MCD · US · Consumer Cyclical

McDonald's stock analysis

$242.97-2.2% 1 month

McDonald's passes 4 of 6 fundamental tests, a score of 7/10. On the daily chart it is in an downtrend, RSI 52, 29% below its 52-week high: downtrend: no long setup. Its own volatility puts the likely range at $229.75–$256.95 a month from now and $200.15–$294.95 in a year (68% bands).

Fundamentals 7/10

Market cap
$171.9 B
P/E · forward
19.7 · 17.7
PEG · P/B
2.6 · —
ROE · net margin
— · +32%
Revenue · earnings growth
+4% · +6%
Debt / equity
—
Dividend · beta
3.2% · 0.4
Next results
4 Nov 2026
  • ✓ Net margin above 10%
  • ✕ Revenue growing over 10%
  • ✓ Earnings growing
  • ✓ Positive free cash flow
  • ✓ Forward P/E under trailing (earnings expected up)
  • ✕ PEG under 2

Swing technicals (daily)

Downtrend: no long setup
Trend
down · 50d below 200d
RSI(14)
52
20 / 50 / 200-day avg
$236.80 / $252.46 / $285.95
20-day breakout
above $252.06 · below $229.20
ATR(14)
$4.41 (1.8% a day)
52-week range
$229.20 – $341.75
Return 3m · 6m · 1y
-9% · -22% · -21%

What the price could do

InLikely range (68%)
1 mo$229.75 – $256.95 (-5% / +6%)
3 mo$220.52 – $267.70 (-9% / +10%)
6 mo$211.85 – $278.67 (-13% / +15%)
1 year$200.15 – $294.95 (-18% / +21%)

Analysts (29): buy, mean target $292.03 (+20%)

From its own volatility (19% a year), no drift assumed: what its swings allow, not a forecast.

McDonald's news · last two days

News lean: Neutral
  1. 15h ago[Company Name: McDonald's Holdings Company (Japan), Ltd.] Why a salaryman with 70 million yen in assets wants to buy this company and my perspective from a purchasing standpointnote
  2. 26h agoWhy Speculators May Want Another Crack at McDonald’s (MCD) a163% Options PayoutBarchart
  3. 32h agoMcDonald’s (MCD) Stock May Trade Near Fair Value Following Dividend RaiseSimply Wall St.
  4. 33h agoBernstein cuts target to USD 250 for McDonald's stockAd Hoc News
  5. 2d agoMcDonald's Corporation (MCD) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on ItZacks
  6. 2d agoYum! Brands, McDonald's Face Challenging Q3 Outlook, Morgan Stanley SaysMT Newswires
  7. 2d agoGordon Haskett Adjusts McDonald's Price Target to $280 From $285MT Newswires
  8. 2d agoMcDonald's, Marriott, Several British Hospitality Firms Commit to 100,000 Jobs in UKMT Newswires
  9. 3d agoMcDonald's (MCD) Increases Despite Market Slip: Here's What You Need to KnowZacks
  10. 4d agoMcDonald’s (MCD) Trades at 18 Times Earnings. Is the $8.5B Fix Priced In?Insider Monkey
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