TickerHumNYSE · Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
McDonald's Corporation (MCD)
As of Nov 11, 4:00 PM ET, McDonald's (MCD) last traded at $274.80, down 2.61% on the day. Its TickerHum research score is 56/100 (average). It reported revenue of $27.78B for the twelve months ending 2026-09-30, up 5.8% year over year, with a 46.9% operating margin.
Ratings
- Valuation: 68/100 — Strongest input: price / earnings (ttm) 21.7x. Weakest: free-cash-flow yield 3.9 %.
- Growth: 43/100 — Strongest input: diluted eps growth (ttm, yoy) +7.8 %. Weakest: revenue growth (ttm, yoy) +5.8 %.
- Profitability: 100/100 — Based on operating margin 46.9 %, net margin 32.4 %.
- Financial health: 13/100 — Strongest input: current ratio 1.23. Weakest: cash / long-term debt 0.03.
- Momentum: 41/100 — Strongest input: 3-month return +0.9 %. Weakest: 1-year return -10.5 %.
- Attention: 65/100 — Strongest input: headlines in the last 7 days 67. Weakest: volume vs 3-month average 1.2x.
- Risk resilience: 71/100 — Strongest input: annualised volatility (1y) 20.8 %. Weakest: max drawdown (1y) -32.3 %.
- Data confidence: 95/100 — Strongest input: quote age (hours) 8 h. Weakest: inputs available 85 %.
Reported fundamentals
| Metric | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $27.78B | TTM ending 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Revenue growth | 5.8% | TTM ending 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Net income | $9B | TTM ending 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Diluted EPS | $12.64 | TTM ending 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Operating margin | 46.9% | TTM ending 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Net margin | 32.4% | TTM ending 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Free cash flow | $7.49B | TTM ending 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Cash | $1.19B | as of 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
| Long-term debt | $39.82B | as of 2026-09-30 · 10-Q |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (CIK 0000063908).
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