McDonald's Corp. (MCD)$282.27
Market Cap: 225.76 BCurrency: USD
Research Snapshot
Static fundamentals, valuation context, and investor signals for McDonald's Corp. (MCD).
CONSUMER CYCLICAL
RESTAURANTS
DCF ready
Valuation
36.9x
EV/FCF, 2.7% FCF yield
Quality
22.4%
ROIC, 26.7% FCF margin
Growth
7.0%
5Y sales (revenue) CAGR
Balance sheet
-22.3x
Debt/equity, 1.0x current ratio
Superinvestors
8
Top: Viking Global Investors (3.1%)
Strengths to research
- Free cash flow compounded at 9.2% over five years.
- ROIC is strong at 22.4%.
- Free cash flow margin is healthy at 26.7%.
- Debt/equity looks manageable at -22.3x.
Watchouts
- Current ratio is below 1 at 1.0x.
Annual data: 10 periods
Quarterly data: 24 periods
Stock snapshot: May 25, 2026
Static dataset: May 25, 2026
Quality Scorecard
Build-time composite score for MCD.
Grade B
68
/ 100
Peer Comparison
Target stock against 8 market-cap comparable peers.
Heat map: red worst to green best
| MCD Target | McDonald's Corp. | $225.8B | 23.6x | 36.9x | 22.4% | 7.0% | 26.7% | N/A | 3.1x | N/A |
| BKNG | Booking Holdings Inc. | $168.9B | 1.0x | 18.8x | 41.1% | 31.7% | 33.8% | N/A | 0.2x | N/A |
| BABA | Alibaba Group Holdings | $302.2B | 162.5x | 25.6x | 9.8% | 6.3% | 7.4% | N/A | -0.5x | N/A |
| PDD | Pinduoduo Inc. | $157.4B | 40.1x | 9.3x | 23.7% | 46.6% | 24.8% | N/A | -1.2x | N/A |
| TJX | TJX Companies Inc. | $144.0B | 32.5x | 28.0x | 53.9% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| HD | Home Depot | $359.5B | 22.0x | 32.2x | 22.8% | 4.5% | 7.7% | 33.3% | 2.0x | N/A |
| LOW | Lowe's Cos. | $126.0B | 18.1x | 21.5x | 22.3% | -0.8% | 8.9% | 33.5% | 3.1x | N/A |
| MELI | Mercadolibre Inc. | $113.9B | 42.2x | 11.1x | 12.5% | 38.6% | 53.0% | 63.2% | 1.7x | N/A |
| SBUX | Starbucks Corp. | $92.8B | 63.3x | 43.3x | 23.3% | 9.6% | 6.6% | N/A | 2.7x | N/A |
Financial Charts
No financial data available for MCD (annual).
8 superinvestors own MCD
Current quarter ownership and quarter-over-quarter share changes.
Superinvestor ownership
| Fund | Shares | Value | % Portfolio | QoQ Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viking Global Investors Viking Global Investors | 3,625,029 | $1.1B | 3.15% | 0.0% |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust | 334,900 | $104M | 0.33% | ▲ +13.8% |
| Lee Ainslie Maverick Capital | 294,100 | $91M | 1.06% | 0.0% |
| Jensen Investment Management Jensen Investment Management | 276,262 | $86M | 1.69% | 0.0% |
| Mairs & Power Growth Fund Mairs & Power Growth Fund | 14,329 | $4M | 0.05% | 0.0% |
| Dodge & Cox Dodge & Cox | 6,425 | $2M | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| David Katz Matrix Asset Advisors | 1,094 | $340,000 | 0.03% | 0.0% |
| Thomas Russo Gardner Russo & Quinn | 947 | $294,000 | 0.00% | 0.0% |