A share price of McDonald’s Corp [MCD] is currently trading at $318.69, up 1.33%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The MCD shares have gain 2.63% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.52%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
McDonald’s Corp [NYSE: MCD] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 28, 2025, when Mizuho initiated its Neutral rating and assigned the stock a price target of $300. Previously, Barclays reaffirmed its Overweight rating on October 22, 2025, and elevated its price target to $362. On October 09, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts initiated with a Sector Perform rating and assigned a price target of $320 on the stock. Melius started tracking the stock assigning a Sell rating and suggested a price target of $250 on July 14, 2025. Goldman upgraded its rating to a Buy but $345 remained the price target by the analyst firm on July 10, 2025. Argus downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on June 13, 2025. In a note dated June 10, 2025, Redburn Atlantic downgraded an Sell rating on this stock but restated the target price of $260.
McDonald’s Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $276.53 and $326.32. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $325.22 within the next 12 months. McDonald’s Corp [NYSE: MCD] shares were valued at $318.69 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 2.05% based on the average MCD price forecast.
Analyzing the MCD fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for McDonald’s Corp [NYSE:MCD] were 26.26B which represents 2.97% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.57% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.46%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.41%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.32%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.14, Equity is -2.21 and Total Capital is 0.22. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of-20.24.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 316.06 points at the first support level, and at 313.43 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 320.26, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 321.83.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for McDonald’s Corp [NYSE:MCD] is 1.00. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.99, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.44. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 8.64 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 27.18.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Flatley Edith Morgan, EVP – Global CMO, that happened on Dec 12 ’25 when 658.0 shares were sold. EVP – President, IOM, Steijaert Manuel JM completed a deal on Dec 01 ’25 to sell 6567.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Manu Steijaert bought 6567.0 shares on Dec 01 ’25.
