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In the latest session, McDonald’s Corp (NYSE: MCD) closed at $304.78 down -0.84% from its previous closing price of $307.36. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.84 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.05 million shares were traded. MCD stock price reached its highest trading level at $305.23 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $299.8464.
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 176.03 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.50. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.17 and its Current Ratio is at 1.18.
On June 06, 2025, Loop Capital Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $315.
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 May 23 ’25 when JOSEPH ERLINGER bought 939 shares for $314.31 per share.
Erlinger Joseph M. sold 939 shares of MCD for $295,851 on May 23 ’25. The President, McDonald’s USA now owns 11,161 shares after completing the transaction at $315.07 per share. On May 20 ’25, another insider, Steijaert Manuel JM, who serves as the EVP – President, IOM of the company, sold 6,000 shares for $319.66 each. As a result, the insider received 1,917,960 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 219772600320 and an Enterprise Value of 269484670976. As of this moment, McDonald’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.89, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.91. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.69. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.48. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 10.483 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.393.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MCD is 0.56, which has changed by 0.19859993 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11730647 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 -2.47%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.18%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, MCD has traded an average of 3.62M shares per day and 2894420 over the past ten days. A total of 715.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 714.77M. Insiders hold about 0.04% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 75.32% stake in the company. Shares short for MCD as of 1747267200 were 9633872 with a Short Ratio of 2.66, compared to 1744675200 on 11517275. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9633872 and a Short% of Float of 1.35.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for MCD is 6.98, from 6.88 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.022387818The 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.
