MCD
McDonald's
Consumer Discretionary · Restaurants · US
✗ ETHICAL FAIL
UNKNOWN MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 85.7%
Key Metrics
How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter
Market Cap
$195.9B
Total market value of the company
19.40
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+9.4%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
0.0%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
N/A
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$331.21
+18% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 33 analysts covering this stock
About McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation owns, operates, and franchises restaurants under the McDonald's brand in the United States and internationally. It offers food and beverages, including hamburgers and cheeseburgers, various chicken sandwiches, fries, shakes, frozen desserts, sundaes, soft serve cones, cookies, pies, soft drinks, coffee, and other beverages; and full or limited breakfast, as well as sells various other products during limited-time promotions. The company owns and operates franchised restaurants under various structures, including conventional franchise, developmental license, or affiliate. McDonald's Corporation was founded in 1940 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
https://www.mcdonalds.com
Country: United States Employees: 150,000 Industry: Restaurants
Ethical Screening
Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance
Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
92.1% FAIL
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
4.7% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
5.4% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.3% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$285.00
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
1.8%
Slight discount to fair value
Rating
AVOID
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
27.2th
Ranks in the top 73% of our 13,571 screened universe
Trading near fair value at $276 (estimated $285). Fails ethical screen (Debt ratio). Ranks better than 9% of screened stocks.
Quantitative Intelligence
Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data
DISTRIBUTION
Smart money appears to be selling into strength — caution
0.488
Positive but modest risk-adjusted returns
0.0409
Modest edge detected — smaller position warranted
0.394
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
7.5%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-19.0%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
CRISIS
Elevated risk detected — extreme caution warranted
Days in State
5
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data
Trading characteristics and market positioning
0.44
Very low correlation to market moves
52W High
$341.75
18% below the year high
52W Low
$271.98
3% above the year low
Avg Volume
3,449,612
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
3.2
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
1.6%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
270.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$12.13
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health
Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value
1.14
Adequate but worth monitoring
Quick Ratio
0.87
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
57.3%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
44.3%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$6.0B
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$27.4B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$8.7B
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Recent Insider Activity
SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling
20
STRONG SELL SIGNAL
Heavy insider selling. 6 sales vs 0 purchases in 90 days. This may reflect routine diversification or it may signal caution — check the filing details below. Political selling noted.
| Date |
Insider |
Title |
Type |
Shares |
Value |
| 2026-05-26 |
Erlinger Joseph M. |
S - Sale |
Sale |
7,734 |
— |
| 2026-04-23 |
Erlinger Joseph M. |
S - Sale |
Sale |
8,067 |
— |
| 2026-04-10 |
Erlinger Joseph M. |
S - Sale+OE |
Sale |
8,400 |
— |
| 2026-03-23 |
Erlinger Joseph M. |
S - Sale |
Sale |
8,400 |
— |
| 2026-03-18 |
Baroni Dario |
S - Sale |
Sale |
1,063 |
— |
| 2026-03-10 |
Erlinger Joseph M. |
S - Sale+OE |
Sale |
8,733 |
— |
| 2026-02-23 |
Erlinger Joseph M. |
S - Sale |
Sale |
8,733 |
— |
| 2026-02-23 |
Banner Jonathan |
EVP - Chief Impact Officer |
Sale |
2,291 |
— |
| 2026-02-12 |
Kempczinski Christopher J |
COB, CEO |
Sale |
66,288 |
— |
| 2026-02-12 |
Flatley Edith Morgan |
EVP - Global CMO |
Sale |
7,396 |
— |
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
Insider Intelligence
Political Trading Activity
Congressional trading disclosures involving this instrument
| Date |
Politician |
Party |
Type |
Amount |
| 2026-04-13 |
Ro Khanna |
Democrat |
Sale |
15K–50K |
Source: Congressional disclosure filings. View all political trades at
Insider Intelligence
Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2025-12-31