McDonald’s Corporation (MCD · NYSE)
MCD · MARKET VIEW
Market view · as of Oct 12, 2026
Price (last ~year)
McDonald's shares have fallen sharply, down 13.4% over three months and 29.7% below their 52-week high, with the stock at $235.23 and an RSI of 32 approaching oversold territory. Fundamentals remain solid: Q2 (ended 2026-06-30) revenue of $7.10B grew 3.7% YoY, operating margin stands at 46.5%, and the company beat EPS estimates in three of its last four quarters, including $3.38 vs. $3.32 expected in the most recent report. Leverage is moderate at 3.7x debt/EBITDA on $54.59B of total debt, with quarterly free cash flow of $1.98B. A class action lawsuit alleging AI-driven menu price inflation, filed this month, adds a legal overhang alongside the ongoing debate over the company's AI voice-ordering rollout.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $166.46B
- P/E
- 19.11
- PEG
- 2.057
- P/B
- 146.07
- P/S
- 6.01
- EV/EBITDA
- 18.81
- Beta
- 0.447
- Analyst target
- $293.76
Quality & returns
- Gross margin
- 57.4%
- Operating margin
- 46.5%
- Profit margin
- 31.7%
- ROE
- 0.0%
- ROA
- 13.3%
Price movement
- Last
- $235.23
- 1-month
- -6.9%
- 3-month
- -13.4%
- RSI (14)
- 32
- vs SMA200
- -17.3%
- 52-wk position
- 4.2% -29.7% 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 | $3.74B |
| 2025-09-30 | $7.08B | $3.36B | $2.28B | $3.91B |
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- 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)