McDonald’s Corporation (MCD · NYSE)
MCD · MARKET VIEW
Market view · as of Aug 17, 2026
Revenue (TTM)
$27.70B
+3.7% YoY
Gross margin
57.4%
EPS (latest q)
$3.38
vs $3.32 est · beat
52-wk position
13.5%
-19.0% vs 52w high · +1.9% 1mo
Price (last ~year)
McDonald’s Corporation (MCD) reported second-quarter 2026 net income of $2.36 billion on $7.10 billion in revenue, exceeding earnings estimates with a reported $3.38 per share. The company maintains a market capitalization of $193.07 billion with $54.59 billion in total debt, resulting in a debt-to-EBITDA ratio of 3.7x. Shares closed at $272.83, trading 7.9% below the 200-day moving average.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $193.07B
- P/E
- 22.18
- PEG
- 2.544
- P/B
- 146.07
- P/S
- 6.97
- EV/EBITDA
- 16.37
- Beta
- 0.419
- Analyst target
- $316.06
Quality & returns
- Gross margin
- 57.4%
- Operating margin
- 46.5%
- Profit margin
- 31.7%
- ROE
- 0.0%
- ROA
- 13.3%
Price movement
- Last
- $272.83
- 1-month
- +1.9%
- 3-month
- -2.2%
- RSI (14)
- 53
- vs SMA200
- -7.9%
- 52-wk position
- 13.5% -19.0% vs high
Quarterly trajectory
Revenue by quarter (oldest → newest)
| Quarter | Revenue | Op income | Net income | EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $7.10B | $3.34B | $2.36B | $3.35B |
| 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 |
Recent news
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- Somewhat-Bullish Jim Cramer Discusses Restaurant Brands (QSR) Q2 Earnings and Burger King’s Resurgence · 2026-08-16
- Neutral Massive Azure Exfiltration Campaign Exposes Millions of Enterprise Records via Compromised Credentials · 2026-08-16
- Somewhat-Bullish Focused Investors LLC Has $99.42 Million Stake in McDonald's Corporation $MCD · 2026-08-16
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)