1,953,000.00
Aug 13, 2025 Lauren B. Elting VP - CAO and Corp Controller 990 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Aug 13, 2025 Lauren B. Elting VP - CAO and Corp Controller 1,014 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00

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