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McDonald’s Corp (NYSE: MCD) closed the day trading at $285.63 up 0.03% from the previous closing price of $285.55. In other words, the price has increased by $0.03 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.32 million shares were traded. MCD stock price reached its highest trading level at $286.78 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $283.47.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of MCD, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 164.97 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 30.46. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.17 and its Current Ratio is at 1.18.
On June 10, 2025, Redburn Atlantic Downgraded its rating to Sell which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $260.
Morgan Stanley Downgraded its Overweight to Equal-Weight on June 09, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $324.
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 Jun 23 ’25 when Erlinger Joseph M. sold 939 shares for $288.52 per share. The transaction valued at 270,920 led to the insider holds 10,222 shares of the business.
JOSEPH ERLINGER bought 939 shares of MCD for $269,925 on Jun 23 ’25. On May 23 ’25, another insider, JOSEPH ERLINGER, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 939 shares for $314.31 each.
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 204234883072 and an Enterprise Value of 255791792128. As of this moment, McDonald’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.20, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.53. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.55. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.94. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.95 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.408.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MCD is 0.54, which has changed by 0.12082088 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12463009 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 $243.53. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.57%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.28%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, MCD traded about 3.65M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, MCD traded about 4276020 shares per day. A total of 715.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 714.43M. Insiders hold about 0.08% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 75.29% stake in the company. Shares short for MCD as of 1749772800 were 7789172 with a Short Ratio of 2.13, compared to 1747267200 on 9633872. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7789172 and a Short% of Float of 1.09.
Dividends & Splits
MCD’s forward annual dividend rate is 6.98, up from 6.88 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.024093855The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.22. The current Payout Ratio is 59.52% for MCD, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-02 with an ex-dividend date of 1748822400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-03-08 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
