McDonald's (MCDD) Stock Overview
Owns, operates, and franchises restaurants under the McDonald’s brand in the United States and internationally. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
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| Valuation | 1/6 |
| Future Growth | 1/6 |
| Past Performance | 2/6 |
| Financial Health | 2/6 |
| Dividends | 5/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$12.30 |
| 52 Week High | US$13.75 |
| 52 Week Low | US$10.00 |
| Beta | 0.53 |
| 1 Month Change | -0.81% |
| 3 Month Change | -8.89% |
| 1 Year Change | 12.84% |
| 3 Year Change | 11.82% |
| 5 Year Change | n/a |
| Change since IPO | 22.39% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| MCDD | AR Hospitality | AR Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -3.1% | -2.3% | -0.6% |
| 1Y | 12.8% | -7.3% | 21.1% |
Return vs Industry: MCDD exceeded the AR Hospitality industry which returned -7.6% over the past year.
Return vs Market: MCDD underperformed the AR Market which returned 24.5% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| MCDD volatility | |
|---|---|
| MCDD Average Weekly Movement | 3.6% |
| Hospitality Industry Average Movement | 5.6% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.4% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in AR Market | 8.8% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in AR Market | 4.6% |
Stable Share Price: MCDD has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the AR market.
Volatility Over Time: MCDD's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 150,000 | Chris Kempczinski | www.mcdonalds.com |
McDonald's Corporation owns, operates, and franchises restaurants under the McDonald’s brand in the United States and internationally. It offers food and beverages, including hamburgers and cheeseburgers, various chicken sandwiches, fries, shakes, desserts, sundaes, soft serve cones, cookies, pies, soft drinks, coffee, and other beverages; and full or limited breakfast, as well as sells various other products during limited-time promotions. The company owns and operates franchised restaurants under various structures, including conventional franchise, developmental license, or affiliate.
McDonald's Corporation Fundamentals Summary
| MCDD fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$212.41b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$8.16b |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$25.71b |
Is MCDD overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| MCDD income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$25.71b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$11.10b |
| Gross Profit | US$14.61b |
| Other Expenses | US$6.45b |
| Earnings | US$8.16b |
Last Reported Earnings
Mar 31, 2025
Next Earnings Date
Aug 06, 2025
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 11.41 |
| Gross Margin | 56.83% |
| Net Profit Margin | 31.75% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | -1,127.9% |
How did MCDD perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/07/21 04:29 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/07/21 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.
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Analyst Sources
McDonald's Corporation is covered by 70 analysts. 30 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Jim Marrone | Accountability Research Corporation |
| John Staszak | Argus Research Company |
| David Tarantino | Baird |