McDonald's Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 28 analysts that cover McDonald's stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $342.21, which forecasts a 11.95% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $260 and the highest is $385.

Price Target: $342.21 (+11.95%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$260	$342.21	$345	$385
Change	-14.94%	+11.95%	+12.86%	+25.95%

* Price targets were last updated on Mar 6, 2026.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for McDonald's stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26
Strong Buy	3	3	3	7	8	8
Buy	6	6	7	7	8	8
Hold	14	14	14	11	11	11
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Total	24	24	25	26	28	28

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Ivan Feinseth Tigress Financial	Tigress Financial	Strong Buy Maintains $360 → $385	Strong Buy	Maintains	$360 → $385	+25.95%	Mar 6, 2026
Michael Leshock Keybanc	Keybanc	Buy Maintains $340 → $354	Buy	Maintains	$340 → $354	+15.81%	Mar 3, 2026
John Ivankoe JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Buy Maintains $305 → $325	Buy	Maintains	$305 → $325	+6.32%	Feb 24, 2026
John Staszak Argus Research	Argus Research	Hold → Strong Buy Upgrades $380	Hold → Strong Buy	Upgrades	$380	+24.31%	Feb 13, 2026
Gregory Francfort Guggenheim	Guggenheim	Hold Maintains $325 → $320	Hold	Maintains	$325 → $320	+4.68%	Feb 13, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

29.03B

from 26.89B

7.98%

from 26.89B

Revenue Next Year

30.71B

from 29.03B

5.79%

from 29.03B

EPS This Year

13.36

from 11.95

11.84%

from 11.95

EPS Next Year

14.55

from 13.36

8.89%

from 13.36

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	23.22B	23.18B	25.49B	25.92B	26.89B	29.03B	30.71B
Revenue Growth	20.90%	-0.17%	9.97%	1.67%	3.72%	7.98%	5.79%
EPS	10.04	8.33	11.56	11.39	11.95	13.36	14.55
EPS Growth	59.11%	-17.03%	38.78%	-1.47%	4.92%	11.84%	8.89%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	22.87	21.00
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	39	39

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	30.7B	32.8B
Avg	29.0B	30.7B
Low	27.7B	29.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	14.0%	13.2%
Avg	8.0%	5.8%
Low	2.9%	0.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	14.29	15.90
Avg	13.36	14.55
Low	12.69	13.75

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	19.6%	18.9%
Avg	11.8%	8.9%
Low	6.2%	2.9%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.