Company Overview
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.
Why Investors Should Care
Return on capital employed stands at 22.5%.
Maintains a net profit margin of 31.7%.
Offers a dividend yield of 2.69%.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $26.89B (+3.7% YoY); net profit $8.56B.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +3.8%, earnings +5.7%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 0.9%, profit CAGR 7.3%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 0.92% |
| 1 Year: | 3.80% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 7.33% |
| 1 Year: | 5.70% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -14.15% |
| 6 Months: | -20.97% |
| 3 Months: | -7.98% |
| 1 Month: | -6.79% |
Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.
- Price vs 50-DMABelow
- Price vs 200-DMABelow
- RSI (14)35.68 · Neutral
P/E of 20.75 is above the sector median of 19.51 — pricier than peers.
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Technical Trend
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Fundamental Growth Charts
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PROS
- Healthy ROCE of 22.5%.
- Excellent profit margin of 31.7%.
- Attractive dividend yield of 2.69%.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
CONS
- In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Consumer Cyclical).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MCD McDonald's Corporation SPXR3K | 255.69 | 20.75 | $181.67B | 2.69% | 22.47% | - | 0.92% | 7.33% |
| 2 | AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH | 258.51 | 20.78 | $2.79T | 0.00% | 13.33% | 30.56% | 24.04% | 32.72% |
| 3 | TSLA Tesla, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAI | 354.29 | 325.04 | $1.40T | 0.00% | 4.10% | 4.67% | 52.40% | 39.39% |
| 4 | HD The Home Depot, Inc. SPXR3K | 321.05 | 22.79 | $320.12B | 2.67% | 28.75% | 128.38% | 4.06% | 6.35% |
| 5 | BABA Alibaba Group Holding Limited AITECH | 113.24 | 17.37 | $271.42B | 0.83% | 4.16% | 9.22% | 5.62% | 12.49% |
| 6 | TM Toyota Motor Corporation | 197.39 | 8.85 | $233.73B | 3.30% | 5.24% | 12.40% | 10.91% | 16.22% |
| 7 | BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. NDXSPXR3K | 193.29 | 21.48 | $149.78B | 0.78% | 70.23% | -96.88% | 16.93% | 22.07% |
| 8 | TJX The TJX Companies, Inc. SPXR3K | 132.08 | 25.70 | $145.91B | 1.18% | 21.26% | 61.25% | 6.84% | 8.48% |
| 9 | SBUX Starbucks Corporation NDXSPXR3K | 104.47 | 60.04 | $119.10B | 2.36% | 13.46% | -22.93% | 7.93% | 5.80% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Mar 2015 | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 5.96B | 6.50B | 6.62B | 6.34B | 5.90B | 6.26B | 6.42B | 6.03B | 5.68B | 6.05B | 5.75B | 5.34B | 5.14B | 5.35B | 5.37B | 5.16B | 5.02B | 5.41B | 5.50B | 5.35B | 4.71B | 3.76B | 5.42B | 5.12B | 5.89B | 6.20B | 5.67B | 5.72B | 5.87B | 5.90B | 6.50B | 6.69B | 6.17B | 6.49B | 6.87B | 5.96B | 6.84B | 7.08B | 6.52B | 7.10B |
| Operating Income | 1.39B | 1.85B | 2.03B | 1.88B | 1.78B | 1.86B | 2.14B | 1.97B | 2.03B | 2.30B | 3.08B | 2.14B | 2.14B | 2.26B | 2.42B | 2.00B | 2.09B | 2.27B | 2.41B | 2.29B | 1.69B | 961.10M | 2.53B | 2.28B | 2.69B | 2.99B | 2.31B | 1.71B | 2.76B | 2.53B | 3.10B | 3.21B | 2.74B | 2.92B | 3.19B | 2.65B | 3.23B | 3.36B | 2.95B | 3.34B |
| Net Income | 811.50M | 1.20B | 1.31B | 1.21B | 1.12B | 1.09B | 1.28B | 1.19B | 1.21B | 1.40B | 1.88B | 698.70M | 1.38B | 1.50B | 1.64B | 1.42B | 1.33B | 1.52B | 1.61B | 1.57B | 1.11B | 483.80M | 1.76B | 1.54B | 2.22B | 2.15B | 1.10B | 1.19B | 1.98B | 1.80B | 2.31B | 2.32B | 1.93B | 2.02B | 2.25B | 1.87B | 2.25B | 2.28B | 1.98B | 2.36B |
| Diluted EPS | 0.84 | 1.26 | 1.40 | 1.31 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.50 | 1.44 | 1.47 | 1.70 | 2.32 | 0.87 | 1.72 | 1.90 | 2.10 | 1.82 | 1.72 | 1.97 | 2.11 | 2.08 | 1.47 | 0.65 | 2.35 | 2.05 | 2.95 | 2.86 | 1.48 | 1.60 | 2.68 | 2.45 | 3.15 | 3.17 | 2.66 | 2.80 | 3.13 | 2.60 | 3.14 | 3.18 | 2.78 | 3.32 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 22.79B | 23.52B | 22.74B | 24.07B | 27.01B | 27.57B | 28.11B | 27.44B | 25.41B | 24.62B | 22.82B | 21.26B | 21.36B | 19.21B | 23.22B | 23.18B | 25.49B | 25.92B | 26.89B |
| Operating Income | 3.88B | 6.44B | 6.84B | 7.47B | 8.53B | 8.60B | 8.76B | 7.95B | 7.15B | 7.74B | 9.55B | 8.82B | 9.07B | 7.32B | 10.36B | 9.37B | 11.65B | 11.71B | 12.39B |
| Net Income | 2.40B | 4.31B | 4.55B | 4.95B | 5.50B | 5.46B | 5.59B | 4.76B | 4.53B | 4.69B | 5.19B | 5.92B | 6.03B | 4.73B | 7.55B | 6.18B | 8.47B | 8.22B | 8.56B |
| Diluted EPS | 1.98 | 3.76 | 4.11 | 4.58 | 5.27 | 5.36 | 5.55 | 4.82 | 4.80 | 5.44 | 6.37 | 7.54 | 7.88 | 6.31 | 10.04 | 8.33 | 11.56 | 11.39 | 11.95 |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2006 | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 28.46B | 30.22B | 31.98B | 32.99B | 35.39B | 36.63B | 34.23B | 37.94B | 31.02B | 33.80B | 32.81B | 47.51B | 52.63B | 53.85B | 50.44B | 56.15B | 55.18B | 59.52B |
| Total Equity | 15.46B | 15.28B | 13.38B | 14.03B | 14.63B | 14.39B | 15.29B | 16.01B | 12.85B | 7.09B | -2.20B | -3.27B | -6.26B | -8.21B | -7.82B | -4.60B | -6.00B | -4.71B | -3.80B | -1.79B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 2.13B | 1.98B | 2.06B | 1.80B | 2.39B | 2.34B | 2.34B | 2.80B | 2.08B | 7.69B | 1.22B | 2.46B | 866.00M | 898.50M | 3.45B | 4.71B | 2.58B | 4.58B | 1.08B | 774.00M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 10.19B | 10.56B | 11.50B | 12.13B | 13.63B | 14.13B | 14.94B | 24.12B | 25.88B | 29.54B | 31.08B | 34.12B | 35.20B | 35.62B | 35.90B | 37.15B | 38.42B | 39.97B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 2.54B | 2.99B | 2.92B | 3.51B | 3.40B | 3.17B | 2.75B | 2.95B | 3.47B | 2.89B | 2.97B | 3.62B | 6.18B | 4.02B | 3.80B | 6.86B | 3.86B | 4.36B |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 4.88B | 5.92B | 5.75B | 6.34B | 7.15B | 6.97B | 7.12B | 6.73B | 6.54B | 6.06B | 5.55B | 6.97B | 8.12B | 6.27B | - | 7.39B | 9.61B | 9.45B | 10.55B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.15B | -1.62B | -1.66B | -2.06B | -2.57B | -3.17B | -2.67B | -2.30B | -1.42B | -981.60M | 562.00M | -2.46B | -3.07B | -1.55B | - | -2.68B | -3.19B | -5.35B | -3.82B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -4.00B | -4.11B | -4.42B | -3.73B | -4.53B | -3.85B | -4.04B | -4.62B | 735.30M | -11.26B | -5.31B | -5.95B | -4.99B | -2.25B | - | -6.58B | -4.37B | -7.50B | -7.12B |
| Capital Expenditure | -1.95B | -2.14B | -1.95B | -2.14B | -2.73B | -3.05B | -2.82B | -2.58B | -1.81B | -1.82B | -1.85B | -2.74B | -2.39B | -1.64B | - | -1.90B | -2.36B | -2.77B | -3.37B |
| Free Cash Flow | 2.93B | 3.78B | 3.80B | 4.21B | 4.42B | 3.92B | 4.30B | 4.15B | 4.73B | 4.24B | 3.70B | 4.22B | 5.73B | 4.62B | - | 5.49B | 7.25B | 6.67B | 7.19B |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -1.87B | 2.05B | -3.39B | -397.00M |
| Share Buybacks | 3.94B | 3.92B | 2.80B | 2.70B | 3.36B | 2.62B | 1.78B | 3.20B | 6.10B | 11.17B | 4.69B | 5.21B | 4.98B | 907.80M | 845.50M | 3.90B | 3.05B | 2.82B | 2.06B |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin % | 17.0% | 27.4% | 30.1% | 31.0% | 31.6% | 31.2% | 31.2% | 29.0% | 28.1% | 31.5% | 41.9% | 41.5% | 42.5% | 38.1% | 44.6% | 40.4% | 45.7% | 45.2% | 46.1% |
| Net Margin % | 10.5% | 18.3% | 20.0% | 20.5% | 20.4% | 19.8% | 19.9% | 17.3% | 17.8% | 19.0% | 22.8% | 27.9% | 28.2% | 24.6% | 32.5% | 26.6% | 33.2% | 31.7% | 31.9% |
| ROE % | 15.7% | 32.2% | 32.4% | 33.8% | 38.2% | 35.7% | 34.9% | 37.0% | 63.9% | -212.6% | -158.9% | -94.7% | -73.4% | -60.5% | -164.0% | -102.9% | -179.9% | -216.6% | -478.1% |
| ROCE % | - | 24.9% | 25.1% | 25.7% | 28.9% | 26.9% | 26.2% | 25.3% | 20.4% | 28.1% | 30.9% | 29.6% | 20.7% | 15.8% | 20.8% | 20.1% | 23.6% | 22.8% | 22.5% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 7.83% | 55.44M | $14.69B |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.56% | 46.40M | $12.30B |
| 3 | State Street Corporation | 5.10% | 36.08M | $9.56B |
| 4 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 4.51% | 31.92M | $8.46B |
| 5 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 2.65% | 18.78M | $4.98B |
| 6 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.56% | 18.11M | $4.80B |
| 7 | Morgan Stanley | 2.12% | 15.03M | $3.98B |
| 8 | Bank of America Corporation | 1.55% | 11.00M | $2.91B |
| 9 | NORGES BANK | 1.40% | 9.88M | $2.62B |
| 10 | Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc | 1.28% | 9.02M | $2.39B |
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MCD — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of McDonald's Corporation (MCD)?
As of 2026-09-07 16:24 PDT, McDonald's Corporation (MCD) trades at $255.69 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $255.69 to $334.50.
What is the market capitalisation of MCD?
McDonald's Corporation (MCD) has a market capitalisation of $181.67B on NYSE.
What is the P/E ratio of MCD?
MCD trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.75. The industry average P/E is 19.51. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is -108.96.
Does MCD pay a dividend?
McDonald's Corporation (MCD) currently offers a dividend yield of 2.69%.
Is MCD a good stock to buy?
This page provides a data-driven analysis of McDonald's Corporation (MCD), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.