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MCD · Mcdonalds Corp

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$267.45 +0.46 (+0.17%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$187.90B
Shares
707.64M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$267.45 Open$266.35 Day$266.09–271.87 52W close$262.80–341.06 Avg vol 30d4.5M Short int12.3M · 1.7% float · 2.8d Short vol44% Last earningsAug 4, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 7

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 2, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 7, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Bearish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Low
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −10%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −2%
      below
      RSI (14) 45
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 6%
      near low
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Weak
      1-month return +1%
      trailing
      6-month return −20%
      trailing
      YTD return −12%
      this year
      Relative strength −32%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bearish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $273 › 200d $298 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -4% holders QoQ · +172 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      1.73% of float · ▲ +6.9% MoM · 2.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      3,452 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 48
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +4%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +5%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $7.2B
      Valuation P/E 21.6
      below peers
      Balance sheet $39.2B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Low
      Volatility 18%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −23%
      past year
      ATR 2.1%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 4, 2026
      Selling, general and administrative expenses · full year 2026 Initiated 2.2%
      Effective income tax rate · full year 2026 Initiated 21% – 23%
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Nov 5, 2025
      Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percent of Sys · full year 2025 2.2%
      Interest expense increase · full year 2025 4%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
      3 · 3 · 0
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −10% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −2% Neutral
      RSI (14)
      45 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      6% Bearish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $273 › 200d $298 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -4% holders QoQ · +172 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      1.73% of float · ▲ +6.9% MoM · 2.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      3,452 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $263 Now $267 · 6% Range high $341
      vs 200-day avg -10% vs 50-day avg -2%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      90-day active loyalty users 220M as of quarter-end Q2 2026
      Company-owned and operated systemwide restaurants 2,012 At June 30, 2026
      Comparable sales Total Company 2.5% Six months ended June 30, 2026
      Countries 114 At June 30, 2026
      Earnings per share - diluted Non-GAAP non-GAAP $6.21 Six months ended June 30, 2026
      Franchised restaurants percentage of McDonald's restaurants worldwide 95% at June 30, 2026
      Franchised sales Conventional franchised $47.53B Six months ended June 30, 2026
      Franchised sales Developmental licensed $11.88B Six months ended June 30, 2026
      Franchised sales Foreign affiliated $6.96B Six months ended June 30, 2026
      Franchised sales Total $66.37B Six months ended June 30, 2026
      Net Income Non-GAAP non-GAAP $4.42B Six months ended June 30, 2026
      Non-GAAP operating income non-GAAP $6.39B Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Non-GAAP operating margin non-GAAP 46.9% Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Selling, general & administrative expenses as a percent of Systemwide sales 2.2% Six months ended June 30, 2026
      Systemwide restaurants 46,028 At June 30, 2026
      Total Franchised systemwide restaurants 44,016 At June 30, 2026
      Total International Developmental Licensed Markets systemwide restaurants 21,341 At June 30, 2026
      Total International Operated Markets systemwide restaurants 10,918 At June 30, 2026
      Total U.S. systemwide restaurants 13,769 At June 30, 2026
      Systemwide sales to loyalty members $38B trailing twelve-month period ending Q1 2026
      U.S. comparable sales 3.9% Q1 2026
      Locations 45,000 full year 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Restaurants — same industry group
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      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      MCD
      Mcdonalds Corp
      this stock
      $187.90B -12.5% +3.7% 21.6 1.7%
      SBUX
      Starbucks Corp
      $122.41B +24.7% +2.8% 62.1 3.4%
      CMG
      Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc
      $43.95B -6.3% +5.4% 31.9 3.1%
      YUM
      Yum Brands Inc
      $39.53B -3.5% +8.8% 18.2 2.8%
      QSR
      Restaurant Brands International Inc.
      $35.05B +13.0% +12.2% 20.8 3.9%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      3,452
      % held
      76.9%
      Net QoQ
      +8.3M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      1,144
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      12.3M
      Days to cover
      2.8d
      Change
      +790.2K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      44%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      20
      Value
      $5.5K
      As of
      Jul 29, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      43.2%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Richard Dean McCormick
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Jul 30, 2026
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $26.9B
      Net income (FY)
      $8.6B
      EPS diluted
      $11.95
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      Aug 7, 2026
      This year
      11
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $1.5M
      Shares
      5.3K
      Filed
      Jun 10, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 4, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      MCD -3.0% +1.5% -20.1% -1.2% -12.5%
      SPY -0.4% +2.9% +11.6% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY -2.6% -1.4% -31.6% -4.1% -25.3%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $1.86 / share · ex Jun 2, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $1.86 / share · ex Sep 1, 2026
      Raised 5.1%
      Paid (TTM)
      $7.35 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      2.75%

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 63908 CUSIP 580135101 13F (30d) 2852 filings 2756 filers Visit website Investor relations