MCD

McDonald's Corporation

Consumer Discretionary
US companies in Restaurants (9)
NYSE · USD
Mkt cap $176.5bn

$249.47

as of 27 Oct 2026, 27% below its 52-week high

Screens as reasonably placed to keep growing its dividend, with low cut-risk signals.

These scores are a resilience check on the dividend, not a recommendation to buy or sell. They are not financial advice.

Trailing yield: 2.98%Last 12 months of regular payments at today's price
Forward yield: 3.19%Each payment expected in the next 12 months, not the latest one doubled
Earnings cover: 1.7×Pays 59% of earnings
Cash cover: 1.5×Free cash flow over dividends paid
5y dividend growth: +7.3% a yearNo cut since FY2006
Next ex-dividend date: Declared1 Dec 2026Quarterly dividend of $1.93

Compared with US companies in Restaurants (9)

Trailing yield is higher than 7 of the 8 other US companies in Restaurants.
5y dividend growth (as paid) is lower than 6 of the 8 other US companies in Restaurants.

Quality

Moderate

Capacity to keep growing the dividend

Risk

Low

Signals of dividend-cut pressure

Trim

Low

How extended the valuation looks

Why Quality is 71

MCD against US companies in Restaurants (9)

Valuation against its own history

As of the last reported period (30 Jun 2026). P80 means the figure is higher than 80% of MCD’s past readings.

P/E21.8×P6, good for this measure
Yield2.72%P90, good for this measure
FCF payout67.3%P33, neutral for this measure
Net debt / EBITDA3.57P31, neutral for this measure
DGR 5y+7.5%P43, neutral for this measure
ROIC17.8%P50, neutral for this measure

Open valuation history

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