McDonald's Corporation
Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants · Price, fundamentals, signals, and forward-looking context in one research view.
Consumer Cyclical
$188B
2.8%
21.51
Current price
$263.54
-0.6% todayUpdated 19 min ago
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Open
$261.33
Previous close
$265.00
Day range
$260.32 – $266.07
Volume
N/A
21.5x P/E
Awaiting filing
2.8% yield
35/100 measured
Moderate liquidity
MCD has a positive bias over 30 days and strong upside over one year.
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Expected move
+0.21%
Expected price
$265.56
Lower path
$255.50
Upper path
$275.63
Confidence
Whisone is bullish because fundamentals are solid at 66/100 while price action is down 2.6%. Whisone has moderate conviction here. The final read is being balanced by the weighted scores for fundamentals, technicals, insider flow, sentiment, event flow, and liquidity.
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Fundamentals
Growth, margins, cash flow, and valuation.
Latest net profit
$2.36B
TTM (2026-06-30)
ROE
-231.1%
Return on equity
ROA
13.3%
Return on assets
Debt / equity
-53.42
Lower is usually safer.
P/B ratio
-183.26
Useful for book value support.
Dividend yield
2.8%
Current income signal.
85/100
Direction
Range-bound
Main supports
Business quality and balance-sheet strength are supporting the outlook.
Valuation still leaves room versus fair value and analyst anchors.
Recent price and fundamentals refreshes improve signal reliability.
What can go wrong
Execution risk and market swings can still delay the forecast playing out.
Fair value
$315.39
Analyst view
Buy
Analyst target
$315.39
Forecast refresh
Updated 15h ago
Quality score
71
Growth score
50
These are the external analyst numbers and business outlook figures already synced into the company record.
No external analyst outlook is available for this company yet.
$1.77
2024-12-02
Payment: TBA | Qualification: 2024-12-02 | Yield at declaration: N/A
$1.67
2024-09-03
Payment: TBA | Qualification: 2024-09-03 | Yield at declaration: N/A
A plain-English reading of momentum, trend, volatility, range position, and trading participation.
RSI
N/A
Momentum data is not available yet.
Recent trend
Falling
-2.6% across the latest saved price window.
Volatility
Low
Beta is 0.42. Price has historically moved more calmly than the wider market.
52-week position
5% of range
Price is trading close to its 52-week low.
Volume confirmation
N/A
Comparable volume data is not available.
infrastructure
MCD may also move because the Consumer Discretionary sector may benefit from infrastructure. Confidence 60%.
The ICT group's infrastructure segment (data centre, network, security, storage) was the main driver of CWG's revenue growth, indicating stronger demand in ICT infrastructure.
Consumer backlash and cross-border reputational risk
MCD may also move because the Consumer Discretionary sector may be hurt by consumer backlash and cross-border reputational risk. Confidence 60%.
Article cites retail and domestic South African firms (e.g., Shoprite, MultiChoice) as vulnerable to consumer backlash and reputational spillovers following xenophobic violence.
xenophobia / consumer backlash
MCD may also move because the Consumer Discretionary sector may be hurt by xenophobia / consumer backlash. Confidence 60%.
The article cites retailers and other South African companies (e.g., Shoprite, retail chains) becoming vulnerable to consumer backlash and reputational damage after xenophobic violence.
5G_rollout_and_regulatory_change
MCD may also move because the Consumer Discretionary sector may move with 5g_rollout_and_regulatory_change. Confidence 56%.
The sector (as represented by telecom operators in the linked list) is affected by the government's move to revoke an exclusive concession and open 5G licensing, which will influence network rollout and competition.
currency_validity
MCD may also move because the Consumer Discretionary sector may move with currency_validity. Confidence 56%.
The article says confusion over ₦100 notes disrupted cash transactions in markets, public transport and informal businesses—areas served by the consumer discretionary sector.
earnings season (H1/Q2 filings)
MCD may also move because the Consumer Discretionary sector may move with earnings season (h1/q2 filings). Confidence 56%.
Consumer goods/consumer discretionary companies are included as holding board meetings and filing results in July.
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McDonald's Corporation
Price: $263.54
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Yield: 2.8%
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Industry
Restaurants
Employees
150000
Exchange
NYQ
Ticker
MCD