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McDonald's

NYQ:MCD US5801351017
31
  • Value
    27
  • Growth
    69
  • Safety
    Safety
    71
  • Combined
    52
  • Sentiment
    5
  • 360° View
    360° View
    31
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Company Description

McDonald's Corporation is a global foodservice retailer. Its main businesses include operating and franchising restaurants with a menu featuring hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, and other items. It operates in the U.S., International Operated Markets (Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and the United Kingdom), and International Developmental Licensed Markets & Corporate (including China and Japan). In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $214238 million, profits of $14710 million, revenue of $25920 million, and 150000 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 31 (better than 31% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock McDonald's are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for McDonald's. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 69, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 69% of competitors in the same industry. In addition, the consolidated Safety Rank has a safer rank of 71 which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 71% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 27 which means that the share price of McDonald's is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is higher than for 73% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 5, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 95% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Price vs. Sales (P/S)
Weakest Rank Profit Growth
Country USA
Industry Restaurants
Size XX-Large
Website mcdonalds.com
Index
Dow Jones
S&P US Luxury
S&P 500
McDonald's stock price by TradingView. Not sourced by Obermatt.
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Last update: 3-Nov-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
27 73 65 73
Growth
69 65 63 53
Safety
Safety
71 79 73 65
Sentiment
5 78 100 84
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31 96 100 87
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
37 65 83 71
Opinions Change
38 9 83 69
Pro Holdings
n/a 76 82 22
Market Pulse
5 100 100 98
Sentiment
5 78 100 84
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
27 73 65 73
Growth
69 65 63 53
Safety Safety
71 79 73 65
Combined
52 96 91 84
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
3 2 3 3
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
47 44 32 42
Price vs. Book (P/B)
3 97 94 95
Dividend Yield
89 78 80 78
Value
27 73 65 73
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
51 52 59 25
Profit Growth
100 48 51 37
Capital Growth
59 69 68 69
Stock Returns
36 57 41 73
Growth
69 65 63 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
32 27 16 22
Refinancing
84 74 80 49
Liquidity
85 89 84 90
Safety Safety
71 79 73 65

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The company has high growth and safe financing but is expensive (low Value Rank) and has low market sentiment. This is a warning that the stock may be too expensive. This is for an experienced growth investor willing to risk overpaying, but only after conducting thorough research on future growth potential.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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