MCDONALDS CORP · Restaurants

MCD

Low riskNext report: Around Nov 4 (est.)

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The short version

A high-quality, profitable business with steady sales.

Going well

Profitable every year for 10 years
Brings in more cash than it spends
Buying back shares: share count down 3.4% in 3 years

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions cut 0.1% from their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (1450 bought, 1720 sold)
Held by George Soros (Soros Fund), Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$250.83+0.9% that day

Company value: $177.5B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 20.4x; You pay about $20 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 6.4x; Company value is 6.4 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 2.9%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 0%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 23%; Debt as a share of company value

From MCD's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$7.1B+3.7% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $27.7B, up 6.3% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 7.0% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of MCD. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+6% a yearRecently: +6.3% a yearProfit margin32%Last 12 months: 31.7%P/E at the end20xToday: 20.4x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change-1% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$37.1B

Profit in 5 years$11.9B

Price these guesses point to$352.57+41% vs $250.83 todayAbout +7.0% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 32% margin and a 20x P/E, sales could shrink about 1.0% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

Price chart by TradingView.

Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

4/5Strong

MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.Owes more than it owns
PassNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.31.9%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$7.2B
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-3.4% in 3 years

Revenue: $26.9B; +3.7% vs prior year
5-year growth: +7.0%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $40.0B
Current ratio: 0.95x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: return on equity 15%+, gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.