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Last updated: April 2026

MCD PEER ANALYSIS

McDonald’s Corporation — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

MCDMcDonald’s Corporation

🇺🇸 USA · US · Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants

Value itDuel
PriceFinancialsPeers

Overall Profile & Returns

· Restaurants

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile
ValuationProfitabilityGrowthFinancial HealthDividend
MCDIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year
Split-adjusted
MCD-1.5%CPG-1.9%QSR+16.3%
Year-to-Date (YTD)
MCD-6.5%CPG+4.3%QSR+13.1%
1-Year
Split-adjusted
MCD-1.5%SBUX+13.6%CMG-38.1%YUM+13.5%DRI-2.4%
Year-to-Date (YTD)
MCD-6.5%SBUX+24.6%CMG-7.2%YUM+11.8%DRI+12.8%

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better
MCD23.20CPG26.60QSR35.56Median 29.74

ROE

Higher is better
MCD—CPG27.8%QSR27.9%Median 8.0%

Net Margin

Higher is better
MCD31.6%CPG4.2%QSR10.0%Median 3.0%

Revenue Growth

Higher is better
MCD6.8%CPG-12.4%QSR9.2%Median 5.4%

P/E

Lower is better
MCD23.20SBUX79.20CMG30.80YUM26.89DRI19.78Median 29.74

ROE

Higher is better
MCD—SBUX—CMG49.2%YUM—DRI53.4%Median 8.0%

Net Margin

Higher is better
MCD31.6%SBUX3.9%CMG12.0%YUM20.5%DRI9.1%Median 3.0%

Revenue Growth

Higher is better
MCD6.8%SBUX5.8%CMG5.7%YUM9.7%DRI9.4%Median 5.4%

All Metrics

Valuation
MetricMCDCPGQSRInd. Median
P/E23.20●26.6035.5629.74
P/B-156.58●6.959.091.82
EV/EBITDA17.1012.41●18.7014.41
P/S7.341.11●3.541.05
Financial Health
MetricMCDCPGQSRInd. Median
Current Ratio1.14●0.700.990.72
Debt/Equity-4,267.6%●114.9%420.7%83.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA3.601.67●5.653.64
Profitability
MetricMCDCPGQSRInd. Median
Net Margin31.6%●4.2%10.0%3.0%
ROE—27.8%27.9%●8.0%
ROA14.9%●7.6%3.8%2.9%
EBITDA Margin54.4%●10.3%27.1%12.4%
Growth + Dividend
MetricMCDCPGQSRInd. Median
Rev. Growth6.8%-12.4%9.2%●5.4%
NI Growth6.3%9.1%●0.4%-1.1%
Div. Yield2.7%●2.1%2.4%2.1%
Payout59.6%54.8%117.5%45.9%
Valuation
MetricMCDSBUXCMGYUMDRIInd. Median
P/E23.2079.2030.8026.8919.78●29.74
P/B-156.58●-13.9918.57-6.4210.811.82
EV/EBITDA17.1026.3021.4919.8712.70●14.41
P/S7.343.083.685.511.81●1.05
Financial Health
MetricMCDSBUXCMGYUMDRIInd. Median
Current Ratio1.14●0.920.920.650.310.72
Debt/Equity-4,267.6%●-288.1%217.9%-164.1%274.2%83.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA3.604.231.91●3.862.503.64
Profitability
MetricMCDSBUXCMGYUMDRIInd. Median
Net Margin31.6%●3.9%12.0%20.5%9.1%3.0%
ROE——49.2%—53.4%●8.0%
ROA14.9%4.8%16.3%23.4%●9.5%2.9%
EBITDA Margin54.4%●13.9%18.8%34.4%17.7%12.4%
Growth + Dividend
MetricMCDSBUXCMGYUMDRIInd. Median
Rev. Growth6.8%5.8%5.7%9.7%●9.4%5.4%
NI Growth6.3%-52.2%-7.0%22.0%●15.0%-1.1%
Div. Yield2.7%2.4%—1.3%3.0%●2.1%
Payout59.6%187.1%—45.9%57.4%45.9%

The green dot marks the best value in the group given the metric direction (higher/lower is better). All metrics use trailing-twelve-month (TTM) data.

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