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McDonald`s Corp

NYSE: MCD Restaurants
$273.81
▲ $0.18 (+0.06%) today
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Price Prediction $317.81 +16.1% Our analysts’ 12-month view: target, optimistic case, and floor. MCD price prediction → Earnings Beat +5.5% EPS vs. the estimate, revenue, and how the market reacted. MCD earnings history →

MCD at a Glance

Valuation
Market cap
$193.1B
P/E ratio
21.7
Dividend yield
2.71%
Profitability
Revenue (TTM)
$27.8B
Profit margin
32.4%
EPS (TTM)
$12.64
Price
52-week range
$229 – $335
24/7 target
$317.81
Street target
$299.00
Earnings
Next report
Feb 9, 2027
Q3 2026 EPS
$3.57
vs. $3.38 est.
+5.5%

Headquartered in Chicago, IL Fiscal year ends December NYSE: MCD mcdonalds.com

About McDonald's

McDonald's Corporation is a global foodservice retailer with over 45,000 locations in over 100 countries. Approximately 95% of its restaurants worldwide are owned and operated by independent local business owners (franchisees), making it primarily a franchisor.

The company earns revenue in three ways:
- Fees from franchised restaurants, including rent and royalties based on franchisee sales, from conventional franchisees, developmental licensees and affiliates.
- Sales at Company-owned and operated restaurants.
- Other revenues.

The business is managed through three segments: the U.S., International Operated Markets (including Germany, Australia and France), and International Developmental Licensed Markets & Corporate (including Japan and China). McDonald's operates loyalty programs in 70 markets, which generate a substantial share of Systemwide sales. The company is executing Accelerating the Organization, an internal initiative to modernize ways of working, and has recently focused on value offerings to restore U.S. guest traffic. Updated

Revenue by Segment · Q3 2026
  1. Franchised Restaurants63%
  2. Company-owned and Operated Restaurants35%
  3. Other Revenues3%

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MCDMcDonald's
Regular session
$280.45
+4.19%open $269.17

A 4.19% jump is a big day for a defensive name, and it lands on the same morning the company posted Q3 results and raised its dividend. Moves this size are rare for this stock, so watch whether it holds the gain.

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Yahoo Finance@yahoofinance

U.S. same-store sales still fell 0.2%, so the EPS beat rests on pricing and cost control, with customers not yet walking back in. Every value-menu competitor reporting next faces the same setup.

🚨 $MCD Q3 earnings 💵 Revenue: $7.2B vs $7.4B expected 💲 Adj. EPS: $3.57 vs $3.40 expected 🍔 Global same-store sales: +1.5% vs +1.4% expected 🇺🇸 U.S. same-store sales: -0.2% vs -0.5% expected https://t.co/eFuFvuBVtH
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MCDMcDonald's
Dividend raised$1.93/sh+6.3% vs prior

McDonald's lifted its quarterly payout 6.34% to $1.93 a share, keeping one of the market's longest dividend-growth streaks intact. Income holders get a raise that outpaces current inflation without waiting on a turn in traffic trends.

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MCDMcDonald's
Q3 2026
EPS
$3.57
est $3.38+5.5%
Revenue
$7.16B
est $7.29B-1.8%

U.S. comparable sales slipped 0.2% on negative guest counts, and that traffic hole is why revenue came in missing expectations, with adjusted earnings clearing consensus by 5.5%. Management says the value push improved trends as the quarter went on, and it raised the quarterly dividend 4% to $1.93 a share.

Quarterly EPS — reported vs estimate
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Ok guys he posted, time to dump it!

A trader says his $1 million margin YOLO doubled in two months, and he's answering by piling another $1 million of margin gains into a single de-SPAC name plus Tesla and McDonald's. Max margin turns any drawdown into a forced seller, which is the part these updates never show until it happens.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does McDonald's do?

McDonald's Corporation is a global foodservice retailer with over 45,000 locations in over 100 countries. Approximately 95% of its restaurants worldwide are owned and operated by independent local business owners (franchisees), making it primarily a franchisor.

What is the MCD stock price target?

24/7 Wall St.'s 12-month price target for MCD is $317.81, rated Buy. The Wall Street consensus target is $299.00. MCD price prediction →