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McDonald's Corporation

MCD Consumer Cyclical Restaurants

McDonald's Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $26.9 billion, up 3.72% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 3.74%, EPS grew 5.73%, free cash flow grew 57.9% and total debt fell 3.72%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500 and Dow Jones; dividend growth for ten consecutive years, revenue growth for three.

235.23 0.00 0.00%
Market cap
$166.5B
P/E
19.1×
Fwd P/E
21.7×
Dividend yield
3.16%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
4.92
Beneish M
−2.60
Dividend safety
70/100

Insider Decisions trades per month

Total sells 40.53
Totals in millions of $.
Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26
Buy — — — — — — — — — — — —
Sell 3 3 1 5 3 2 2 1 — — — —
Insider Ownership 0.25%

Capital & Financial Ratios $m

Market Cap 166,460.00
Revenue 27,702.00
Net Income 8,787.00
Free Cash Flow 7,931.00
Net Debt 39,041.00
Current Ratio 1.08
Debt/Equity (38.97) (negative: negative equity)
P/E ratio 19.11
Fwd P/E 21.70
P/S ratio 6.02
P/B ratio 0.00
Past 5Y EPS Growth 13.62%
This Y EPS Growth 5.63%
Next Y EPS Growth 7.01%
Next Y revenue growth 4.69%
Next 5Y EPS Growth 5.88%

Green and red mark values outside typical ranges. How we judge →

Valuation vs history

P/E against its own 10 years 0.55%
10-year low 10-year high
P/S against its own 10 years 25.78%
10-year low 10-year high
EV/Sales against its own 10 years 26.74%
10-year low 10-year high
EV/FCF against its own 10 years 6.83%
10-year low 10-year high

Dividends

Payout Ratio 0.60
Annual Dividend Rate 7.44
Annual Dividend Yield 3.16%
total individual payouts
2028 Powerpack
2027 Powerpack
2026 7.50
1.86
1.86
1.86
2025 7.17
1.77
1.77
1.77
1.86
2024 6.78
1.67
1.67
1.67
1.77
2023 6.23
1.52
1.52
1.52
1.67
2022 5.66
1.38
1.38
1.38
1.52
2021 5.25
1.29
1.29
1.29
1.38
2020 5.04
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.29
2019 4.73
1.16
1.16
1.16
1.25
2018 4.19
1.01
1.01
1.01
1.16
2017 3.83
0.94
0.94
0.94
1.01
2016 3.61
0.89
0.89
0.89
0.94
predictions special payouts not included in total or ratios

Assets vs Liabilities $m

2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Cash 4,579 1,085 774 822
Receivables 2,488 2,383 2,466 2,485
Inventory 53 56 61 58
Other — 1,130 924 —
7,986 4,599 4,163 4,345
2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Payables 1,103 1,029 1,149 1,114
ST’ Debt 2,192 — — —
Other — — — —
6,859 3,861 4,361 4,018

Compound Annual Growth %

10y 5y 3y
Sales 0.56% 6.96% 5.06%
Cash Flow 4.90% 10.99% 12.62%
Earnings 6.58% 12.60% 11.50%
Book Value 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Revenue $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 6,517 7,099 — — —
’25 5,956 6,843 7,078 7,008 26,885
’24 6,169 6,490 6,873 6,388 25,920
’23 5,898 6,498 6,692 6,406 25,494
’22 5,666 5,718 5,872 5,927 23,183
’21 5,125 5,888 6,201 6,009 23,223
’20 4,714 3,762 5,418 5,314 19,208
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Operating Cash Flow $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 2,412 2,810 — — —
’25 2,428 1,998 3,428 2,697 10,551
’24 2,390 1,689 2,737 2,631 9,447
’23 2,420 1,674 3,029 2,489 9,612
’22 2,133 618 2,434 2,202 7,387
’21 2,124 1,733 2,618 2,667 9,142
’20 1,546 (213) 2,940 1,993 6,265
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Free Cash Flow $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 1,764 1,998 — — —
’25 1,882 1,265 2,439 1,730 7,316
’24 1,851 1,076 1,953 1,914 6,794
’23 1,935 1,151 2,472 1,792 7,350
’22 1,737 187 1,914 1,690 5,527
’21 1,788 1,274 2,158 1,988 7,208
’20 1,079 (516) 2,550 1,539 4,652
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

EPS $

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 2.78 3.32 — — —
’25 2.60 3.14 3.18 3.03 11.95
’24 2.66 2.80 3.13 2.80 11.39
’23 2.45 3.15 3.17 2.80 11.56
’22 1.48 1.60 2.68 2.59 8.33
’21 2.05 2.95 2.86 2.18 10.04
’20 1.47 0.65 2.35 1.84 6.31
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Target Price Range

Analyst price targets

Recommendation Rating

2
1Buy 2 3Hold 4 5Sell

Ten years at a glance Fiscal years to December

Group Line 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Trend 2026e 2027e 2028e
Price, $
Price, $ Low 110.33 118.18 146.84 173.41 124.23 202.73 217.68 245.73 243.53 276.53

Analyst estimates 2026–2028

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High 131.96 175.78 190.88 221.93 231.91 269.72 281.67 299.35 317.90 326.32
People
People Employees 375,000 235,000 210,000 205,000 200,000 200,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000
Revenue/emp, $m 0.07 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.12 0.15 0.17 0.17 0.18
Income, $m
Income, $m Revenue 24,622 22,820 21,258 21,364 19,208 23,223 23,183 25,494 25,920 26,885
Gross margin, % 41.45 46.54 50.96 52.33 50.77 54.17 56.97 57.12 56.75 57.41
EBT 6,866 8,574 7,816 8,018 6,141 9,128 7,825 10,522 10,345 10,897
EBT margin, % 27.89 37.57 36.77 37.53 31.97 39.31 33.75 41.27 39.91 40.53
Net income 4,687 5,192 5,924 6,025 4,731 7,545 6,177 8,469 8,223 8,563
Depreciation 1,517 1,363 1,482 1,618 1,751 1,868 1,871 1,978 2,097 2,199
Per share, $
Per share, $ Revenue 28.82 28.26 27.32 28.18 25.80 31.12 31.48 35.02 36.09 37.69
Earnings 5.44 6.37 7.54 7.88 6.31 10.04 8.33 11.56 11.39 11.95
Cash flow 7.09 6.88 8.95 10.71 8.41 12.25 10.03 13.21 13.15 14.79
Capex (2.03) (2.09) (3.32) (2.96) (2.17) (2.59) (2.53) (3.11) (3.69) (4.53)
Free cash flow 5.06 4.79 5.64 7.76 6.25 9.66 7.50 10.10 9.46 10.26
Book value (2.58) (4.05) (8.04) (10.83) (10.51) (6.17) (8.15) (6.47) (5.29) (2.51)
Shares, m 854 807 778 758 745 746 737 728 718 713
Valuation, ×
Valuation, × P/E 22.07 27.24 23.55 25.08 34.01 26.70 31.66 25.67 25.45 25.58
P/S 4.15 6.13 6.50 7.01 8.32 8.61 8.40 8.48 8.03 8.11
P/B 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
EV/Sales 5.16 7.32 7.94 8.57 10.09 9.98 9.86 9.84 9.50 9.63
EV/FCF 29.37 43.25 38.47 31.14 41.65 32.14 41.37 34.15 36.23 35.41
Cash, $m
Cash, $m Operating cash flow 6,060 5,551 6,967 8,122 6,265 9,142 7,387 9,612 9,447 10,551
Capex (1,738) (1,687) (2,581) (2,242) (1,613) (1,934) (1,860) (2,262) (2,653) (3,235)
Free cash flow 4,321 3,864 4,385 5,880 4,652 7,208 5,527 7,350 6,794 7,316
Balance, $m
Balance, $m Working capital 1,380 2,437 1,080 (63) 62 3,129 1,622 1,127 738 (198)
Total debt 25,956 29,536 31,075 34,177 37,440 36,329 36,565 39,345 38,424 39,973
Net debt 24,732 27,073 30,209 33,279 33,991 31,620 33,981 34,766 37,339 39,199
Shareholders’ equity (2,204) (3,268) (6,258) (8,210) (7,825) (4,601) (6,003) (4,707) (3,797) (1,791)
Returns, %
Returns, % ROA 13.59 16.02 17.79 15.00 9.45 14.17 11.85 15.89 14.77 14.93
ROIC 21.49 25.08 23.02 22.61 17.49 23.96 20.94 24.22 21.82 20.70
ROE 191.93 (189.77) (124.38) (83.29) (59.00) (121.44) (116.50) (158.16) (193.44) (306.59)
Negative figures in brackets.

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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026

Charts ten years each

McDonald's Corporation vs peers in Restaurants (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier

Company Market cap P/E Fwd P/E Revenue growth (Q) EPS growth (Q) FCF growth (Q) Gross margin (Q) EBIT margin (Q) Compare
MCD McDonald's Corporation $167.6B 19.1× 21.7× +3.74% (above 0%: growing) +5.73% (above 0%: growing) +57.94% (above 0%: growing) 58.01% 47.02%
SBUX Starbucks Corporation $106.3B 52.2× 47.2× −1.41% (below 0%: shrinking) +85.71% (above 0%: growing) +210.96% (above 0%: growing) 69.66% 10.52% Compare
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. $41.4B 29.0× 26.5× +9.31% (above 0%: growing) 0.00% +15.63% (above 0%: growing) 25.22% 15.70% Compare
YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. $39.0B 18.1× 22.3× +12.21% (above 0%: growing) +131.34% (above 0%: growing) +8.53% (above 0%: growing) 67.73% 30.20% Compare
QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. $32.1B 19.0× 18.0× +4.56% (above 0%: growing) +151.72% (above 0%: growing) +18.89% (above 0%: growing) 49.13% 28.49% Compare
DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. $22.7B 19.2× 17.4× +5.11% (above 0%: growing) −7.24% (below 0%: shrinking) −41.21% (below 0%: shrinking) 20.50% 9.98% Compare
YUMC Yum China $14.3B 15.7× 14.7× +12.59% (above 0%: growing) +20.69% (above 0%: growing) +3.10% (above 0%: growing) 22.21% 11.09% Compare
TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. $10.7B 25.8× 26.6× +11.11% (above 0%: growing) −0.53% (below 0%: shrinking) +120.59% (above 0%: growing) 16.80% 8.50% Compare
DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc $10.2B 17.5× 16.4× +4.30% (above 0%: growing) +6.82% (above 0%: growing) −0.95% (below 0%: shrinking) 40.04% 19.43% Compare
Median of peers $27.4B 19.1× 20.2× +7.21% +13.76% +12.08% 32.63% 13.40%

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MCD metrics, ten years each

McDonald's Corporation (MCD) key facts

  • Strength: McDonald's Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $26.9 billion, up 3.72% from fiscal 2024.
  • Strength: Net income was $8.6 billion, or $11.95 per share (basic), a net margin of 31.9%.
  • McDonald's Corporation (MCD) is a Restaurants company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • As of October 12, 2026, MCD traded at $234.84, a market capitalization of $166.5 billion.
  • At that price the stock trades at 19.1× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 6.0× sales; its P/E is higher than 1% of its own readings over the past ten years.
  • McDonald's Corporation pays an annual dividend of $7.44 per share, a yield of 3.16%, with a payout ratio of 60.4%.
  • Return on equity was −306.6% and debt-to-equity -38.97.
  • Its Piotroski F-score is 7 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 4.92 (safe zone) for fiscal 2025.

Source: company filings (standardised) and stockrow calculations.

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