Overview
Key stats
Fundamentals Sep 12- Open
- $253.98
- 52-wk high
- $335.18
- High
- $254.73
- 52-wk low
- $252.15
- Low
- $252.15
- Prev close
- $253.05
- Mkt cap
- $178.70B
- P/E
- 20.5x
- Volume
- 3.96M
- Fwd P/E
- 18.1x
- Beta
- 0.41
- Div yield
- 2.90%
- P/S
- 6.5x
- P/B
- 146.1x
- Profit margin
- +31.7%
- Op margin
- +46.5%
- ROE
- +0.0%
What do analysts expect?
Analyst target and ratings are on paid plans
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8 funds hold a position and insiders have been net selling.
What funds are doing
Activist stakes, short interest & more
Earnings
Earnings came in 1.8% above what analysts expected.
Earnings per share
$3.32 expected
GAAP EPS was $3.32 and adjusted EPS was $3.38. The analyst basis could not be confirmed, so no beat or miss is shown.
Reports Nov 4, 2026, in 52 days
EPS expected
$3.25 to $3.54
Revenue expected
26 analysts
Last 30 days
Analysts cutting estimates
Estimate drift
Change in 30 days
What the company said
Financials
What it sold, what it cost, what was left.
| USD | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What came in | ||||
| Revenue | $7.08B | $7.01B | $6.52B | $7.10B |
| Cost of what it sold | $2.97B | $2.98B | $2.87B | $2.98B |
| Gross profit | $4.11B | $4.03B | $3.64B | $4.12B |
| What it spent | ||||
| Sales and admin | $664.0M | $749.0M | $648.0M | $706.0M |
| Other operating costs | $84.0M | $127.0M | $111.0M | $111.0M |
| Total operating expenses | $748.0M | $876.0M | $759.0M | $817.0M |
| What was left | ||||
| Operating profit | $3.36B | $3.16B | $2.88B | $3.30B |
| Interest on debt | $406.0M | $410.0M | $400.0M | $409.0M |
| Profit before tax | $2.95B | $2.76B | $2.54B | $2.94B |
| Tax | $671.0M | $594.0M | $559.0M | $574.0M |
| Net profit | $2.28B | $2.16B | $1.98B | $2.36B |
| EBITDA | $3.91B | $3.70B | $3.51B | $3.91B |
Technicals
Price structure
This stock is under pressure, and looks oversold after a sharp drop.
Trend
Under pressure
0 / 100
RSI 14
20D volatility
52-week range
20D support
20D resistance
Returns
Price vs moving averages
Volume pace
News
What the news says
Coverage leans bullish
Tone of tracked coverage
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Leans bullishSep 10NewEdge Advisors LLC Sells 103,620 Shares of McDonald's Corporation $MCD
NeutralSep 10Baird Financial Group Inc. Has $157.92 Million Position in McDonald's Corporation $MCD
Leans bullishSep 9Allworth Financial LP Cuts Position in McDonald's Corporation $MCD
NeutralSep 9CORDA Investment Management LLC. Increases Stock Holdings in McDonald's Corporation $MCD
Leans bullishSep 8How Domino’s app redesign went wrong and what CX leaders can learn
NeutralSep 8Why Franchise Models Are Winning the Restaurant Stock Divide
Leans bearishSep 7
Macro
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