Valuation

MCDMcDonald’s

StockNYSEUnited StatesConsumer discretionaryEU retail investors: available

+1.8% today · −3.7% over a year

7/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 65% of the instruments we score

Quality, Stability: among the best of its peers; priced higher than most peers (P/E 22.1). Dividend yield 2.64%.

McDonald’s (MCD) valuation against sector peers: P/E 22.1 (sector median 18.3), EV/EBIT 18.2, free-cash-flow yield 3.8%, P/S 7.1.

Ratios vs sector

Medians of Consumer discretionary companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).

Lower P/E, P/B, P/S and EV/EBIT mean cheaper; higher yields, returns and margins mean more for the price. Negative multiples (losses) are left out of the medians.
MetricMCDSector medianvs median
P/E22.118.3 · n=19321% above
P/B—2.6 · n=203—
P/S7.11.2 · n=229498% above
EV/EBIT18.215.6 · n=17317% above
Free-cash-flow yield3.8%5.6% · n=22433% below
Dividend yield2.64%0.00% · n=245—
Return on equity—14.1% · n=210—
Return on invested capital34.0%12.0% · n=195183% above
Gross margin—40.5% · n=195—
Net debt / EBITDA2.861.13 · n=176152% above

Value factor: 23 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →

Sector peers

The largest companies of the same sector and region.

AMZNAmazon.com21.44.728.3−1.6%0.0%4/10
TSLATesla464.416.7420.50.2%0.0%1/10
HDThe Home Depot24.821.219.04.3%2.6%6/10
TJXTJX25.014.3—3.9%1.6%8/10
LOWLowe's19.7—16.05.4%2.1%3/10
SBUXStarbucks Corporation62.9—45.22.9%2.3%4/10
BKNGBooking16.9—13.77.6%1.0%9/10
ABNBAirbnb, Inc35.412.233.0—0.0%8/10
MARMarriott International40.5—28.53.2%0.7%8/10
RCLRoyal Caribbean Cruises19.87.721.21.7%1.6%3/10

Fiscal-year history

From annual SEC filings; each bar is a fiscal year, labelled by the year it ended.

Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · ratios computed by AI-Stock Invest from public filings and end-of-day prices · latest period 30 Sep 2026 · filed 06 Nov 2026