MCD · McDonald's Corporation

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McDonald's Corp (MCD)

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
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$260.81 -0.33 (-0.13%)
At close: September 2 at 4:00:00 PM EDT
$261.71 +0.88 (+0.34%)
🌅 Pre-Market: 8:33:19 AM EDT
DAY'S RANGE $260.81
$260.19 $262.65
52-WEEK RANGE $260.81
$259.85 $341.75

What's happening

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Key Statistics

Market Cap$184.66B
P/E (TTM1)22.31
EPS2 (TTM)$12.31
Div Yield2.36%
Beta30.44
Volume119,233
Open261.85
Prev Close261.14
Bid / Ask248.28 / 275.37
Next Earnings 2026-11-03 (before market open)

Analyst Recommendations

Strong buy 8 Buy 17 Hold 15 Sell 1 Strong sell 0

Aggregate ratings for 2026-09-01 (41 analysts polled by Finnhub) — consensus count.

Performance Overview (Trailing returns vs S&P 500 benchmark)

YTD RETURN
MCD -14.62%
vs S&P 500 -26.83%
1-YEAR RETURN
MCD -17.52%
vs S&P 500 -36.38%
6-MONTH RETURN
MCD -23.49%
3-MONTH RETURN
MCD -5.58%

Valuation Measures & Ratios

Enterprise Value4$235.09B
Forward P/E519.74
PEG Ratio63.06
Price / Sales (TTM1)7.08
Price / Book7160.46
EV4 / Revenue8.49
EV4 / EBITDA17.71
Profit Margin31.71%
Operating Margin46.22%
Return on Equity (ROE8)95.13%
Return on Assets (ROA9)14.64%
Avg Volume (3M)4,526,620
Quarterly history (5 periods)
Measure Jun '26Mar '26Sep '25Jun '25Mar '25
Market cap $190.86B $218.64B $212.26B $203.25B $216.32B
P/E 21.50 26.08 24.53 24.20 26.79
Price/Sales 6.93 8.28 7.93 7.77 8.49
Price/Book -186.57 -170.02 -98.13 -73.64 -62.63
EV/Revenue 8.35 9.76 9.32 9.26 9.96
EV/EBITDA 17.25 20.39 19.37
ROE -867.64% -651.79% -400.09% -304.28% -233.76%
ROA 14.81% 13.96% 14.28% 14.10% 14.33%

Trailing-twelve-month ratios computed from SEC EDGAR quarterly figures and historical daily close prices (Alpaca). Diluted shares are derived from Net income ÷ EPS (diluted) for each quarter, not separately reported. Forward P/E and PEG aren't shown here — both need historical analyst-consensus estimates, which no free source provides; see the current-period figures above instead.

Glossary — what these abbreviations mean
1. TTM
Trailing twelve months — the sum of the last four reported quarters, not a calendar year or the single latest quarter.
2. EPS
Earnings per share — net income divided by diluted shares outstanding.
3. Beta
A stock's historical volatility relative to the overall market. Above 1 means it has moved more than the market; below 1, less.
4. EV (Enterprise Value)
Market cap plus total debt minus cash — roughly what it would cost to buy the whole company, debt included.
5. Forward P/E
Price divided by analysts' estimated earnings for the next 12 months, instead of trailing actual earnings.
6. PEG Ratio
P/E divided by expected earnings growth rate. A lower number can indicate a stock is cheap relative to how fast it's expected to grow.
7. Price / Book
Share price divided by book value (assets minus liabilities) per share.
8. ROE
Return on equity — net income divided by shareholders' equity, a measure of how efficiently a company turns equity into profit.
9. ROA
Return on assets — net income divided by total assets, a measure of how efficiently a company turns assets into profit.
10. MRQ
Most recent quarter — the single latest reported period, as opposed to TTM. The Financials section's "Quarterly" view below shows MRQ-style figures.
11. YoY
Year over year — percent change versus the same period one year earlier, used for growth figures like those on Compare cards and the Screener.

Short Interest

Shares Short11,058,134
Change from Prior Settlement-9.77%
% of Float
Days to Cover (Short Ratio)2.32

Source: FINRA Rule 4560 consolidated short interest, settlement date 2026-08-14. Reported bi-monthly with a reporting lag — not real-time.

Quotes and the 1-day extended-hours chart: Yahoo Finance. Longer historical charts: Alpaca (IEX feed) — real-time but IEX-only volume (~2.5% of consolidated market volume). Fundamentals + earnings: Finnhub.

Price history

Events

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Technical signal summary

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Peer and sector context

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Balanced evidence

A deterministic summary of sourced facts—not an AI verdict.

Potential strengths

Potential concerns

Rule-based facts only; absence from either side is not evidence, and this is not a recommendation.

Financials

Income statement

Line item Jun '26Mar '26Sep '25Jun '25Mar '25Sep '24Jun '24Mar '24
Revenue $7.10B $6.52B $7.08B $6.84B $5.96B $6.87B $6.49B $6.17B
Operating income $3.34B $2.95B $3.36B $3.23B $2.65B $3.19B $2.92B $2.74B
Net income $2.36B $1.98B $2.28B $2.25B $1.87B $2.25B $2.02B $1.93B
EPS (diluted) $3.32 $2.78 $3.18 $3.14 $2.60 $3.13 $2.80 $2.66
EPS (basic) $3.33 $2.79 $3.20 $3.15 $2.61 $3.15 $2.81 $2.67
Operating margin $47 $45 $47 $47 $44 $46 $45 $44

Balance sheet

Line item Jun '26Mar '26Dec '25Sep '25Jun '25Mar '25Dec '24Sep '24
Total assets $59.92B $60.04B $59.52B $60.61B $59.55B $56.33B $55.18B $56.17B
Stockholders' equity -$1.02B -$1.29B -$1.79B -$2.16B -$2.76B -$3.45B -$3.80B -$5.18B
Total current assets $4.34B $4.71B $4.16B $6.08B $5.60B $4.74B $4.60B $4.91B
Total current liabilities $4.02B $4.15B $4.36B $6.08B $4.30B $4.01B $3.86B $6.31B
Cash & equivalents $822.0M $1.17B $774.0M $2.41B $1.88B $1.24B $1.08B $1.22B
Marketable securities (current)

Cash flow

Line item Jun '26Mar '26Dec '25Sep '25Jun '25Mar '25Dec '24Sep '24
Operating cash flow $2.81B $2.41B $8.12B $3.43B $2.00B $2.43B $7.06B $2.74B
Investing cash flow -$868.0M -$777.0M -$3.05B -$1.11B -$869.0M -$771.0M -$2.85B -$1.27B
Financing cash flow -$2.39B -$1.23B -$5.58B -$1.79B -$555.0M -$1.54B -$3.83B -$1.09B
Free cash flow $1.98B $1.73B $5.31B $2.42B $1.25B $1.88B $4.83B $1.94B
Capital expenditures $831.0M $682.0M $2.81B $1.01B $744.0M $551.0M $2.23B $794.0M
Depreciation & amortization $111.0M $111.0M $350.0M $121.0M $106.0M $107.0M $348.0M $111.0M

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (10-Q/10-K), as originally tagged by the company. Quarterly cash flow is reconstructed by de-cumulating fiscal-year-to-date figures (how cash flow is tagged in 10-Qs); other quarterly lines are reported directly.

Institutional holders

SEC Form 13F filers holding MCD as of the latest reported quarter. 13F only covers investment managers with $100M+ in assets — this is not a complete ownership picture, and does not include insiders (see Recent SEC filings below) or non-13F-eligible holders.

Source: Business Quant SEC Form 13F · report period 2026-06-30 · 31 filers

Held by These Filers50.9%
Shares Outstanding709,100,000
FilerSharesValue% OutQtr ChangeFiled
BlackRock, Inc. 55,436,039 $14.98B 7.82% +0.2% 2026-08-07
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 46,396,692 $12.54B 6.54% +0.4% 2026-06-30
State Street Corp 36,080,505 $9.75B 5.09% +1.8% 2026-08-07
Jpmorgan Chase & Co 31,923,726 $8.53B 4.50% -15.2% 2026-08-12
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 18,781,589 $5.08B 2.65% -1.7% 2026-06-30
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 18,114,553 $4.89B 2.55% +0.8% 2026-08-12
Morgan Stanley 15,027,364 $4.06B 2.12% -3.8% 2026-08-11
Bank Of America Corp /De/ 10,997,796 $2.97B 1.55% -9.5% 2026-08-14
NORGES BANK 9,878,380 $2.67B 1.39% +0.0% 2026-08-12
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 9,024,883 $2.4M 1.27% -7.3% 2026-08-14
Capital Research Global Investors 8,961,454 $2.42B 1.26% +30.0% 2026-08-07
Wells Fargo & Company/Mn 8,050,084 $2.18B 1.14% +1.0% 2026-08-14
Northern Trust Corp 7,920,784 $2.14B 1.12% -3.7% 2026-08-12
Royal Bank Of Canada 6,617,829 $1.79B 0.93% -2.7% 2026-08-13
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 6,201,372 $1.68B 0.87% +11.1% 2026-08-14
Sixth Street Partners Management Company, L.P. 6,201,372 $1.68B 0.87% +0.0% 2026-08-13
UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 5,839,330 $1.58B 0.82% -11.4% 2026-08-13
UBS Group AG 5,825,310 $1.57B 0.82% +2.6% 2026-08-13
Bank of New York Mellon Corp 5,028,581 $1.36B 0.71% -2.5% 2026-08-06
Franklin Resources Inc 4,936,117 $1.33B 0.70% +16.3% 2026-08-04
Corient Private Wealth LP 4,487,872 $212.6M 0.63% +423.0% 2026-08-12
Legal & General Group Plc 4,402,074 $1.19B 0.62% -7.2% 2026-08-14
Goldman Sachs Group Inc 4,327,412 $1.17B 0.61% -14.6% 2026-08-14
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 4,265,113 $1.15B 0.60% +17.2% 2026-08-13
Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, LLC 4,252,478 $1.15B 0.60% -1.7% 2026-08-14

Insider activity

Directors, officers, and 10%+ owners' reported transactions from SEC Form 4. A filing reports a transaction; it does not by itself explain why it happened.

Source: SEC EDGAR Form 4 filings · checked 25 most recent filings · covers 2026-02-12 to 2026-08-07

Recent transactions

  • Insiders have net sold 14,866 shares over the last 182 days, across 0 purchases and 8 sales.
  • Most recent: Elting Lauren B (VP - CAO and Corp Controller) — Option exercise of 990 shares on 2026-08-07.

Deterministic template sentences filled in from the SEC Form 4 figures in the tables below -- not an AI-written summary, no live model call.

Insider purchases & sales, last 6 months

Purchases (open market)0 sh(0 txns)
Sales (open market)14,866 sh(8 txns)
Net Shares-14,866

Counts only open-market purchases (code P) and sales (code S) — grants, option exercises, tax withholding, and gifts are excluded since they aren't a market buy/sell decision.

Insider roster

NameTitleMost Recent TransactionDateShares
Elting Lauren BVP - CAO and Corp ControllerOption exercise2026-08-07990
Erlinger Joseph M.President, McDonald's USAOption exercise2026-06-105,252
Ralls-Morrison DesireeEVP, Chief Legal OfficerOpen market sale2026-05-282,763
Baroni DarioPresident, IDLOpen market sale2026-03-18600
Banner JonathanEVP - Chief Impact OfficerOpen market sale2026-02-231,601
Steijaert Manuel JMEVP - President, IOMOption exercise2026-02-133,272
Rice Brian SEVP-Global Chief Info. OfficerOption exercise2026-02-132,602
McDonald GillianEVP, Global Rest. Exp. Ofc.Option exercise2026-02-134,090
Kempczinski Christopher JChairman and CEOOption exercise2026-02-1326,276
Flatley Edith MorganEVP - Global CMOOption exercise2026-02-131,859
Boyd Tiffanie L.EVP - Chief People OfficerOption exercise2026-02-131,221
Borden Ian FrederickEVP - CFOOption exercise2026-02-135,949

Recent transactions

DateInsiderTitleTransactionSharesPrice
2026-08-07Elting Lauren BVP - CAO and Corp ControllerOption exercise 990$0.00
2026-08-07Elting Lauren BVP - CAO and Corp ControllerOption exercise 48$0.00
2026-08-07Elting Lauren BVP - CAO and Corp ControllerTax withholding 304$274.48
2026-06-10Erlinger Joseph M.President, McDonald's USAOption exercise 5,252$157.79
2026-06-10Erlinger Joseph M.President, McDonald's USAOpen market sale 5,252$284.32
2026-05-28Ralls-Morrison DesireeEVP, Chief Legal OfficerOpen market sale 2,763$278.36
2026-05-26Erlinger Joseph M.President, McDonald's USAOpen market sale 333$280.11
2026-04-23Erlinger Joseph M.President, McDonald's USAOpen market sale 333$302.72
2026-04-10Erlinger Joseph M.President, McDonald's USAOption exercise 2,626$157.79
2026-04-10Erlinger Joseph M.President, McDonald's USAOpen market sale 2,626$307.00
2026-03-23Erlinger Joseph M.President, McDonald's USAOpen market sale 333$313.47
2026-03-18Baroni DarioPresident, IDLOpen market sale 600$323.77
2026-03-10Erlinger Joseph M.President, McDonald's USAOption exercise 2,626$157.79
2026-03-10Erlinger Joseph M.President, McDonald's USAOpen market sale 2,626$328.34
2026-02-23Erlinger Joseph M.President, McDonald's USAOpen market sale 333$330.43
2026-02-23Banner JonathanEVP - Chief Impact OfficerOpen market sale 1,601$333.42
2026-02-23Banner JonathanEVP - Chief Impact OfficerOption exercise 4,600$266.20
2026-02-23Banner JonathanEVP - Chief Impact OfficerOpen market sale 4,600$333.24
2026-02-13Steijaert Manuel JMEVP - President, IOMOption exercise 3,272$0.00
2026-02-13Steijaert Manuel JMEVP - President, IOMOption exercise 237$0.00
2026-02-13Steijaert Manuel JMEVP - President, IOMTax withholding 1,639$327.58
2026-02-13Rice Brian SEVP-Global Chief Info. OfficerOption exercise 2,602$0.00
2026-02-13Rice Brian SEVP-Global Chief Info. OfficerOption exercise 188$0.00
2026-02-13Rice Brian SEVP-Global Chief Info. OfficerTax withholding 808$327.58
2026-02-13Ralls-Morrison DesireeEVP, Chief Legal OfficerOption exercise 3,867$0.00
2026-02-13Ralls-Morrison DesireeEVP, Chief Legal OfficerOption exercise 279$0.00
2026-02-13Ralls-Morrison DesireeEVP, Chief Legal OfficerTax withholding 1,383$327.58
2026-02-13McDonald GillianEVP, Global Rest. Exp. Ofc.Option exercise 4,090$0.00
2026-02-13McDonald GillianEVP, Global Rest. Exp. Ofc.Option exercise 296$0.00
2026-02-13McDonald GillianEVP, Global Rest. Exp. Ofc.Tax withholding 2,022$327.58
2026-02-13McDonald GillianEVP, Global Rest. Exp. Ofc.Option exercise 2,231$0.00
2026-02-13McDonald GillianEVP, Global Rest. Exp. Ofc.Option exercise 161$0.00
2026-02-13McDonald GillianEVP, Global Rest. Exp. Ofc.Tax withholding 1,103$327.58
2026-02-13Kempczinski Christopher JChairman and CEOOption exercise 26,276$128.09
2026-02-13Kempczinski Christopher JChairman and CEOOpen market sale 26,276$333.54
2026-02-13Kempczinski Christopher JChairman and CEOOption exercise 19,333$0.00
2026-02-13Kempczinski Christopher JChairman and CEOOption exercise 1,395$0.00
2026-02-13Kempczinski Christopher JChairman and CEOTax withholding 9,182$327.58
2026-02-13Flatley Edith MorganEVP - Global CMOOption exercise 1,859$0.00
2026-02-13Flatley Edith MorganEVP - Global CMOOption exercise 135$0.00
2026-02-13Flatley Edith MorganEVP - Global CMOTax withholding 798$327.58
2026-02-13Erlinger Joseph M.President, McDonald's USAOption exercise 5,577$0.00
2026-02-13Erlinger Joseph M.President, McDonald's USAOption exercise 403$0.00
2026-02-13Erlinger Joseph M.President, McDonald's USATax withholding 2,312$327.58
2026-02-13Boyd Tiffanie L.EVP - Chief People OfficerOption exercise 1,221$0.00
2026-02-13Boyd Tiffanie L.EVP - Chief People OfficerOption exercise 89$0.00
2026-02-13Boyd Tiffanie L.EVP - Chief People OfficerTax withholding 399$327.58
2026-02-13Boyd Tiffanie L.EVP - Chief People OfficerOption exercise 967$0.00
2026-02-13Boyd Tiffanie L.EVP - Chief People OfficerOption exercise 70$0.00
2026-02-13Boyd Tiffanie L.EVP - Chief People OfficerTax withholding 304$327.58
2026-02-13Borden Ian FrederickEVP - CFOOption exercise 5,949$0.00
2026-02-13Borden Ian FrederickEVP - CFOOption exercise 430$0.00
2026-02-13Borden Ian FrederickEVP - CFOTax withholding 2,368$327.58
2026-02-12Kempczinski Christopher JChairman and CEOOption exercise 26,277$128.09
2026-02-12Kempczinski Christopher JChairman and CEOOpen market sale 26,277$331.35
2026-02-12Flatley Edith MorganEVP - Global CMOOption exercise 4,692$157.79
2026-02-12Flatley Edith MorganEVP - Global CMOOpen market sale 4,692$331.00

Recent SEC filings

Official company reports and insider transaction filings. Form 4 reports a transaction; it does not by itself explain why it happened.

Source: SEC EDGAR submissions · updated 2026-09-03 12:33 UTC

FiledFormReport periodOfficial filing
2026-08-1142026-08-07 View on SEC.gov →
2026-08-0710-Q2026-06-30 View on SEC.gov →
2026-08-048-K2026-08-03 View on SEC.gov →
2026-08-048-K2026-08-04 View on SEC.gov →
2026-07-0242026-03-31 View on SEC.gov →
2026-07-0242026-03-31 View on SEC.gov →
2026-07-0242026-03-31 View on SEC.gov →
2026-06-1042026-06-10 View on SEC.gov →
2026-06-0142026-05-28 View on SEC.gov →
2026-05-2742026-05-26 View on SEC.gov →
2026-05-228-K2026-05-20 View on SEC.gov →
2026-05-0710-Q2026-03-31 View on SEC.gov →

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