McDonald's Corporation (MCD)
McDonald's Corporation owns, operates, and franchises restaurants under the McDonald's brand in the United States and internationally.
Scored against other Consumer Cyclical stocks, not a fixed scale.
The quick read
McDonald's is right in the middle: the good and the not-so-good roughly cancel out.
- What's working
- It keeps a bigger share of each dollar it brings in than most other retail and consumer brands.
- Worth watching
- The stock has been sliding and sits near the low end of its range for the year.
Analyst price target
~12-month · 29 analystsPublished targets from Wall Street analysts (public data) — what analysts expect over roughly a year. This is not a StockGlow forecast and not a recommendation. Analyst targets are frequently wrong.
About McDonald's Corporation
McDonald's Corporation owns, operates, and franchises restaurants under the McDonald's brand in the United States and internationally…
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Employees
- 150,000
- Headquarters
- Chicago, IL
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What’s behind the score
Valuation
P/E 19.7 — lower than 50% of Consumer Cyclical peers
P/S 6.2 — lower than 16% of Consumer Cyclical peers
EV/EBITDA 15.1 — lower than 40% of Consumer Cyclical peers
EV/Revenue 8.1 — lower than 12% of Consumer Cyclical peers
PEG 2.6 — lower than 9% of Consumer Cyclical peers
FCF yield 3.6% — higher than 64% of Consumer Cyclical peers
Profitability & quality
Gross margin 57.4% — higher than 76% of Consumer Cyclical peers
Operating margin 46.5% — higher than 92% of Consumer Cyclical peers
Net margin 31.7% — higher than 96% of Consumer Cyclical peers
ROA 13.3% — higher than 80% of Consumer Cyclical peers
Free cash flow is 71% of reported net income
Financial health
Current ratio 1.08 — higher than 44% of Consumer Cyclical peers
Quick ratio 0.82 — higher than 60% of Consumer Cyclical peers
Cash/debt 0.02 — higher than 4% of Consumer Cyclical peers
Debt/EBITDA 3.66 — lower than 26% of Consumer Cyclical peers
Growth
Revenue growth 3.7% YoY — higher than 36% of Consumer Cyclical peers
Earnings growth 5.7% YoY — higher than 57% of Consumer Cyclical peers
Ownership & investor activity
Payout ratio 59.7% — somewhat unusual vs Consumer Cyclical peers
Net insider selling, -0.1% of insider shares
Institutions net sold, -15.6% of shares held
Insiders hold 0.3% of shares outstanding
2.2% of float sold short
Momentum
Below its 50- & 200-day averages
12% of the way from its 52-week low to high