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Stock Evaluator: McDonald's Corporation (MCD)
1,870 followersMcDonald's Corporation MCD
$276.52
-1.52
-0.55%
November 6, 2026 4:00:02 PM
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Volume: 6,331,576
After Hours: $120.37
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November 10, 2021 7:59 PM
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Volume: 72,713
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| SECTOR | INDUSTRY |
| Consumer Discretionary | Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure |
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COMPANY SUMMARY
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, frozen 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 was founded in 1940 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
Commentary & Analysis
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Financial Summary
| Share Statistics | MCD | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $195,677.0 | $1,890.9 | 99% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 711.1 | 83.4 | 91% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 100.0% | 83.9% | 99% |
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| Float (Mil) | 706.6 | 82.9 | 88% |
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| Beta | 0.43 | 0.95 | 24% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 6,079 | 565 | 93% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
(9.5%) | 74.3% | 42% |
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| Growth | MCD | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 7.0% | 20.1% | 46% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 12.6% | 18.4% | 59% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 13.6% | 19.2% | 54 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 7.3% | 0.0% | 99% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | (16.3%) | (15.8%) | 44% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 12 | 26 | 29 | |
| Current EPS | $3.174 | $12.935 | $13.741 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $3.285 | $12.892 | $13.787 | |
| # Rev Up | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| # Rev Down | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $3.301 | $12.928 | $13.994 | |
| Year/Year Chg | (4.4%) | 8.2% | 21.4% | |
| Financials | MCD | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $27,702 | $1,890 | 94% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $8,787 | $64 | 98% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $12.359 | $0.300 | 96% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $11,347 | $238 | 98% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | ($1,054) | ($1) | 3% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $53,902 | $1,260 | 98% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $245,839 | $4,619 | 99% |
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| Valuation | MCD | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | na | 2.71 | na |
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| P/E | 22.5 | 23.5 | 59% |
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| Dividend Yield | 2.8% | 0.0% | 82% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 1.7 | 0.9 | 65% |
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| Ratios | MCD | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Gross Margin | 57.6% | 41.6% | 70% |
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| Net Margin | 32.4% | 4.4% | 90% |
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| ROA | 14.7% | 2.8% | 93% |
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| ROE | (464.6%) | 7.9% | 1% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 101.7% | 74.0% | 94% |
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| F-Score | 6 | 6 | 67% |
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