McDonald’s Corporation (MCD · NYSE)
MCD · MARKET VIEW
Market view · as of Aug 31, 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
6.4%
-21.3% vs 52w high · -2.1% 1mo
Price (last ~year)
McDonald’s Corporation (MCD) reported Q2 2026 revenue of $7.10 billion and net income of $2.36 billion, reflecting year-over-year growth of 3.7% and 5.7% respectively. The company maintains $54.59 billion in total debt, resulting in a 3.7x Debt/EBITDA ratio, while operating with a 46.5% operating margin. Shares closed at $265.00, trading 10.1% below the 200-day moving average following recent underperformance relative to competitors.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $187.53B
- P/E
- 21.54
- PEG
- 2.425
- P/B
- 146.07
- P/S
- 6.77
- EV/EBITDA
- 15.77
- Beta
- 0.419
- Analyst target
- $315.39
Quality & returns
- Gross margin
- 57.4%
- Operating margin
- 46.5%
- Profit margin
- 31.7%
- ROE
- 0.0%
- ROA
- 13.3%
Price movement
- Last
- $265.00
- 1-month
- -2.1%
- 3-month
- -3.0%
- RSI (14)
- 38
- vs SMA200
- -10.1%
- 52-wk position
- 6.4% -21.3% vs high
Quarterly trajectory
Revenue by quarter (oldest → newest)
| Quarter | Revenue | Op income | Net income | EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $7.10B | $3.30B | $2.36B | $3.91B |
| 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
- Neutral McDonald's vs. Domino's: Which Stock Has Better Growth Prospects? · 2026-08-27
- Neutral Target faces renewed backlash for Halloween costume with 'minstrel show features' · 2026-08-26
- Somewhat-Bullish Chipotle Recovered From Its Salmonella Scare in Weeks. Is the Stock a Buy? · 2026-08-26
- Somewhat-Bullish 'We are American.' Honda waves the flag at the Freedom 250 · 2026-08-25
- Somewhat-Bullish McDonald’s franchises to add more than 1,000 workers in South Florida · 2026-08-25
- Bearish McDonald's Corp. stock underperforms Tuesday when compared to competitors · 2026-08-25
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)