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In the latest session, McDonald’s Corp (NYSE: MCD) closed at $310.68 down -0.85% from its previous closing price of $313.33. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.85 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.27 million shares were traded. MCD stock price reached its highest trading level at $313.24 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $309.87.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of McDonald’s Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 91.69 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 30.02. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.99 and its Current Ratio is at 1.00.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Mizuho on October 28, 2025, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $300. On October 22, 2025, Barclays reiterated its Overweight rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $360 to $362. On October 09, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts started tracking the stock assigning a Sector Perform rating and target price of $320.RBC Capital Mkts initiated its Sector Perform rating on October 09, 2025, with a $320 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 16 ’25 when Ralls-Morrison Desiree sold 2,486 shares for $320.00 per share. The transaction valued at 795,520 led to the insider holds 6,268 shares of the business.
Flatley Edith Morgan sold 658 shares of MCD for $207,270 on Dec 12 ’25. The EVP – Global CMO now owns 6,200 shares after completing the transaction at $315.00 per share. On Dec 01 ’25, another insider, Steijaert Manuel JM, who serves as the EVP – President, IOM of the company, sold 6,567 shares for $305.50 each. As a result, the insider received 2,006,218 and left with 4,606 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MCD now has a Market Capitalization of 221702619136 and an Enterprise Value of 274677121024. As of this moment, McDonald’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.50, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.47. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.36. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.42. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 10.458 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.219.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MCD is 0.53, which has changed by 0.07279003 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17318606 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MCD has reached a high of $326.32, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $276.53. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.93%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.44%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, MCD has traded an average of 3.15M shares per day and 3210450 over the past ten days. A total of 712.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 711.91M. Insiders hold about 0.04% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 74.40% stake in the company. Shares short for MCD as of 1765756800 were 8212267 with a Short Ratio of 2.61, compared to 1763078400 on 7720128. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8212267 and a Short% of Float of 1.16.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for MCD is 7.17, from 7.08 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.022595985. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.21. The current Payout Ratio is 59.52% for MCD, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-01 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-01. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-03-08 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
McDonald’s Corp (MCD) is currently under the scrutiny of 32.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.85, with high estimates of $2.95 and low estimates of $2.72.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $12.42 and $11.92 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $12.13. EPS for the following year is $13.23, with 37.0 analysts recommending between $13.6 and $12.64.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 26 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $6.81B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $7.05B to a low estimate of $6.62B. As of. The current estimate, McDonald’s Corp’s year-ago sales were $6.39BFor the next quarter, 26 analysts are estimating revenue of $6.39B. There is a high estimate of $6.55B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $6.21B.
A total of 32 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MCD’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $26.92B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $26.4B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $26.67B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $25.92BBased on 32 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $28.18B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $28.9B and the low estimate is $27.54B.
