McDonald’s Corporation (MCD · NYSE)
MCD · MARKET VIEW
Market view · as of Aug 3, 2026
Revenue (TTM)
$27.45B
+9.4% YoY
Gross margin
57.3%
EPS (latest q)
$2.83
vs $2.74 est · beat
52-wk position
10.6%
-19.7% vs 52w high · -3.6% 1mo
Price (last ~year)
McDonald’s Corporation (MCD) reported Q1 2026 revenue of $6.52 billion and net income of $1.98 billion, representing a 9.4% year-over-year increase in revenue. The firm maintains an operating margin of 44.3% against $54.88 billion in total debt. Shares are currently priced at $270.64, trading 9.1% below the 200-day moving average as the company navigates recent international product quality concerns.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $192.31B
- P/E
- 22.33
- PEG
- 2.601
- P/B
- 146.07
- P/S
- 7.05
- EV/EBITDA
- 16.44
- Beta
- 0.418
- Analyst target
- $323.58
Quality & returns
- Gross margin
- 57.3%
- Operating margin
- 44.3%
- Profit margin
- 31.6%
- ROE
- 0.0%
- ROA
- 13.6%
Price movement
- Last
- $270.64
- 1-month
- -3.6%
- 3-month
- -4.5%
- RSI (14)
- 48
- vs SMA200
- -9.1%
- 52-wk position
- 10.6% -19.7% vs high
Quarterly trajectory
Revenue by quarter (oldest → newest)
| Quarter | Revenue | Op income | Net income | EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | $6.52B | $2.88B | $1.98B | $3.51B |
| 2025-12-31 | $7.01B | $3.16B | $2.16B | $3.70B |
| 2025-09-30 | $7.08B | $3.36B | $2.28B | $3.91B |
| 2025-06-30 | $6.84B | $3.23B | $2.25B | $3.79B |
Recent news
- Somewhat-Bullish Should Cracker Barrel’s New CEO David Deno’s Restaurant Turnaround Expertise Require Action From Cracker Barrel (CBRL) Investors? · 2026-08-02
- Neutral Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC Sells 11,461 Shares of Texas Roadhouse, Inc. $TXRH · 2026-08-02
- Somewhat-Bullish After Removing Serving Robots and Upgrading Wi-Fi, This 50-Year-Old Restaurant Chain's Stock Soared 500% · 2026-08-02
- Bearish McDonald's Korea pulls Chungju corn burger early after customers report finding stones · 2026-08-02
- Neutral McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) shares advance ahead of earnings as profit forecasts ease · 2026-08-01
- Neutral Wall Street week ahead: monthly jobs report, McDonald’s and SpaceX earnings · 2026-08-01
Sources this view read
- fundamentals Company overview & valuation (Alpha Vantage OVERVIEW)
- filing Quarterly financial statements (Alpha Vantage INCOME/BALANCE/CASH)
- earnings Reported earnings history (Alpha Vantage EARNINGS)
- prices Adjusted daily prices (Alpha Vantage TIME_SERIES_DAILY_ADJUSTED)