Dividend Adjusted Return
Aug 14, 2025 - Aug 14, 2026MCD 272.83 (-8.4%)
Consumer Cyclical 398.35 (+4.9%)
S&P 500 7785.76 (+21.7%)






Stock Rover estimates McDonald's’s intrinsic (fair) value at $261.50, against a recent price of $272.83, a margin of safety of -4%. Quantitative scores (0–100): Value 65, Quality 86, Growth 83, Sentiment 61. Analyst consensus: Buy.







Fair Value | $261.50 | |
Margin of Safety | -4% |
Value Score 65 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 83 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 61 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 | 65 | 59 | 71 |
| Price / Earnings | 22.2 | 3.8 | 27.9 |
| Price / Sales | 7.0 | 2.3 | 3.8 |
| Price / Free Cash Flow | 25.1 | 23.7 | 37.1 |
| Price / Book | - | 13.6 | 6.0 |
| Price / Tangible Book | - | - | 393.8 |
| EV / EBITDA | 16.4 | 17.6 | 19.8 |
| EPS Predict. Pctl. | 95 | 58 | 72 |
| Piotroski F Score | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 5‑Year P/E Range | 20.9 36.0 |
| 5‑Year P/B Range | - - |
| 5‑Year P/S Range | 6.8 9.5 |
| MCD | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Growth Score | 83 | 64 | 77 |
| Sales Growth | |||
| Sales Growth Next Year | 5.1% | 7.9% | 19.0% |
| Sales 1‑Year Chg (%) | 6.3% | 6.6% | 19.3% |
| Sales 3‑Year Avg (%) | 4.6% | 5.5% | 13.3% |
| Sales 5‑Year Avg (%) | 5.0% | 7.6% | 12.6% |
| EPS Growth | |||
| Next Yr. Growth Est. | 8.2% | 10.4% | 19.8% |
| EPS 1‑Year Chg (%) | 5.5% | 13.8% | 32.0% |
| EPS 3‑Year Avg (%) | 4.3% | 5.9% | 17.3% |
| EPS 5‑Year Avg (%) | 6.0% | 7.9% | 14.0% |





MCD | McDonald's | $193,065 | 22.2 | 2.7% | 1.4% | -9.5% | -4% | 65 | 83 | 86 |
SBUX | Starbucks | $122,766 | 62.1 | 2.3% | 2.0% | 19.5% | -10% | 58 | 74 | 67 |
CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill | $42,391 | 31.1 | - | -8.0% | -22.4% | -15% | 64 | 85 | 56 |
YUM | Yum Brands | $40,419 | 18.7 | 2.0% | -6.4% | 2.9% | -6% | 66 | 89 | 87 |
DRI | Darden Restaurants | $25,576 | 21.6 | 2.7% | 15.1% | 12.8% | -10% | 68 | 94 | 76 |
YUMC | Yum China Holdings | $16,272 | 17.4 | 2.2% | 9.9% | 8.6% | 3% | 80 | 87 | 56 |
TXRH | Texas Roadhouse | $13,594 | 33.1 | 1.4% | 9.5% | 21.8% | -20% | 65 | 95 | 55 |
DPZ | Domino's Pizza | $11,455 | 19.7 | 2.3% | 11.8% | -21.7% | -3% | 74 | 77 | 83 |
EAT | Brinker International | $10,170 | 21.8 | - | 28.0% | 50.0% | -22% | 71 | 94 | 80 |
BROS | Dutch Bros | $9,086 | 72.5 | - | -18.8% | -17.8% | -10% | 49 | 69 | 61 |
CAVA | Cava Group | $8,692 | 133.3 | - | 6.4% | 8.0% | -29% | 49 | 95 | 44 |
CAKE | The Cheesecake Factory | $5,643 | 30.8 | 1.0% | 41.4% | 82.2% | -27% | 60 | 88 | 69 |
| MCD | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Score | 86 | 59 | 76 |
| Gross Margin | 57.4% | 32.6% | 32.6% |
| Operating Margin | 45.7% | 13.9% | 16.6% |
| Net Margin | 31.7% | 8.0% | 13.5% |
| Return on Assets | 14.8% | 11.6% | 14.3% |
| Return on Equity | -100.0% | -100.0% | 38.7% |
| ROIC | 19.4% | 18.0% | 27.5% |
| MCD | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sentiment Score | 61 | 47 | 64 |
| 5‑Day Return | -0.6% | 1.2% | 0.4% |
| 1‑Month Return | 1.4% | 1.4% | 3.2% |
| YTD Return | -9.6% | 2.7% | 14.3% |
| 1‑Year Return | -9.5% | -2.3% | 21.7% |
| 3‑Year Return | 1.4% | 2.1% | 80.0% |
| 5‑Year Return | 28.1% | 6.5% | 86.5% |
| Beta 1‑Year | -0.03 | 0.22 | 1.00 |






| MCD | Industry | |
|---|---|---|
| Forward Dividend Yield | 2.7% | 2.1% |
| Payout Ratio | 59.5% | 55.0% |
| TTM Yield | 2.7% | - |
| Fwd. Div. Per Share | $7.44 | $3.35 |
| Div. 1Y Chg (%) | 5.1% | - |
| Div. 3Y Avg (%) | 7.0% | - |
| Div. 5Y Avg (%) | 7.6% | - |
| Cons. Growth Years | 10+ | - |
| Div. Coverage Ratio | 1.7 | 12.5 |
| Current Ratio | 1.1 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.1 |
| Price | $272.83 |
| 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 | 4.8 |
| Current Quarter EPS | |
|---|---|
# Up Last 30 days | 1.00 |
# Down Last 30 days | 10.00 |
Mean Estimate | 3.40 |
% Change (30 Days) | -1.58% |
| Next Quarter EPS | |
|---|---|
# Up Last 30 days | 2.00 |
# Down Last 30 days | 8.00 |
Mean Estimate | 3.30 |
% Change (30 Days) | -1.96% |
| Cur Qtr | Next Qtr | Cur Year | Next Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | $3.40 | $3.30 | $12.93 | $13.99 |
| 30 Days Ago | $3.45 | $3.37 | $12.98 | $14.22 |
| 90 Days Ago | $0.00 | $0.00 | $12.98 | $0.00 |
| % Change (90 Days) | - | - | -0.4% | - |
| 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 | $2.72 | $2.55 | 6.7% |
| Positive | 02/11/26 | 12/31/25 | $3.12 | $3.05 | 2.3% |
| Negative | 11/05/25 | 09/30/25 | $3.22 | $3.33 | -3.3% |
| In-Line | 08/06/25 | 06/30/25 | $3.19 | $3.15 | 1.4% |
| In-Line | 05/01/25 | - | $2.67 | $2.67 | 0.0% |
| MCD | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Monthly Return (5Y) | 15.9% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Worst Monthly Return (5Y) | -10.0% | -7.1% | -9.6% |
| Beta 1‑Year | -0.03 | 0.22 | 1.00 |
| Volatility 1‑Year | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.13 |
| Volatility 1Y Pctl. | 16 | - | - |
| Max Drawdown 1‑Year | -22.0% | -21.8% | -8.8% |
| Max Drawdown 3‑Year | -22.0% | -29.5% | -18.7% |
| Max Drawdown 5‑Year | -22.0% | -31.9% | -24.6% |











YUM | Yum Brands | 97 | 12.3% | 131.6% | 6.3% | 10.3% | 7.6% | 6.8% |
DRI | Darden Restaurants | 80 | 13.7% | 37.2% | 6.1% | 9.4% | 8.0% | 12.9% |
CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 63 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 10.7% | 7.3% | 10.2% | 12.7% |
MCD | McDonald's | 59 | 3.8% | 5.7% | 5.1% | 6.3% | 4.6% | 5.0% |
SBUX | Starbucks | 38 | -1.4% | 85.7% | 1.7% | 4.5% | 3.1% | 7.2% |
DRI | Darden Restaurants | 61 | 21.6 | 18.2 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 11.6 | 14.0 33.3 |
YUM | Yum Brands | 53 | 18.7 | 19.9 | 1.5 | 4.7 | - | 18.2 36.1 |
MCD | McDonald's | 34 | 22.2 | 19.5 | 3.7 | 7.0 | - | 20.9 36.0 |
CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 20 | 31.1 | 24.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 19.3 | 24.7 136.3 |
SBUX | Starbucks | 14 | 62.1 | 34.6 | - | 3.2 | - | 18.9 140.4 |
CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 99 | 24.1% | 15.4% | 11.4% | 28.4% 64.5% | 10.3% 17.9% |
DRI | Darden Restaurants | 95 | 21.7% | 12.2% | 9.1% | 29.9% 54.7% | 8.1% 10.0% |
YUM | Yum Brands | 84 | 45.3% | 30.4% | 25.4% | -31.2% -14.0% | 20.9% 29.0% |
MCD | McDonald's | 78 | 57.4% | 45.7% | 31.7% | -100.0% -90.0% | 11.5% 16.4% |
SBUX | Starbucks | 38 | 22.1% | 10.1% | 5.2% | -78.9% -16.3% | 4.3% 14.9% |
CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 70 | 2.5 | - | 0.6 | 0.3% | 28% | 3.5% |
DRI | Darden Restaurants | 49 | 2.9 | 8.1 | 0.2 | 24.2% | 21% | 7.3% |
SBUX | Starbucks | 41 | - | 6.5 | 0.5 | 5.0% | 12% | 3.8% |
YUM | Yum Brands | 34 | - | 5.3 | 0.6 | 17.5% | 18% | 3.2% |
MCD | McDonald's | 9 | - | 7.9 | 1.1 | 5.6% | 19% | 1.9% |
MCD | McDonald's | 81 | 2.7% | 2.7% | $272.83 | $7.44 | 10+ | 59.5% |
DRI | Darden Restaurants | 56 | 2.7% | 2.7% | $225.26 | $6.12 | 5 | 57.4% |
SBUX | Starbucks | 31 | 2.3% | 2.3% | $107.69 | $2.48 | 1 | 142.8% |
YUM | Yum Brands | 27 | 2.0% | 2.0% | $148.11 | $3.00 | 8 | 36.6% |
CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill | - | - | - | $33.50 | - | - | - |
DRI | Darden Restaurants | 63 | 15.1% | 16.7% | 8.2% | 25.3% | 12.8% | 0.20 | 0.26 | 98.0% |
SBUX | Starbucks | 46 | 2.0% | 2.4% | 16.2% | 30.2% | 19.5% | 0.55 | 0.27 | 97.5% |
MCD | McDonald's | 19 | 1.4% | -0.1% | -15.7% | -9.6% | -9.5% | -0.03 | 0.18 | 79.8% |
YUM | Yum Brands | 16 | -6.4% | -1.2% | -6.9% | -1.2% | 2.9% | 0.05 | 0.23 | 87.1% |
CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 14 | -8.0% | 4.4% | -7.7% | -9.5% | -22.4% | 0.75 | 0.41 | 75.7% |





2026 Dividends | $5.58 |
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 |
02/28/22 | 03/15/22 | Regular | $1.38 |
Ex-Dividend Date | 09/01/26 |
Payment Date | 09/16/26 |
Amount | $1.86 |
Type | Regular |
Regular Dividend | $1.86 |
Forward Dividend Rate | $7.44 |
Forward Dividend Yield | 2.7% |
Trailing 12 Months Dividends | $7.35 |
Trailing 12 Months Yield | 2.7% |
Payout Ratio | 59.5 |
Dividend Coverage Ratio | 1.7 |
Consecutive Growth Years | 10+ |
3 Year Growth Rate | 7.0% |
5 Year Growth Rate | 7.6% |
10 Year Growth Rate | 7.6% |
Price / Earnings | 22.2 | 27.3 | 23.0 | 31.0 | 27.7 |
Price / Cash Flow | 17.2 | 23.5 | 20.7 | 27.8 | 21.5 |
Price / Book | - | - | - | - | - |
Price / Tangible Book | - | - | - | - | - |
Price / Sales | 7.0 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
EV / EBITDA | 16.4 | 19.1 | 18.4 | 19.5 | 22.0 |
Forward Dividend Yield | 2.7% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.1% |
Shareholder Yield | 3.9% | 3.2% | 4.3% | 3.3% | 3.9% |
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 | 14.8% | 15.1% | 15.7% | 15.9% | 11.7% |
Return on Equity | -100.0% | -100.0% | -100.0% | -100.0% | -95.5% |
ROIC | 19.4% | 18.7% | 20.7% | 21.4% | 17.6% |
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MCD has underperformed its sector by -13.3% in the past year.
The Consumer Cyclical sector has underperformed the market by -16.9% in the past year.