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McDonald's (MCD) Frequently Asked Questions

What does McDonald's do?

McDonald's is the largest restaurant owner-operator in the world, with 2024 system sales of $131 billion across more than 43,000 stores and 115 markets. McDonald's pioneered the franchise model, building its footprint through partnerships with independent restaurant franchisees and master franchise partners around the globe. The firm earns roughly 60% of its revenue from franchise royalty fees and lease payments, with most of the remainder coming from company-operated stores across its three core segments: the United States, internationally operated markets, and international developmental/licensed markets.

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 March 7, 2025, MCD stock price climbed to $321.29 with 6,538,496 million shares trading.

How much is McDonald's worth?

MCD has a market cap of $229.55 billion. This is considered a Mega Cap stock.

How much money does McDonald's make?

Last quarter McDonald's reported $6 billion in Revenue and $2.83 earnings per share. This fell short of revenue expectation by $-92 million and missed earnings estimates by -$.03.

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 $323.17 and as low as $217.68.

What are the top ETFs holding McDonald's?

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

Is McDonald's (MCD) a good investment?

MCD has underperformed the market in the last year with a return of +12.7%, while SPY returned +13.2%. This shows that you would have done better investing in the overall market (through SPY) over the last year than in MCD shares. However, MCD has outperformed the market in the last 3 month and 2 week periods, returning +8.1% and +6.0%, while SPY returned -4.9% and -4.0%, respectively. This indicates MCD has been having a stronger performance recently.

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

MCD support price is $306.29 and resistance is $314.45 (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.