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McDonald's Corp.

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Quarters tracked
1
YouTube quarters live
0
Latest video
Pending
YouTube available
No
Current price
$311.36
+4.17 (+1.36%)
Trailing / Forward P/E
26.03x
Forward: 21.71x
Market cap / Volume
—
Volume: —
Revenue / Earnings Growth
9.7%
Earnings: 8.2%
Margins
45.1% op
Gross: 57.4% · Net: 31.9%
Balance sheet
0.95x current
Debt / Equity: -3062.2
52-week range / Beta
$283.47 - $341.75
Beta: 0.53
Analyst target
$344.67
Upside: 10.7%
Cash / shareholder return
2.84% FCF yield
Dividend yield: 2.34%

Company context

Industry: Restaurants
Country: United States
Employees: —
Price to book: -123.64x
Return on equity: —
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.

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Market context for MCD

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MCD vs. two close competitors

This section compares the current company against two nearby peers on valuation, growth, margins, balance-sheet strength, and investment setup. Green generally marks the strongest relative figure for that row, while red marks the weakest.

McDonald's Corp.
MCD
Latest video
YouTube link pending
Growth is positive but not explosive, which usually supports a steadier compounding case than a hyper-growth story.
Profitability is a real strength here, with healthy operating margins helping support resilience through weaker cycles.
Valuation sits in a middle zone where future upside likely depends more on quarterly execution than on multiple re-rating alone.
Risk profile looks relatively manageable compared with many peers, especially if operating execution remains stable.
Tesla Inc.
TSLA
YouTube
Latest video
Q1 2026
Growth profile looks mature or currently muted, which can cap multiple expansion unless execution improves.
Profitability is serviceable, but it does not obviously dominate peers on margin or cash conversion alone.
Valuation already asks investors to pay up, so the upside case depends on continued execution staying strong.
Expect a more volatile ride than the market average; that can amplify upside, but drawdowns can come fast too.
Procter & Gamble
PG
YouTube
Latest video
Q1 2026
Growth profile looks mature or currently muted, which can cap multiple expansion unless execution improves.
Cash generation stands out versus market value, which helps the stock absorb valuation pressure better than weaker cash converters.
Valuation sits in a middle zone where future upside likely depends more on quarterly execution than on multiple re-rating alone.
Risk profile looks relatively manageable compared with many peers, especially if operating execution remains stable.
Market Cap
More scale can mean deeper resources and resilience, although bigger does not automatically mean better upside.
MCD
$221.32B
McDonald's Corp.
TSLA
$1.50T
Tesla Inc.
PG
$343.34B
Procter & Gamble
Trailing P/E
Lower trailing P/E can indicate a cheaper valuation relative to trailing earnings, but it may also reflect slower growth or higher perceived risk.
MCD
26.0x
McDonald's Corp.
TSLA
370.9x
Tesla Inc.
PG
21.8x
Procter & Gamble
Forward P/E
Forward P/E is often a better read on what investors are paying for the next year of earnings power.
MCD
21.7x
McDonald's Corp.
TSLA
145.5x
Tesla Inc.
PG
20.3x
Procter & Gamble
Revenue Growth
Higher revenue growth usually signals stronger demand, market share gains, or a business still in expansion mode.
MCD
9.7%
McDonald's Corp.
TSLA
-3.1%
Tesla Inc.
PG
1.5%
Procter & Gamble
Earnings Growth
Faster earnings growth matters because it shows management is converting sales momentum into shareholder value.
MCD
8.2%
McDonald's Corp.
TSLA
-60.6%
Tesla Inc.
PG
-5.4%
Procter & Gamble
Operating Margin
Higher operating margin suggests better operating discipline, pricing power, or a structurally stronger business model.
MCD
45.1%
McDonald's Corp.
TSLA
4.7%
Tesla Inc.
PG
26.3%
Procter & Gamble
Gross Margin
Gross margin helps show how much product-level pricing power and unit economics a company has before overhead.
MCD
57.4%
McDonald's Corp.
TSLA
18.0%
Tesla Inc.
PG
51.2%
Procter & Gamble
Net Margin
Higher net margin means more of each dollar of revenue reaches the bottom line after all costs.
MCD
31.9%
McDonald's Corp.
TSLA
4.0%
Tesla Inc.
PG
19.3%
Procter & Gamble
Return on Equity
ROE shows how efficiently management turns shareholder capital into profits, though leverage can inflate it.
MCD
—
McDonald's Corp.
TSLA
4.9%
Tesla Inc.
PG
31.6%
Procter & Gamble
Free Cash Flow Yield
Higher free cash flow yield can indicate a stronger cash return relative to the stock's market value.
MCD
2.8%
McDonald's Corp.
TSLA
0.2%
Tesla Inc.
PG
3.9%
Procter & Gamble
Debt to Equity
Lower leverage usually means less balance-sheet risk, though capital-intensive sectors naturally run higher debt loads.
MCD
-3062.20x
McDonald's Corp.
TSLA
17.76x
Tesla Inc.
PG
68.72x
Procter & Gamble
Current Ratio
A stronger current ratio usually signals better short-term liquidity and more room to absorb shocks.
MCD
0.95x
McDonald's Corp.
TSLA
2.16x
Tesla Inc.
PG
0.72x
Procter & Gamble
Beta
Lower beta often means lower volatility versus the market, while higher beta usually brings a rougher ride.
MCD
0.53
McDonald's Corp.
TSLA
1.92
Tesla Inc.
PG
0.40
Procter & Gamble
Dividend Yield
Dividend yield matters for income-focused investors, but a high yield can also reflect a stressed stock price.
MCD
2.3%
McDonald's Corp.
TSLA
—
Tesla Inc.
PG
2.9%
Procter & Gamble
Analyst Upside
Higher analyst upside suggests the Street still sees room between current price and consensus fair value.
MCD
10.7%
McDonald's Corp.
TSLA
3.5%
Tesla Inc.
PG
11.7%
Procter & Gamble

YouTube timeline

Quarterly archive for MCD

Each row is one quarter. Only the YouTube link is shown here for now.

Q1 2026
Video pending
Pending link in progress
Quarterly earnings-analysis entry for McDonald's Corp.. Use the YouTube link on the right to jump straight into that quarter's video when it is live.
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