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McDonald's Corporation
MCD
276.39 (0.64%) 1.77
Consumer Discretionary
Hotels Restaurants and Leisure
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.

Quality Checklist 5/8

5Y Shares Out Change < 0%
ROIC > 10%
Net Margin > 10%
Past Net Income CAGR > 0%
Est. EPS Growth > 5%
Debt/Equity < 1
Current Ratio > 1
Quick Ratio > 1
0.0%of Portfolio

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Market cap: $196.38(B)
EV: $250.10(B)
Total Equity: $-1.29(B)
Earnings date: May-04-2026
P/E: 22.69
Forward P/E: 21.28
P/FCF: 27.89
P/S: 7.17
P/B: N/A
EPS: $12.2
EPS (fwd): $13.0
FCF/share: $9.9
Revenue/share: $38.5
Book value/share: $-1.8
ROIC: 16.7%
ROA: 14.4%
ROE: N/A%
Debt/Equity: 6202
Current Ratio: 1.10
Gross margin: 57.4%
Operating margin: 46.1%
Net margin: 31.6%
Dividend/share: $7.3
Div. yield: 2.63%

MCD Valuation & Price Targets

Current Price
$276

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PEvaluation

17% overvalued
Low
$171
Mid
$228
High
$285
Current price
$276
Fair P/E
Margin of safety
EPS
Market Model
ROICRevenue growthFCF MarginShares outstan...Debt/EquityDebt/EBITDA
Economic moat: Wide

EPS Estimates

LowAvgHigh#
FY+112.513.013.331
FY+213.314.215.135
FY+314.215.316.115
FY+415.616.417.34
FY+517.318.219.12

Analyst Price Targets

20% undervalued
Low
$250
Mid
$331
High
$407
Current price
$276

Analyst Recommendations

Strong Buy4
Buy15
Hold16
Sell1
Strong Sell0

2-stage DCF

First Stage Duration: 5 Years
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Discounted Cash Flow

Forecast years: 5 Years
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0.00%
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0.00%
Y+4 est.
0.00%
Y+5 est.
0.00%

Discounted Cash Flow (exit mult.)

Forecast years: 5 Years
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0.00%
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0.00%
Y+5 est.
0.00%

Dividend Discount Model

Annual Dividend
First Stage Length (Years): 0 Years
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EPS Growth

Forecast years: 5 Years
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Revenue Growth Valuation

Forecast Years: 10 Years
Base Revenue
Revenue Growth Rate
LowMidHigh
Final Net Margin
LowMidHigh
Final P/E Ratio
LowMidHigh
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Peter Lynch Fair Value

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Graham Formula

Earnings Per Share
EPS Growth (7-10 years)
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