McDonalds Corp (MCD) stock

MCDNYSERetail-Eating PlacesFiscal year ends December 31

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 6, 2026Score 16/30100% below fair value

$274.80−7.37 (-2.61%)

Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $194.46BP/E –Yield 2.61%

McDonalds statistics

96 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Feb 10, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
Last ex-dividend date: Sep 1, 2026
Fundamentals through: Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 11, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $194.46B; $856.36M
Enterprise Value: $233.09B; $1.26B
PS Ratio: 7.00; 0.84
P/FCF Ratio: 25.96; 24.89
P/OCF Ratio: 17.76; 10.47

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 8.39; 1.26
EV / EBITDA: 17.26; 12.27
EV / EBIT: 17.87; 19.04
EV / FCF: 31.12; 30.66

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 708M; 35M
Shares Change (YoY): -0.84%; 0.14%
Float: 707M; 26M
Shares Held by Insiders: 0.03%; 13.9%
Shares Held by Institutions: 74.6%; 74.9%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 12M; –
Short Interest Change: -13.5%; -2.87%
Short % of Float: 1.65%; 8.80%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 1.65%; 5.90%
Days to Cover: 2.33; 3.92

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $341.75; –
52-Week Low: $229.20; –
20-Day Moving Average: $259.51; –
50-Day Moving Average: $249.75; –
200-Day Moving Average: $281.86; –
Average True Range (14): $6.33; –
Price Change (1 Week): -1.93%; -3.59%
Price Change (1 Month): 16.5%; 5.00%
Price Change (3 Months): 0.94%; -9.00%
Price Change (6 Months): -0.33%; 12.1%
Price Change (YTD): -10.1%; 1.89%
Price Change (1 Year): -8.12%; -0.74%
Price Change (3 Years): 2.62%; -12.6%
Price Change (5 Years): 9.63%; -43.6%
Price Change (10 Years): 140.6%; 41.4%
Average Volume (10 Days): 6M; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 6M; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 5M; –
Relative Volume: 1.32; 0.79
Relative Strength Index (14): 65.6; 52.4
Volatility (1 Year): 21.0%; 55.1%
Beta (5 Years): 0.45; 1.03

MarginsIndustry

Operating Margin: 46.9%; 4.39%
Profit Margin: 32.4%; 1.93%
EBITDA Margin: 48.6%; 8.92%
FCF Margin: 27.0%; 2.38%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Assets (ROA): 14.8%; 2.10%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 27.5%; 12.4%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 22.9%; 5.34%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 1.23; 0.77
Quick Ratio: 0.31; 0.45
Debt / EBITDA: 2.95; 3.05
Debt / FCF: 5.32; 7.64
Net Debt / EBITDA: 2.86; 2.53
Interest Coverage: 8.02; 1.52

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 5.78%; 6.48%
Net Income Growth (YoY): 6.89%; 5.87%
FCF Growth (YoY): 1.61%; 12.9%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 5.06%; 6.75%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 6.96%; 9.96%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): 12.8%; 9.11%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): 13.6%; 13.6%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.46; 1.03
Revenue Per Employee: $185.21K; $98.45K
Profits Per Employee: $59.97K; $2.40K
Employee Count: 150,000; 6,500
WACC: 6.78%; 8.67%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $27.78B; $886.68M
Operating Income: $13.04B; $28.21M
Net Income: $9.00B; $17.16M
EBITDA: $13.51B; $65.94M

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $1.19B; $36.54M
Total Debt: $39.82B; $337.23M
Net Cash (Debt): -$38.63B; -$2.59M
Net Cash Per Share: -$54.59; -$0.18
Equity (Book Value): -$343.00M; $106.18M
Book Value Per Share: -$0.48; $2.94
Tangible Book Value: -$3.69B; $4.40M
Working Capital: $895.00M; -$13.18M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $10.95B; $72.42M
Capital Expenditures: -$3.46B; -$66.96M
Free Cash Flow: $7.49B; $20.20M
FCF Per Share: $10.59; $0.43

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 4.63%; 2.13%
FCF Yield: 3.85%; 2.97%
Dividend Yield: 2.61%; 2.42%
Buyback Yield: 1.21%; 1.18%
Shareholder Yield: 3.81%; 4.37%
Dividend Per Share: $7.17; $1.08
Dividend Growth (YoY): 5.75%; 5.86%
Years of Dividend Growth: 18; 1
Payout Ratio: 58.7%; 47.0%
FCF Payout Ratio: 70.4%; 47.9%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $1.63B; $6.80M
Income Tax: $2.43B; $1.89M

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Altman Z-Score: 4.79; 2.10
Piotroski F-Score: 7; 5

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	MCD	S&P 500	Difference	MCD per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+16.8%	-2.4%	+19.2 pts
3 months	+0.9%	-1.2%	+2.1 pts
Year to date	-8.3%	+12.3%	−20.6 pts
1 year	-8.1%	+12.4%	−20.6 pts
3 years	+10.3%	+78.8%	−68.5 pts	+3.3%	+21.4%
5 years	+23.4%	+75.2%	−51.7 pts	+4.3%	+11.9%
10 years	+205.9%	+311.1%	−105.2 pts	+11.8%	+15.2%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

12M MCD shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 13.5% from the previous report, or 1.65% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 2.3 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 27.9% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	11,654,270	-13.5%	5,002,017	2.3
Oct 15, 2026	13,473,812	-2.3%	6,033,304	2.2
Sep 30, 2026	13,797,355	+13.1%	7,248,260	1.9
Sep 15, 2026	12,196,481	-0.7%	4,368,468	2.8
Aug 31, 2026	12,284,728	+11.1%	4,298,042	2.9
Aug 14, 2026	11,058,134	-9.8%	4,770,953	2.3
Jul 31, 2026	12,255,302	+6.9%	4,330,267	2.8
Jul 15, 2026	11,465,084	+4.5%	4,658,741	2.5
Jun 30, 2026	10,976,120	+2.9%	5,184,207	2.1
Jun 15, 2026	10,663,951	+12.8%	4,472,395	2.4
May 29, 2026	9,457,585	-8.5%	4,150,867	2.3
May 15, 2026	10,334,552	+4.2%	4,540,572	2.3