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 626627 times as much as McDonalds ($121B against $194K).
McDonalds grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.8% versus 2.0% for Starbucks).
McDonalds keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 32.4% compared with 6.7% at Starbucks.
Both pay dividends: McDonalds yields 2.7% and Starbucks 2.9%.
McDonalds scores higher on the StockData Score (16 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 | $194K | $121B |
| Share price | $271.97 | $106.44 |
| Change, 1 year | −11.4% | 22.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 7.9% | −3.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.45 | 0.96 |
| Employees | 150K | 381K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 9 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 3 | 3 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 48.2× |
| P/S | 0.0× (better) | 3.2× |
| EV/EBITDA | 2.9× (better) | 24.7× |
| P/FCF | 0.0× (better) | 32.6× |
| FCF yield | 3868470% (better) | 3.1% |
| Fair value | $136950000.00 | $59.07 |
| Margin of safety | 100.0% (better) | −80.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.8% (better) | 2.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.0% (better) | 5.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 6.9% | 36.1% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 35.6% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 13.6% (better) | −9.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 46.9% (better) | 9.7% |
| Net margin | 32.4% (better) | 6.7% |
| FCF margin | 27.0% (better) | 9.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 27.5% | 77.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.86 | 1.78 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 8.0× (better) | 6.9× |
| Current ratio | 1.23 (better) | 0.76 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.87 | 3.26 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.7% | 2.9% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 58.7% | 112% |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 7.3% (better) | 1.7% |
| Buyback yield | 1210480% (better) | −0.05% |
| Shareholder yield | 1210480% (better) | 2.9% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 74.6% | 85.8% |
| Held by insiders | 0.03% | 0.09% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$30.5M | −$2.5M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.6% | 3.9% |
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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