McDonald's Corp.
Current price286.12USD
Fair value (est., median)177.54USD
UndervaluedFair valueOvervalued
+61.2% above fair valueWould need to fall ~37.9% to reach fair value.
Health Check
36.5
Overall / 100
Good (66+)Caution (40–65)Risk (<40)
Value0/100
Trades about 61.2% above its estimated fair value.
- Discount to fair value
- -61.2%
- Price to book
- —
- Fair-value confidence
- —
Future44.7/100
Modest growth of about 8% a year is expected.
- Forecast growth (rev.)
- 8%
- Revenue CAGR (18y)
- 0.9%
- Earnings CAGR (18y)
- 7.3%
Past70.6/100
A steady, profitable operating history.
- Return on equity
- —
- Net margin
- 31.9%
- Earnings CAGR (18y)
- 7.3%
- Profitable years
- 19/19
Health12.5/100
Balance sheet is manageable.
- Debt to equity
- —
- Net debt to equity
- —
- Cash covers total debt
- No
- Free cash flow
- Positive
Dividend54.5/100
Yields 2.52%, paying out 59.7% of earnings.
- Dividend yield
- 2.52%
- Payout ratio
- 59.7%
- Covered by free cash flow
- Yes
- Years paying
- 19
- Dividend growth
- —
Rewards
—
Risks
- Trades 61.2% above estimated fair value.
- Stretched balance sheet / elevated debt.
Scores are computed automatically from the real financial statements (Value from fair value; the rest from growth, profitability, balance sheet and dividends). A decision aid, not investment advice.
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Growth & profitability
Revenue, net income and margin.
RevenueNet incomeNet margin %tap a bar for figures
Key figures
| Metric | FY'21 | FY'22 | FY'23 | FY'24 | FY'25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 23.22B | 23.18B | 25.49B | 25.92B | 26.89B |
| Net Income | 7.55B | 6.18B | 8.47B | 8.22B | 8.56B |
| Net Margin | 32.5% | 26.6% | 33.2% | 31.7% | 31.9% |
| Operating Cash Flow | 9.14B | 7.39B | 9.61B | 9.45B | 10.55B |
| OCF Margin | 39.4% | 31.9% | 37.7% | 36.4% | 39.2% |
| Capital Expenditure | 2.04B | 1.90B | 2.36B | 2.77B | 3.37B |
| Free Cash Flow | 7.10B | 5.49B | 7.25B | 6.67B | 7.19B |
| FCF Margin | 30.6% | 23.7% | 28.5% | 25.7% | 26.7% |
| FCF Conversion | 94.1% | 88.8% | 85.7% | 81.1% | 83.9% |
| EPS (Diluted) | 10.62/sh | 8.69/sh | 11.92/sh | 11.57/sh | 12.05/sh |
| Dividend / Share | 5.52/sh | 5.87/sh | 6.38/sh | 6.85/sh | 7.20/sh |
Dividend return (if you buy today)if you buy today
Dividend yield2.52%
Dividend / share7.20 USD
If you invest
USD
Shares (≈)34
Est. annual income244.77 USD
At this rate, dividends alone return your capital in ~39.7 years.
Dividend history
Dividend / share & historical yield (USD).
Dividend / share yield %tap a bar for figures
Quarterly dividends & yield
Per-share dividends by quarter, full-year total, and yield on the year's average price · USD
| Year | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Full year | Yield (avg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 1.86 | — | — | 1.86 | 0.6% |
| 2025 | — | — | — | — | 7.20 | 2.4% |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | 6.85 | 2.4% |
| 2023 | — | — | — | — | 6.38 | 2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.52 | 5.87 | 2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.38 | 5.52 | 2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.29 | 5.28 | 2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.25 | 5.04 | 2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.16 | 4.58 | 2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 1.01 | 4.35 | 2.8% |
| 2016 | — | — | — | — | 4.30 | 3.6% |
| 2015 | — | — | — | — | 4.55 | 4.4% |
| 2014 | — | — | — | — | 4.53 | 4.7% |
| 2013 | — | — | — | — | 4.38 | 4.5% |
| 2012 | — | — | — | — | 4.08 | 4.4% |
| 2011 | — | — | — | — | 3.67 | 4.2% |
| 2010 | — | — | — | — | 3.39 | 4.8% |
| 2009 | — | — | — | — | 3.15 | 5.4% |
| 2008 | — | — | — | — | 2.57 | 4.4% |
| 2007 | — | — | — | — | 2.49 | 4.8% |
| 2006 | — | — | — | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.6% |
| 2005 | — | — | — | 0.67 | 0.67 | 2.1% |
| 2004 | — | — | — | 0.55 | 0.55 | 1.9% |
| 2003 | — | — | — | 0.40 | 0.40 | 1.9% |
| 2002 | — | — | — | 0.24 | 0.24 | 1.1% |
| 2001 | — | — | — | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.9% |
| 2000 | — | — | — | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.20 | 0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.19 | 0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.16 | 0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.15 | 0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.12 | 0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.12 | 0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.12 | 0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 1.1% |
| 1988 | — | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.04 | — |
| 1983 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.04 | — |
| 1982 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.04 | — |
| 1981 | — | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | — |
Corporate actions
DCash Dividend
1.86 USD /sh2026-06-02
DCash Dividend
1.52 USD /sh2023-08-31
DCash Dividend
1.52 USD /sh2023-06-02
DCash Dividend
1.52 USD /sh2023-02-28
DCash Dividend
1.52 USD /sh2022-11-30
DCash Dividend
1.38 USD /sh2022-08-31
DCash Dividend
1.38 USD /sh2022-06-03
DCash Dividend
1.38 USD /sh2022-02-28
DCash Dividend
1.38 USD /sh2021-11-30
DCash Dividend
1.29 USD /sh2021-08-31
Valuation breakdown
Fair value = median of the applicable methods (DCF، DDM).
Discounted Cash Flow
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173.03 USD
Dividend Discount Model
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182.05 USD
Graham Number
Excluded — EPS ≤ 0
N/A
Residual Income (justified P/B)
Excluded — needs positive book value
N/A
Earnings Power Value
Excluded — non-positive normalized earnings
N/A
Fair Value (median)177.54 USD
▸ Show assumptions▾ Assumptions
- Effective discount rate
- 7.07%
- CAPM cost of equity
- 7.61%
- Risk-free rate
- 4.50%
- Equity risk premium
- 7.50%
- DCF growth (stage 1)
- 8.00%
- DCF terminal growth
- 3.00%
- DCF forecast years
- 10
- DDM dividend growth
- 3.00%
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Wealth simulator
What if you'd invested in McDonald's Corp. regularly?
Starting year
- Invested
- 1K/yr · 42K total(1985 → today · 42 yrs)
- your value today is
- 739.5K USD
- Total return
- +1660.7%(+319.4% Dividends · +1341.4% Capital gain)
- Annualised (IRR)
- +12.4%
Invested42KUSD
Dividends134.1KUSD
Capital gain563.4KUSD
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