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$260.06 -6.87 (-2.57%) At close · Aug 27
Market Cap
$189.09B
Shares
707.64M

Price & Indicators

Indicators
Price
Panels
Event markers
20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$260.06 Open$265.49 Day$259.85–265.73 52W close$260.06–341.06 Avg vol 30d4.4M Short int11.1M · 1.6% float · 2.3d Short vol59% Last earningsAug 4, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 7

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 2, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 9 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
Latest filing: 10-Q
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 Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Low
      Market backdrop VIX 14.5 · calm Equity put/call 0.39
      Technical
      price trend
      Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −13%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −4%
      below
      RSI (14) 37
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 0%
      near low
      Volume (OBV) Bullish div.
      accumulating
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Weak
      1-month return −3%
      trailing
      6-month return −21%
      trailing
      YTD return −15%
      this year
      Relative strength −35%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $271 › 200d $297 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -4% holders QoQ · +172 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      1.56% of float · ▼ -9.8% MoM · 2.3 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      3,457 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 45
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +4%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +5%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $7.2B
      Valuation P/E 21.7
      below peers
      Balance sheet $39.2B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Low
      Volatility 18%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −24%
      past year
      ATR 2.0%
      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

      Beat or met 2 of last 2
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 4, 2026
      Effective income tax rate · full year 2026 Initiated 21% – 23%
      Selling, general and administrative expenses · full year 2026 Initiated 2.2%
      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%
      Guided vs delivered · last 2 settled
      Foreign exchange impact on earnings per share full-year
      guided $0.03 – $0.05
      $11.56 Beat +28800.0%
      Currency translation negative impact on earnings per share first quarter
      guided $0.07 – $0.09
      $2.45 Beat +2962.5%

      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 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −13% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −4% Neutral
      RSI (14)
      37 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      0% Bearish
      Volume (OBV)
      Bullish div. Bullish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $271 › 200d $297 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -4% holders QoQ · +172 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      1.56% of float · ▼ -9.8% MoM · 2.3 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      3,457 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $260 Now $260 · 0% Range high $341
      vs 200-day avg -13% vs 50-day avg -4%

      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 International Developmental Licensed Markets 2.6% Six months ended June 30, 2026 —
      Comparable sales International Operated Markets 2.6% Six months ended June 30, 2026 —
      Comparable sales Total Company 2.5% Six months ended June 30, 2026 —
      Countries 114 At 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 —
      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 $9B Q1 2026 —
      Company-owned and operated restaurant margins $1.42B Years Ended December 31, 2025 —
      Franchised restaurant margins $13.93B Years Ended December 31, 2025 —
      Free cash flow $7.19B Year Ended December 31, 2025 —
      Free cash flow conversion rate 84% Year Ended December 31, 2025 —
      International Developmental Licensed Markets restaurants 20,805 At December 31, 2025 —
      International Operated Markets restaurants 10,845 At December 31, 2025 —
      Locations 45,000 as described in the release —
      Operating margin 46.1% Quarters Ended December 31, 2025 —
      Quarterly cash dividend $1.86 Q4 2025 —
      Systemwide Company-owned and operated restaurants 2,039 At December 31, 2025 —
      Systemwide Franchised restaurants 43,317 At December 31, 2025 —
      Systemwide sales 11% Q4 2025 —
      Systemwide sales growth 7% Year Ended December 31, 2025 —
      Total restaurant margins $15.35B Years Ended December 31, 2025 —
      U.S. Company-owned and operated restaurants 644 At December 31, 2025 —
      U.S. Conventional franchised restaurants 13,062 At December 31, 2025 —
      U.S. restaurants 13,706 At December 31, 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
      		$189.09B -14.9% +3.7% 21.7 1.6%
      SBUX
      Starbucks Corp
      		 $123.68B +27.4% +2.8% 62.7 3.3%
      CMG
      Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc
      		 $46.94B +0.6% +5.4% 34.0 3.0%
      YUM
      Yum Brands Inc
      		 $42.14B -0.4% +8.8% 19.4 3.2%
      QSR
      Restaurant Brands International Inc.
      		 $36.02B +14.4% +12.2% 21.4 4.0%

      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
      3,457
      % held
      77.0%
      Net QoQ
      +8.4M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      1,130
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      11.1M
      Days to cover
      2.3d
      Change
      -1.2M sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      59%
      As of
      Aug 27, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      20
      Value
      $5.5K
      As of
      Jul 29, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      47.5%
      Week of
      Jul 20, 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 -3.4% -3.1% -20.7% -3.9% -14.9%
      SPY +1.1% +4.0% +14.7% +3.2% +13.1%
      vs SPY -4.5% -7.1% -35.4% -7.1% -28.0%

      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)
      2.83%

      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) 2144 filings 2078 filers Visit website Investor relations

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