Dividend Adjusted Return
Sep 25, 2025 - Sep 25, 2026MCD 236.50 (-20.3%)
Consumer Cyclical 370.94 (-5.9%)
S&P 500 7743.41 (+17.9%)






Stock Rover estimates McDonald's’s intrinsic (fair) value at $262.82, against a recent price of $236.50, a margin of safety of 11%. Quantitative scores (0–100): Value 64, Quality 86, Growth 81, Sentiment 45. Analyst consensus: Buy.







Fair Value | $262.82 | |
Margin of Safety | 11% |
Value Score 64 Value Score: Our value score looks at EV/EBITDA, P/E, P/S, P/TB (Price/Tangible Book) and EPS Predictability. P/S and P/TB are compared within a sector. Other metrics are compared across all stocks | Quality Score 86 Quality Score: Our quality score compares profitability and balance sheet metrics to find high quality companies using ROIC, Net Margin, Gross Margin, Interest Coverage, and Debt / Equity metrics. |
Growth Score 81 Growth Score: Our growth score looks at the 5 year history and the forward estimates for EBITDA, Sales, and EPS growth, ranking the best companies across all stocks. | Sentiment Score 45 Sentiment Score: Our sentiment score finds stocks in favor by analyzing Short Interest, returns in key periods over the last year, Price vs. 52-wk High, Days Since 52-wk High and MACD signals. |
| MCD | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value Score | 64 | 58 | 69 |
| Price / Earnings | 19.2 | 3.2 | 27.0 |
| Price / Sales | 6.1 | 2.0 | 3.7 |
| Price / Free Cash Flow | 21.8 | 20.4 | 36.3 |
| Price / Book | - | 11.6 | 5.9 |
| Price / Tangible Book | - | - | 374.0 |
| EV / EBITDA | 14.7 | 16.0 | 19.7 |
| EPS Predict. Pctl. | 94 | 56 | 71 |
| Piotroski F Score | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 5‑Year P/E Range | 19.2 36.0 |
| 5‑Year P/B Range | - - |
| 5‑Year P/S Range | 6.1 9.5 |
| MCD | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Growth Score | 81 | 65 | 78 |
| Sales Growth | |||
| Sales Growth Next Year | 4.0% | 7.6% | 23.2% |
| Sales 1‑Year Chg (%) | 6.3% | 6.4% | 22.6% |
| Sales 3‑Year Avg (%) | 4.6% | 5.2% | 14.8% |
| Sales 5‑Year Avg (%) | 5.0% | 7.8% | 13.4% |
| EPS Growth | |||
| Next Yr. Growth Est. | 7.5% | 9.7% | 33.7% |
| EPS 1‑Year Chg (%) | 5.5% | -3.9% | 37.3% |
| EPS 3‑Year Avg (%) | 4.3% | 6.0% | 18.3% |
| EPS 5‑Year Avg (%) | 6.0% | 8.3% | 15.3% |





MCD | McDonald's | $167,357 | 19.2 | 3.3% | -11.2% | -19.8% | 11% | 64 | 81 | 86 |
SBUX | Starbucks | $108,140 | 54.8 | 2.6% | -10.3% | 16.0% | 1% | 56 | 74 | 64 |
CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill | $39,645 | 28.7 | - | -16.3% | -20.3% | 7% | 60 | 94 | 55 |
YUM | Yum Brands | $37,832 | 17.5 | 2.2% | -10.8% | -6.0% | -6% | 62 | 71 | 87 |
DRI | Darden Restaurants | $22,679 | 19.4 | 3.1% | -9.4% | 10.2% | 3% | 66 | 90 | 75 |
YUMC | Yum China Holdings | $13,702 | 14.8 | 2.7% | -16.2% | -3.4% | 22% | 79 | 86 | 55 |
TXRH | Texas Roadhouse | $10,486 | 25.6 | 1.8% | -21.1% | -0.4% | 18% | 65 | 95 | 56 |
DPZ | Domino's Pizza | $9,664 | 16.6 | 2.7% | -16.0% | -29.4% | 15% | 74 | 76 | 83 |
EAT | Brinker International | $8,653 | 19.1 | - | -16.7% | 55.8% | 3% | 69 | 93 | 80 |
CAVA | Cava Group | $6,024 | 93.8 | - | -25.6% | -17.6% | -3% | 47 | 96 | 42 |
BROS | Dutch Bros | $5,226 | 52.6 | - | -25.8% | -29.0% | 36% | 49 | 99 | 64 |
CAKE | The Cheesecake Factory | $5,199 | 28.3 | 1.1% | -7.9% | 95.9% | -4% | 56 | 87 | 69 |
| MCD | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Score | 86 | 59 | 75 |
| Gross Margin | 57.4% | 33.3% | 32.8% |
| Operating Margin | 45.7% | 13.9% | 16.9% |
| Net Margin | 31.7% | 8.1% | 13.8% |
| Return on Assets | 14.7% | 11.5% | 15.4% |
| Return on Equity | -100.0% | -100.0% | 40.2% |
| ROIC | 18.8% | 17.1% | 32.2% |
| MCD | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sentiment Score | 45 | 47 | 62 |
| 5‑Day Return | -4.7% | -3.0% | 1.2% |
| 1‑Month Return | -11.2% | -10.7% | 1.1% |
| YTD Return | -21.1% | -8.1% | 14.0% |
| 1‑Year Return | -19.8% | -8.1% | 18.5% |
| 3‑Year Return | -5.8% | -2.5% | 85.1% |
| 5‑Year Return | 7.8% | -4.2% | 85.9% |
| Beta 1‑Year | 0.00 | 0.23 | 1.00 |






| MCD | Industry | |
|---|---|---|
| Forward Dividend Yield | 3.3% | 2.4% |
| Payout Ratio | 59.5% | 56.0% |
| TTM Yield | 3.2% | - |
| Fwd. Div. Per Share | $7.72 | $3.36 |
| Div. 1Y Chg (%) | 5.1% | - |
| Div. 3Y Avg (%) | 7.0% | - |
| Div. 5Y Avg (%) | 7.6% | - |
| Cons. Growth Years | 10+ | - |
| Div. Coverage Ratio | 1.6 | 12.7 |
| Current Ratio | 1.1 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.1 |
| Price | $236.50 |
| Net Cash Per Share | -$75.63 |
| Equity Per Share | -$1.44 |
| Solvency Ratio | 19% |
| Interest Coverage | 7.9 |
| Short % of Float | 1.9% |
| Altman Z‑Score | 4.5 |
| Current Quarter EPS | |
|---|---|
# Up Last 30 days | 9.00 |
# Down Last 30 days | 15.00 |
Mean Estimate | 3.39 |
% Change (30 Days) | -0.52% |
| Next Quarter EPS | |
|---|---|
# Up Last 30 days | 6.00 |
# Down Last 30 days | 20.00 |
Mean Estimate | 3.29 |
% Change (30 Days) | -0.43% |
| Cur Qtr | Next Qtr | Cur Year | Next Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | $3.39 | $3.29 | $12.90 | $13.87 |
| 30 Days Ago | $3.40 | $3.30 | $12.93 | $13.98 |
| 90 Days Ago | $3.45 | $3.36 | $12.98 | $14.22 |
| % Change (90 Days) | -2.0% | -2.2% | -0.6% | -2.5% |
| Surprise Type | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Positive Quarters (> 2%) | 4 | 33.3% |
| Negative Quarters (< 2%) | 2 | 16.7% |
| In-Line Quarters (within 2%) | 6 | 50.0% |
| Surprise Type | Announce Date | Period End Date | Actual EPS | Est. EPS | Surprise (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-Line | 08/04/26 | 06/30/26 | $3.38 | $3.32 | 1.8% |
| Positive | 05/07/26 | 03/31/26 | $2.83 | $2.74 | 3.3% |
| Positive | 02/09/26 | 12/31/25 | $3.12 | $3.05 | 2.3% |
| Negative | 11/05/25 | 09/30/25 | $3.22 | $3.35 | -3.9% |
| In-Line | 08/06/25 | 06/30/25 | $3.19 | $3.15 | 1.3% |
| In-Line | 05/01/25 | - | $2.67 | $2.64 | 1.1% |
| MCD | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Monthly Return (5Y) | 15.9% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Worst Monthly Return (5Y) | -10.0% | -7.0% | -9.6% |
| Beta 1‑Year | 0.00 | 0.23 | 1.00 |
| Volatility 1‑Year | 0.19 | 0.15 | 0.13 |
| Volatility 1Y Pctl. | 18 | - | - |
| Max Drawdown 1‑Year | -29.3% | -24.1% | -8.8% |
| Max Drawdown 3‑Year | -29.3% | -32.2% | -18.7% |
| Max Drawdown 5‑Year | -29.3% | -34.8% | -24.6% |











YUM | Yum Brands | 87 | 12.3% | 131.6% | -1.1% | 10.3% | 7.7% | 6.8% |
DRI | Darden Restaurants | 74 | 5.1% | -6.4% | 6.1% | 8.1% | 7.5% | 10.9% |
CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 62 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 10.8% | 7.3% | 10.2% | 12.7% |
MCD | McDonald's | 58 | 3.8% | 5.7% | 4.0% | 6.3% | 4.6% | 5.0% |
SBUX | Starbucks | 36 | -1.4% | 85.7% | 1.6% | 4.5% | 3.1% | 7.2% |
DRI | Darden Restaurants | 79 | 19.4 | 16.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 11.0 | 14.1 33.3 |
CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 40 | 28.7 | 22.9 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 18.1 | 24.7 135.8 |
YUM | Yum Brands | 35 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 1.4 | 4.4 | - | 17.1 33.6 |
MCD | McDonald's | 30 | 19.2 | 17.1 | 3.2 | 6.1 | - | 19.2 36.0 |
SBUX | Starbucks | 14 | 54.8 | 30.5 | - | 2.8 | - | 18.9 135.8 |
CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 99 | 24.1% | 15.4% | 11.4% | 28.4% 64.5% | 10.3% 17.6% |
DRI | Darden Restaurants | 95 | 21.7% | 12.2% | 8.9% | 29.9% 57.2% | 8.1% 10.0% |
MCD | McDonald's | 91 | 57.4% | 45.7% | 31.7% | -100.0% -90.0% | 11.6% 16.3% |
YUM | Yum Brands | 81 | 45.3% | 30.4% | 25.4% | -31.2% -14.0% | 21.2% 28.3% |
SBUX | Starbucks | 50 | 22.1% | 10.1% | 5.2% | -78.9% -16.3% | 4.2% 15.0% |
CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 74 | 2.5 | - | 0.6 | 0.3% | 28% | 3.6% |
DRI | Darden Restaurants | 48 | 3.2 | 7.8 | 0.2 | 22.7% | 20% | 7.9% |
SBUX | Starbucks | 44 | - | 6.5 | 0.5 | 5.0% | 12% | 3.9% |
MCD | McDonald's | 28 | - | 7.9 | 1.1 | 5.6% | 19% | 1.9% |
YUM | Yum Brands | 15 | - | 5.3 | 0.6 | 17.5% | 18% | 3.7% |
MCD | McDonald's | 84 | 3.3% | 3.2% | $236.50 | $7.72 | 10+ | 59.5% |
DRI | Darden Restaurants | 50 | 3.1% | 3.1% | $199.75 | $6.12 | 5 | 59.4% |
YUM | Yum Brands | 34 | 2.2% | 2.1% | $138.63 | $3.00 | 8 | 36.6% |
SBUX | Starbucks | 26 | 2.6% | 2.6% | $94.86 | $2.48 | 1 | 142.8% |
CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill | - | - | - | $31.33 | - | - | - |
SBUX | Starbucks | 27 | -10.3% | -7.5% | 3.5% | 14.7% | 16.0% | 0.55 | 0.27 | 85.8% |
DRI | Darden Restaurants | 26 | -9.4% | -5.4% | 0.6% | 11.1% | 10.2% | 0.23 | 0.27 | 86.9% |
CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 13 | -16.3% | -2.9% | -3.6% | -15.3% | -20.3% | 0.71 | 0.42 | 73.2% |
YUM | Yum Brands | 13 | -10.8% | -7.8% | -12.0% | -7.0% | -6.0% | 0.04 | 0.24 | 81.5% |
MCD | McDonald's | 8 | -11.2% | -10.0% | -23.1% | -21.1% | -19.8% | 0.00 | 0.19 | 69.2% |





2026 Dividends | $7.51 |
12/01/26 | 12/15/26 | Regular | $1.93 |
09/01/26 | 09/16/26 | Regular | $1.86 |
06/02/26 | 06/16/26 | Regular | $1.86 |
03/03/26 | 03/17/26 | Regular | $1.86 |
2025 Dividends | $7.17 |
12/01/25 | 12/15/25 | Regular | $1.86 |
09/02/25 | 09/16/25 | Regular | $1.77 |
06/02/25 | 06/16/25 | Regular | $1.77 |
03/03/25 | 03/17/25 | Regular | $1.77 |
2024 Dividends | $6.78 |
12/02/24 | 12/16/24 | Regular | $1.77 |
09/03/24 | 09/17/24 | Regular | $1.67 |
06/03/24 | 06/17/24 | Regular | $1.67 |
02/29/24 | 03/15/24 | Regular | $1.67 |
2023 Dividends | $6.23 |
11/30/23 | 12/15/23 | Regular | $1.67 |
08/31/23 | 09/18/23 | Regular | $1.52 |
06/02/23 | 06/20/23 | Regular | $1.52 |
02/28/23 | 03/15/23 | Regular | $1.52 |
2022 Dividends | $5.66 |
11/30/22 | 12/15/22 | Regular | $1.52 |
08/31/22 | 09/16/22 | Regular | $1.38 |
06/03/22 | 06/20/22 | Regular | $1.38 |
Ex-Dividend Date | 12/01/26 |
Payment Date | 12/15/26 |
Amount | $1.93 |
Type | Regular |
Regular Dividend | $1.93 |
Forward Dividend Rate | $7.72 |
Forward Dividend Yield | 3.3% |
Trailing 12 Months Dividends | $7.44 |
Trailing 12 Months Yield | 3.2% |
Payout Ratio | 59.5 |
Dividend Coverage Ratio | 1.6 |
Consecutive Growth Years | 10+ |
3 Year Growth Rate | 7.0% |
5 Year Growth Rate | 7.6% |
10 Year Growth Rate | 7.6% |
Price / Earnings | 19.2 | 26.7 | 25.5 | 29.0 | 26.0 |
Price / Cash Flow | 14.9 | 22.2 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.9 |
Price / Book | - | - | - | - | - |
Price / Tangible Book | - | - | - | - | - |
Price / Sales | 6.1 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.8 |
EV / EBITDA | 14.7 | 18.8 | 19.2 | 18.5 | 20.9 |
Forward Dividend Yield | 3.3% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.2% |
Shareholder Yield | 4.7% | 3.3% | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.1% |
Gross Margin | 57.4% | 57.0% | 57.0% | 57.5% | 55.3% |
Net Margin | 31.7% | 32.2% | 32.3% | 33.1% | 25.8% |
Return on Assets | 14.7% | 14.9% | 15.6% | 16.0% | 11.8% |
Return on Equity | -100.0% | -100.0% | -100.0% | -100.0% | -95.5% |
ROIC | 18.8% | 19.4% | 20.3% | 21.1% | 16.3% |
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MCD has underperformed its sector by -14.4% in the past year.
The Consumer Cyclical sector has underperformed the market by -23.8% in the past year.