NYSE · MCD · Restaurants
McDonald's (MCD) stock analysis
- MCD lost 1.6% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 348th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
- Over 12 months it returned −19.1%, 34.9 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 27.4% below its 52-week high.
- In the last 30 days 1 analyst raised earnings estimates and 20 cut; forward EPS moved −1.5% (−2.8% over 90 days).
- It sits in the Restaurants segment of the Consumer Value Chain, where the 1-month median return is +4.2%.
- The daily chart reads Intermediate downtrend · Decline (since Oct 8, 2026).
One-year price with 50- and 200-day averages
Performance vs the market
Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.
Chart structure
Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.
Holding since Oct 8, 2026
- Price and averages have mixed alignment
- EMA50 fell over the last ten sessions
- Some swings conflict with the averages
70 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was −0.4%, positive 44% of the time, against +0.9% for any day in the same period.
Analyst earnings revisions
Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.
29 analysts cover the stock
Where it sits in the supply chain
Consumer Value Chain · Services & platforms
Quick-service and coffee chains whose traffic is most sensitive to pressure on lower-income consumers; promotions fill in when pricing is limited.
Also on: Retail Channels & Consumer Brands
Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps
Risk profile
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