McDonald's Corporation

SNSE:MCD Stock Report

Market Cap: US$208.0b

McDonald's Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

McDonald's has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 10%, while the Hospitality industry saw earnings growing at 31.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 5.7% per year.

Key information

10.0%

Earnings growth rate

11.0%

EPS growth rate

Hospitality Industry Growth35.9%
Revenue growth rate5.7%
Return on equityn/a
Net Margin31.8%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How McDonald's makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

SNSE:MCD Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2425,9398,2462,4790
30 Jun 2425,7588,3072,5260
31 Mar 2425,7658,5962,5040
31 Dec 2325,4948,4692,4350
30 Sep 2325,0148,3332,4240
30 Jun 2324,1947,9982,4180
31 Mar 2323,4156,8752,4610
31 Dec 2223,1836,1772,4920
30 Sep 2223,2655,9132,5270
30 Jun 2223,5946,0812,5110
31 Mar 2223,7647,1122,4720
31 Dec 2123,2237,5452,3780
30 Sep 2122,5287,2842,3200
30 Jun 2121,7446,8962,2160
31 Mar 2119,6185,1612,2190
31 Dec 2019,2084,7312,2450
30 Sep 2019,3224,9262,1320
30 Jun 2019,4064,7712,1520
31 Mar 2021,0555,8042,0460
31 Dec 1921,3646,0251,9670
30 Sep 1921,0995,8691,9920
30 Jun 1920,9665,8982,0330
31 Mar 1920,9105,8772,1050
31 Dec 1821,2585,9241,9850
30 Sep 1821,2025,2082,2080
30 Jun 1821,5885,4542,2600
31 Mar 1822,2835,3532,2430
31 Dec 1722,8205,1922,2310
30 Sep 1723,5095,6872,2410
30 Jun 1724,1795,0792,2570
31 Mar 1724,3944,7772,3280
31 Dec 1624,6224,6872,3850
30 Sep 1624,9344,6992,4320
30 Jun 1625,1254,7332,4330
31 Mar 1625,3584,8432,4300
31 Dec 1525,4134,5292,4340
30 Sep 1525,6444,4212,4220
30 Jun 1526,0164,1802,4140
31 Mar 1526,7004,3652,4500
31 Dec 1427,4414,7582,4880
30 Sep 1427,9625,0572,4530
30 Jun 1428,2995,5112,4320
31 Mar 1428,2015,5212,4100
31 Dec 1328,1065,5862,3860

Quality Earnings: MCD has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: MCD's current net profit margins (31.8%) are lower than last year (33.3%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: MCD's earnings have grown by 10% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: MCD's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: MCD had negative earnings growth (-1.1%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Hospitality industry average (-2.8%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: MCD's liabilities exceed its assets, so it is difficult to calculate its Return on Equity.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 04:43
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

McDonald's Corporation is covered by 67 analysts. 31 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jim MarroneAccountability Research Corporation
John StaszakArgus Research Company
David TarantinoBaird