McDonald's Corporation

NYSE:MCD Stock Report

Market Cap: US$209.7b

McDonald's Valuation

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

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • 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 MCD when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: MCD ($292.68) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($315.79)

Significantly Below Fair Value: MCD 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 MCD?

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for MCD. This is calculated by dividing MCD's market cap by their current earnings.
What is MCD's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio25.4x
EarningsUS$8.25b
Market CapUS$209.74b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for MCD vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average31.1x
SBUX Starbucks
26.5x10.1%US$99.7b
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill
56.8x15.5%US$84.4b
YUM Yum! Brands
24.2x7.9%US$36.9b
QSR Restaurant Brands International
17x10.8%US$30.1b
MCD McDonald's
25.4x6.6%US$209.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MCD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.4x) compared to the peer average (31.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MCD's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Hospitality Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
THRS.F Agility Real Estate
1.7xn/aUS$2.05m
No more companies available in this PE range
MCD 25.4xIndustry Avg. 23.7xNo. of Companies14PE01632486480+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MCD is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.4x) compared to the US Hospitality industry average (23.7x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MCD'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.

MCD PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio25.4x
Fair PE Ratio32.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MCD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.7x).

Analyst Price Targets

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

The above table shows the analyst MCD forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$292.68
US$321.51
+9.8%
6.6%US$360.00US$280.00n/a32
Dec ’25US$296.01
US$321.51
+8.6%
6.6%US$360.00US$280.00n/a32
Nov ’25US$295.21
US$321.04
+8.7%
6.6%US$360.00US$280.00n/a32
Oct ’25US$302.98
US$302.44
-0.2%
7.1%US$360.00US$257.00n/a32
Sep ’25US$288.66
US$295.85
+2.5%
6.4%US$342.00US$257.00n/a31
Aug ’25US$268.75
US$294.87
+9.7%
6.3%US$342.00US$257.00n/a31
Jul ’25US$249.99
US$310.13
+24.1%
5.7%US$357.00US$285.00n/a31
Jun ’25US$258.89
US$312.13
+20.6%
6.3%US$357.00US$285.00n/a30
May ’25US$274.43
US$316.05
+15.2%
6.2%US$357.00US$285.00n/a31
Apr ’25US$280.22
US$325.72
+16.2%
4.7%US$357.00US$290.00n/a31
Mar ’25US$290.73
US$326.26
+12.2%
4.5%US$357.00US$299.00n/a32
Feb ’25US$298.08
US$323.33
+8.5%
6.4%US$383.00US$280.00n/a33
Jan ’25US$296.51
US$315.59
+6.4%
6.3%US$383.00US$280.00n/a34
Dec ’24US$285.96
US$308.33
+7.8%
7.2%US$383.00US$270.00US$296.0133
Nov ’24US$261.97
US$307.72
+17.5%
7.4%US$383.00US$270.00US$295.2133
Oct ’24US$263.44
US$328.59
+24.7%
5.3%US$383.00US$285.00US$302.9832
Sep ’24US$280.94
US$327.97
+16.7%
5.1%US$383.00US$285.00US$288.6632
Aug ’24US$291.07
US$327.26
+12.4%
5.4%US$383.00US$285.00US$268.7533
Jul ’24US$298.41
US$316.05
+5.9%
5.0%US$346.00US$260.00US$249.9933
Jun ’24US$287.87
US$316.30
+9.9%
5.0%US$346.00US$260.00US$258.8932
May ’24US$297.58
US$314.20
+5.6%
5.4%US$346.00US$260.00US$274.4333
Apr ’24US$279.61
US$293.27
+4.9%
6.0%US$330.00US$240.00US$280.2232
Mar ’24US$262.72
US$292.20
+11.2%
5.8%US$328.00US$240.00US$290.7333
Feb ’24US$266.27
US$292.63
+9.9%
5.9%US$328.00US$240.00US$298.0832
Jan ’24US$263.53
US$289.55
+9.9%
6.3%US$328.00US$247.00US$296.5133
Dec ’23US$273.40
US$288.53
+5.5%
6.2%US$328.00US$247.00US$285.9634

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 02:14
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
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

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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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