McDonald's Corporation (MCD) is a Consumer Discretionary stock trading at $267.90 (as of 2026-07-20), with a market capitalization of $190.34B and a trailing P/E of 21.9. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.
McDonald’s Corporation operates and franchises McDonald's restaurants in the United States and internationally. The restaurants offer a range of food and beverage menu items, including burgers, chicken products, wraps and salads, breakfast items, desserts, and soft drinks, coffee and other beverages.
McDonald's operates and franchises McDonald's restaurants that sell a broad menu of burgers, chicken, fries, beverages, desserts, and breakfast items, and it makes money primarily through revenues tied to franchised restaurants, with additional revenue from company-operated restaurant sales and other revenue.
Because a large share of McDonald's revenues is from franchised restaurants, near-term performance is tightly linked to systemwide demand signals like global comparable sales and systemwide sales.
| Franchised | $3.9B |
| Company-Op | $2.5B |
| Other | $0.1B |
Business quality (Mixed): The provided facts include clear operating drivers (comparable sales and systemwide sales) and a usable revenue split between franchised, company-operated, and other revenue, but do not provide deeper detail on how franchise and company-operated economics convert into profits beyond operating margin.
Valuation: At 23× earnings, MCD trades 16% below the Restaurants, Hotels & Motels average (27×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.
| Price | $267.90 |
| Market Cap | $190.34B |
| P/E Ratio | 21.9 |
| EV / EBITDA | 17.4 |
| Price / Sales | 6.94 |
| FCF Yield | 3.7% |
| DCF Value (model) | $296.81 |
| DCF Upside vs Price | 10.8% |
| Revenue (TTM) | $26.89B |
| Net Margin | 31.9% |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 9.4% |
| EPS Growth (YoY) | 6.9% |
| FCF Growth (YoY) | -7.8% |
| Altman Z-Score | 4.65 (safe) |
| Stock P/E | 21.9 |
| Sector P/E (Consumer Discretionary) | 21.6 |
| Industry P/E (Restaurants, Hotels & Motels) | 25.9 |
| vs Sector | 1.8% |
| vs Industry | -15.4% |
| Insider Sells (12mo) | 10 |
| Top Institutional Holder | VANGUARD GROUP INC ($22.11B) |
| Institutional Holders Tracked | 10 |
| Congressional Trades (recent) | 10 |
| Sector | Consumer Discretionary |
| Industry | Restaurants, Hotels & Motels |
| CEO | Christopher J. Kempczinski |
| Employees | 150,000 |
| Country | US |
| IPO Date | 1965-04-21 |
Data as of 2026-07-20.
Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.