McDonald's (MCD) closed at $246.25 on October 21, 2026, down 0.1% from the previous close, on volume of 3,749,045 shares (30-day average 5,977,859).
Data as of October 21, 2026.
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McDonald's is the world's largest restaurant brand, with nearly $139 billion in systemwide sales across more than 45,000 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 globally. The firm derives the bulk of its revenue from franchise royalties and rent (about 62%), with the remainder stemming from company-operated restaurants across three segments: the United States (39% of systemwide sales), internationally operated markets (35%), and internationally developmental/licensed segments (26%).
McDonald's trades on the NYSE stock market under the symbol MCD.
As of October 21, 2026, MCD stock price declined to $246.25 with 3,749,045 million shares trading.
MCD has a beta of 0.24, meaning it tends to be less sensitive to market movements. MCD has a correlation of 0.03 to the broad based SPY ETF.
MCD has a market cap of $175.94 billion. This is considered a Large Cap stock.
Last quarter McDonald's reported $7 billion in Revenue and $3.38 earnings per share. This fell short of revenue expectation by $-57 million and exceeded earnings estimates by $.04.
In the last 3 years, MCD traded as high as $341.75 and as low as $229.20.
The top ETF exchange traded funds that MCD belongs to (by Net Assets): VTI, VOO, IVV, SPY, DIA.
MCD has underperformed the market in the last year with a return of -17.6%, while the SPY ETF gained +16.3%. In the last 3 month period, MCD fell short of the market, returning -7.3%, while SPY returned +4.4%. However, in the most recent 2 weeks MCD has outperformed the stock market by returning +5.9%, while SPY returned -0.8%.
MCD support price is $243.09 and resistance is $249.95 (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.
