How to buy McDonald’s Corporation (MCD) stocks

McDonald’s Corporation is a restaurants business based in the US. McDonald’s Corporation shares (MCD) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $292.68 – a decrease of 1.32% over the previous week. McDonald’s Corporation employs 100,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $25.9 billion.

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McDonald’s Corporation stock price (NYSE: MCD)

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McDonald’s Corporation stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$292.68
52-week range	$240.66 - $316.00
50-day moving average more info button	$298.85
200-day moving average more info button	$279.73
Wall St. target price	$321.51
PE ratio more info button	25.5158
Dividend yield more info button	$6.68 (2.39%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$11.40

Is it a good time to buy McDonald’s Corporation stock?

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McDonald’s Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $292.68 from 2024-12-20

1 week (2024-12-13)	-1.32%
1 month (2024-11-22)	0.83%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-1.40%
6 months (2024-06-21)	12.83%

1 year (2023-12-22)	0.34%
2 years (2022-12-22)	15.36%
3 years (2021-12-22)	18.31%
5 years (2019-12-20)	66.69%

Is McDonald’s Corporation stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing McDonald’s Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of McDonald’s Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

McDonald’s Corporation's P/E ratio

McDonald’s Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 26x. In other words, McDonald’s Corporation shares trade at around 26x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're under-valued.

McDonald’s Corporation's PEG ratio

McDonald’s Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.6709. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into McDonald’s Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

McDonald’s Corporation's EBITDA

McDonald’s Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $13.8 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a McDonald’s Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

McDonald’s Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	$25.9 billion
Operating margin TTM	46.97%
Gross profit TTM	$13.2 billion
Return on assets TTM	13.63%
Return on equity TTM	0%
Profit margin	31.79%
Book value	$-7.22
Market Capitalization more info button	$208.5 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

McDonald’s Corporation stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 57.22% of net profits

Recently McDonald’s Corporation has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), McDonald’s Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In McDonald’s Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $6.68 per share.

McDonald’s Corporation's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

McDonald’s Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 15 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 1 December 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have McDonald’s Corporation's stocks ever split?

McDonald’s Corporation's stocks were split on a 2:1 basis on 7 March 1999 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your McDonald’s Corporation stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for McDonald’s Corporation stocks, which in turn could have impacted McDonald’s Corporation's stock price.

McDonald’s Corporation stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, McDonald’s Corporation's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $240.6579 up to $315.9991. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while McDonald’s Corporation's is 0.735. This would suggest that McDonald’s Corporation's stocks are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

McDonald’s Corporation overview

McDonald's Corporation 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, desserts, sundaes, 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 under various structures comprising conventional franchise, developmental license, or affiliate. McDonald's Corporation was founded in 1940 and is based in Chicago, Illinois..

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of McDonald’s Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.177% of McDonald’s Corporation stocks are held by insiders and 73.175% by institutions. How many people work for McDonald’s Corporation?
Latest data suggests 100,000 work at McDonald’s Corporation. When does the fiscal year end for McDonald’s Corporation?
McDonald’s Corporation's fiscal year ends in December. Where is McDonald’s Corporation based?
McDonald’s Corporation's address is: 110 North Carpenter Street, Chicago, IL, United States, 60607 What is McDonald’s Corporation's ISIN number?
McDonald’s Corporation's international securities identification number is: US5801351017 What is McDonald’s Corporation's CUSIP number?
McDonald’s Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 580135101

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