MCD Stock Summary and Trading Ideas (McDonald's | NYSE:MCD)

McDonald's is the world's largest restaurant brand, with nearly $131 billion in systemwide sales across more than 44,000 restaurants and over 100 markets. The quick-service chain built its early reputation on speed, consistency, and affordable hamburgers, and today its global menu spans burgers, chicken, breakfast, and beverages that have helped popularize American fast-food cuisine worldwide. The firm derives the bulk of its revenue from franchise royalties and rent (about 61%), with the remainder stemming from company-operated restaurants across three segments: the United States (41% of systemwide sales), international operated markets (34%), and international developmental/licensed markets (25%).

What symbol and exchange does McDonald's shares trade?

McDonald's trades on the NYSE stock market under the symbol MCD.

What is McDonald's stock price doing today?

As of January 23, 2026, MCD stock price climbed to $309.25 with 2,040,889 million shares trading.

What is McDonald's's Beta?

MCD has a beta of 0.22, meaning it tends to be less sensitive to market movements. MCD has a correlation of 0.07 to the broad based SPY ETF.

How much is McDonald's worth?

MCD has a market cap of $220.95 billion. This is considered a Mega Cap stock.

How much money does McDonald's make?

Last quarter McDonald's reported $7 billion in Revenue and $3.22 earnings per share. This fell short of revenue expectation by $-4 million and missed earnings estimates by -$.12.

What is the highest and lowest price McDonald's traded in the last 3 year period?

In the last 3 years, MCD traded as high as $326.32 and as low as $236.77.

What are the top ETFs holding McDonald's?

The top ETF exchange traded funds that MCD belongs to (by Net Assets): VTI, VOO, IVV, SPY, VUG.

Is McDonald's (MCD) a good investment?

MCD has underperformed the market in the last year with a return of +11.2%, while the SPY ETF gained +14.2%. In the last 3 month period, MCD fell short of the market, returning +1.3%, while SPY returned +2.9%. However, in the most recent 2 weeks MCD has outperformed the stock market by returning +0.6%, while SPY returned -0.7%.

What are the support and resistance levels for McDonald's (MCD)?

MCD support price is $303.05 and resistance is $309.01 (based on 1 day standard deviation move). This means that using the most recent 20 day stock volatility and applying a one standard deviation move around the stock's closing price, stastically there is a 67% probability that MCD shares will trade within this expected range on the day.