McDonald’s Corporation (MCD · NYSE)
MCD · MARKET VIEW
Market view · as of Oct 5, 2026
Price (last ~year)
McDonald's shares have fallen sharply, down 10.7% over the past month and 15.5% over three months to $231.89, leaving the stock 30.7% below its 52-week high with an RSI of 11 and trading 19.0% below its 200-day moving average. The selloff contrasts with steady fundamentals: the company beat estimates in three of its last four quarters, including Q2 EPS of $3.38 versus $3.32 expected, on revenue of $7.10B, up 3.7% year over year. Margins remain robust at 46.5% operating and 31.7% net, with quarterly free cash flow of $1.98B against total debt of $54.59B (3.7x EBITDA). The stock trades at a P/E of 18.84 with an analyst target of $297.03, well above the current price.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $164.10B
- P/E
- 18.84
- PEG
- 2.057
- P/B
- 146.07
- P/S
- 5.92
- EV/EBITDA
- 18.81
- Beta
- 0.414
- Analyst target
- $297.03
Quality & returns
- Gross margin
- 57.4%
- Operating margin
- 46.5%
- Profit margin
- 31.7%
- ROE
- 0.0%
- ROA
- 13.3%
Price movement
- Last
- $231.89
- 1-month
- -10.7%
- 3-month
- -15.5%
- RSI (14)
- 11
- vs SMA200
- -19.0%
- 52-wk position
- 0.9% -30.7% 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 |
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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)