McDonald's Corporation (MCD)
Consumer Cyclical · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026
The average 12-month analyst price target for MCD is $296.50, 22.0% above the last close of $242.97 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $227.18 to $382.76. Rating consensus: Buy.
Snapshot
- P/E19.7x
- P/E vs sector+1.4%
- P/E vs own-20.3%
- Target upside+22.0%
- ConsensusBuy
- Market cap$172B
- FCF yield+4.5%
- InsidersNone in 90d
- Earnings in19d
- News2.00
Why it moved
McDonald's Corporation (MCD) rose 0.2% on Oct 16, 2026.
The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Consumer Cyclical stocks fell 0.4%. Most of the move came from the market as a whole.
2 stories on the day (30-day average 5.0).
- McDonald’s Corporation $MCD Stock Sold by Banque Pictet & Cie SA
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Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.
Price and events
Last close $242.97 · -18.4% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change
Technicals
- Trendbearish
- Sector▼ -2.7%
- MAs20▲ 50▼ 100▼ 200▼
- Above MAs1 of 4 above
- MA20×50—
- RSI52
- Support—
- Resistance+7.4%
- Off 52w high-27.4%
- Off ATH-27.4%
- 52w range$242.97
- Bollingerupper half
- MACD2.00
- ATR+1.8%
- Volume1.1x
Analyst price targets
24 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $242.97 · as of Oct 16, 2026
Strong buy 4 · Buy 15 · Hold 14 · Sell 1 · Strong sell 0
Revenue and free cash flow
Q2 FY2026: Revenue +3.7% year over year, free cash flow 27.8% of revenue, operating margin 47.0%.
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $7.1B | 3.32 | $1.98B | 58.0% | 47.0% | 33.3% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $6.52B | 2.78 | $1.73B | 55.9% | 45.3% | 30.4% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $7.01B | 3.03 | $1.64B | 57.5% | 45.0% | 30.9% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $7.08B | 3.18 | $2.42B | 58.0% | 47.4% | 32.2% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $6.84B | 3.14 | $1.25B | 57.9% | 47.2% | 32.9% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $5.96B | 2.60 | $1.88B | 56.0% | 44.5% | 31.4% |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $6.39B | 2.80 | $1.82B | 57.6% | 44.9% | 31.6% |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $6.87B | 3.13 | $1.94B | 56.4% | 46.4% | 32.8% |
Peers
| 20D | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $242.97 | +0.2% | -27.4% | +22.0% | 19.7 | $172B | |
| 2 |  | $147.33 | +1.9% | -12.2% | +16.9% | 27.2 | $162B | |
| 3 |  | $163.45 | -1.4% | -25.1% | +46.2% | 18.1 | $123B | |
| 4 |  | $97.52 | +0.7% | -10.1% | +14.1% | 56.0 | $111B | |
| 5 |  | $150.51 | -0.2% | -9.7% | +13.6% | 18.9 | $41.07B | |
| 6 |  | $29.89 | -2.3% | -29.4% | +45.3% | 27.4 | $37.81B | |
| 7 |  | $216.35 | +1.0% | -4.2% | +6.2% | 21.1 | $24.48B | |
| 8 |  | $308.64 | +1.8% | -28.4% | +24.6% | 17.0 | $10.21B |
Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.
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