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After finishing at $312.4 in the prior trading day, McDonald’s Corp (NYSE: MCD) closed at $311.82, down -0.19%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.85 million shares were traded. MCD stock price reached its highest trading level at $313.2925 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $310.69.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of MCD by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 92.03 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 30.13. 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 21 ’25 when Borden Ian Frederick sold 17,134 shares for $310.00 per share. The transaction valued at 5,311,540 led to the insider holds 26,353 shares of the business.
IAN BORDEN bought 17,134 shares of MCD for $5,211,477 on Nov 21 ’25. On Nov 14 ’25, another insider, Erlinger Joseph M., who serves as the President, McDonald’s USA of the company, sold 3,195 shares for $305.82 each. As a result, the insider received 977,095 and left with 6,088 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 222516133888 and an Enterprise Value of 275488964608. As of this moment, McDonald’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.59, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.57. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.82. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.46. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 10.489 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.276.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MCD is 0.52, which has changed by 0.066269994 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1326145 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 2.71%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.94%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.04M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3039850 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 712.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 711.88M. Insiders hold about 0.07% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 74.39% stake in the company. Shares short for MCD as of 1763078400 were 7720128 with a Short Ratio of 2.54, compared to 1760486400 on 7318888. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7720128 and a Short% of Float of 1.09.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MCD’s forward annual dividend rate was 7.08, compared to 7.08 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.022663252. 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 2025-09-02 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 $11.91 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $12.13. EPS for the following year is $13.22, with 37.0 analysts recommending between $13.6 and $12.36.
Revenue Estimates
26 analysts predict $6.81B in revenue for . The current 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 $6.4B. There is a high estimate of $6.55B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $6.22B.
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 $28.17B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $28.9B and the low estimate is $27.49B.
