McDonald's Valuation

Is MDO undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of MDO when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: MDO (€230.2) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€242.08)

Significantly Below Fair Value: MDO is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for MDO?

Key metric: As MDO is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for MDO. This is calculated by dividing MDO's market cap by their current earnings.
What is MDO's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio27.3x
EarningsUS$8.31b
Market CapUS$227.08b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does MDO's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for MDO vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average39.4x
SBUX Starbucks
29.6x10.5%US$111.5b
3690 Meituan
42.1x28.6%HK$1.0t
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill
54x15.5%US$80.1b
CPG Compass Group
32.1x12.1%UK£44.6b
MDO McDonald's
27.3x6.3%€227.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MDO is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (27.3x) compared to the peer average (40.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MDO's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Hospitality Industry?

10 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
MDO 27.3xIndustry Avg. 16.9xNo. of Companies16PE01224364860+
10 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MDO is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (27.3x) compared to the European Hospitality industry average (17.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MDO's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

MDO PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio27.3x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate MDO's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.


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