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The price of McDonald’s Corp (NYSE: MCD) closed at $308.62 in the last session, up 0.16% from day before closing price of $308.13. In other words, the price has increased by $0.16 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.15 million shares were traded. MCD stock price reached its highest trading level at $308.93 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $303.8.
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 91.08 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 29.82. 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 Jan 12 ’26 when Erlinger Joseph M. sold 2,626 shares for $306.58 per share. The transaction valued at 805,079 led to the insider holds 5,398 shares of the business.
JOSEPH ERLINGER bought 2,626 shares of MCD for $807,022 on Jan 12 ’26. On Dec 16 ’25, another insider, Ralls-Morrison Desiree, who serves as the EVP, Chief Legal Officer of the company, sold 2,486 shares for $320.00 each. As a result, the insider received 795,520 and left with 6,268 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 220232597504 and an Enterprise Value of 273210081280. As of this moment, McDonald’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.32, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.29. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.32. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.37. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 10.402 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.116.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MCD is 0.53, which has changed by 0.096743226 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15507638 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 0.17%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.77%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, MCD traded on average about 3.15M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3283430 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 74.33% stake in the company. Shares short for MCD as of 1767139200 were 8318960 with a Short Ratio of 2.64, compared to 1764288000 on 6875680. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8318960 and a Short% of Float of 1.17.
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 0.022977315. 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 performance of McDonald’s Corp (MCD) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of 32.0 analysts actively contributing to its current rating.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 $12.14. 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 $7.09B 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 $26.97B, 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 33 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $28.19B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $28.93B and the low estimate is $27.54B.
