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The price of McDonald’s Corp (NYSE: MCD) closed at $304.16 in the last session, up 0.46% from day before closing price of $302.77. In other words, the price has increased by $0.46 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.1 million shares were traded. MCD stock price reached its highest trading level at $307.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $303.505.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at MCD’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 89.77 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 29.39. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.99 and its Current Ratio is at 1.00.
On October 28, 2025, Mizuho started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $300.
Barclays reiterated its Overweight rating for the stock on October 22, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $360 to $362.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 217049923584 and an Enterprise Value of 270033862656. As of this moment, McDonald’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.94, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.96. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.27. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.25. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 10.282 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.894.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MCD is 0.52, which has changed by 0.072473526 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19182634 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 -1.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.70%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, MCD traded on average about 3.13M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2495470 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 712.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 711.92M. Insiders hold about 0.03% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 74.41% stake in the company. Shares short for MCD as of 1765756800 were 8212267 with a Short Ratio of 2.62, 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
The forward annual dividend rate for MCD is 7.17, which was 7.08 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.023384087. 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
The stock of McDonald’s Corp (MCD) is currently in the spotlight, with 32.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.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 $13.24, with 37.0 analysts recommending between $13.6 and $12.64.
Revenue Estimates
According to 27 analysts, . The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $6.81B. 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, 27 analysts are estimating revenue of $6.38B. There is a high estimate of $6.55B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $6.21B.
A total of 33 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 $26.66B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $25.92BBased on 33 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.
