McDonalds vs Starbucks
MCD and SBUX side by side, both in eating and drinking places. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How MCD and SBUX compare
Starbucks is the larger company, worth 641266 times as much as McDonalds ($118B against $184K).
McDonalds grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (6.3% versus 4.5% for Starbucks).
McDonalds keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 31.7% compared with 5.2% at Starbucks.
Both pay dividends: McDonalds yields 2.9% and Starbucks 2.4%.
McDonalds scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 9 for Starbucks), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | MCD | SBUX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $184K | $118B |
| Share price | $258.12 | $103.67 |
| Change, 1 year | −14.6% | 23.2% |
| Change, 5 years | 1.3% | −11.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.48 | 0.98 |
| Employees | 150K | 381K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 (better) | 9 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 3 | 3 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 59.6× |
| P/S | 0.0× (better) | 3.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 2.9× (better) | 27.5× |
| P/FCF | 0.0× (better) | 32.4× |
| FCF yield | 4211120% (better) | 3.1% |
| Fair value | $158484000.00 | $52.40 |
| Margin of safety | 100.0% (better) | −97.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 6.3% (better) | 4.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.0% | 9.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 4.7% (better) | −24.7% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −25.0% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 13.6% | 15.6% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 46.2% (better) | 7.8% |
| Net margin | 31.7% (better) | 5.2% |
| FCF margin | 28.0% (better) | 9.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 27.1% | 53.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.94 | 2.08 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 7.9× (better) | 5.4× |
| Current ratio | 1.08 (better) | 0.76 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.86 | 3.15 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.9% (better) | 2.4% |
| Payout ratio | 59.5% | 142% |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 7.3% | 14.8% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 1262090% (better) | −0.06% |
| Shareholder yield | 1262090% (better) | 2.3% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 74.6% | 85.8% |
| Held by insiders | 0.03% | 0.09% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$40.5M | −$1.0M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.0% | 3.7% |
Go deeper
- MCD stock overview
- MCD income statement
- MCD valuation and score
- SBUX stock overview
- SBUX income statement
- SBUX valuation and score
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