McDonald's

MCD · NYSE · USD

$231.60Change from previous close: +0.29%Absolute change: +$0.66

Close · October 1, 2026

Valuation

Data as of October 1, 2026

Valuation multiples

Market cap
$163.9B
Enterprise value
$217.2B
P/E (trailing 12 months)
18.8
Forward P/E
16.8
PEG
2.02
Price/sales
5.92
EV/EBITDA
14.5
EV/revenue
7.84

Profitability and growth

Gross margin
57.4%
Operating margin
46.5%
Net margin
31.7%
ROA
13.3%
Revenue growth (year over year)
3.7%
Earnings growth (year over year)
5.7%

Financial health

Total cash
$822M
Total debt
$54.6B
Current ratio
1.08
Quick ratio
0.82

Dividends

Annual dividend per share
$7.72
Dividend yield
3.3%
Payout ratio
59.7%
Ex-dividend date
December 1, 2026

Analysts and estimates

Average price target
$297.21
Median price target
$295.00
High price target
$390.00
Low price target
$230.00
Analysts with a price target
29
Consensus
Buy
Forward EPS
$13.82
EPS estimate, current year
$12.89

Shares and trading

Beta
0.41
Average volume
4.97M
Shares outstanding
707.64M
Float
706.58M
Institutional ownership
76.3%
Insider ownership
0.3%
Short interest (% of float)
1.9%
Short ratio (days)
2.82