McDonald’s Corporation

Company Profile

McDonald’s Corporation had its IPO on 1965-04-21 under the ticker symbol MCD.

The company operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector and Restaurants industry. McDonald’s Corporation has a staff strength of 100,000 employees.

Stock update

Shares of McDonald’s Corporation opened at $279.49 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $277.69 - $281.48, and closed at $280.71.

This is a +0.34% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 1,142,447 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of McDonald’s Corporation have slipped by -0.08%.

McDonald’s Corporation's Key Ratios

McDonald’s Corporation has a market cap of $203.88 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 0 and a price to sales ratio of 8.5545.

In the last 12-months McDonald’s Corporation’s revenue was $24.19 billion with a gross profit of $13.21 billion and an EBITDA of $13.01 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures McDonald’s Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, McDonald’s Corporation’s operating margin was 45.89% while its return on assets stood at 13.92% with a return of equity of 0%.

In Q2, McDonald’s Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 96.9% while revenue growth was a positive 13.6%.

McDonald’s Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

26.3158

Trailing PE

25.7843

PEG

3.336

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $10.85 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 26.3158 and a PEG multiple of 3.336. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into McDonald’s Corporation’s profitability.

McDonald’s Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 10.5536 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 23.0263. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 8.5545.

McDonald’s Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $5.94 per share, indicating a yield of 2.17% and a payout ratio of 54.92%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$50.44 billion

Total Liabilities

$3.67 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-670500000.00

Capital Expenditure

$526.50 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

54.92%

McDonald’s Corporation ended 2025 with $50.44 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $50.44 billion while shareholder equity stood at $-4999100000.00.

McDonald’s Corporation ended 2025 with $2.39 billion in deferred long-term liabilities, $3.67 billion in other current liabilities, 16600000.00 in common stock, $61.44 billion in retained earnings and $2.97 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $1.63 billion and cash and short-term investments were $1.63 billion. The company’s total short-term debt was $687,200,000 while long-term debt stood at $35.71 billion.

McDonald’s Corporation’s total current assets stands at $4.95 billion while long-term investments were $1.04 billion and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $2.19 billion compared to accounts payable of $806.60 million and inventory worth $52.40 million.

In 2025, McDonald’s Corporation's operating cash flow was $-670500000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $526.50 million.

Comparatively, McDonald’s Corporation paid $0.55 in dividends in 2025.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$280.71

52-Week High

$297.7492

52-Week Low

$225.556

Analyst Target Price

$304.27

McDonald’s Corporation stock is currently trading at $280.71 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $297.7492 and a 52-week low of $297.7492. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $304.27.

Its 50-day moving average was $287.03 and 200-day moving average was $277.45 The short ratio stood at 2.47 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 20.8% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 7041.9% are held by institutions.