McDonald's Corporation (MCD)
NYSE: MCD · Real-Time Price · USD
308.85
-0.73 (-0.24%)
At close: Mar 20, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
309.87
+1.02 (0.33%)
After-hours: Mar 20, 2026, 7:59 PM EDT

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 10.80% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $260 and the highest is $385.

Price Target: $342.21 (+10.80%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$260$342.21$345$385
Change-15.82%+10.80%+11.70%+24.66%

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

RatingOct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26
Strong Buy333378
Buy666778
Hold151414141111
Sell000000
Strong Sell111111
Total252424252628

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Tigress Financial
Tigress Financial
Strong Buy
Maintains
$360$385
Strong BuyMaintains$360$385+24.66%Mar 6, 2026
Keybanc
Keybanc
Buy
Maintains
$340$354
BuyMaintains$340$354+14.62%Mar 3, 2026
JP Morgan
JP Morgan
Buy
Maintains
$305$325
BuyMaintains$305$325+5.23%Feb 24, 2026
Argus Research
Argus Research
Strong Buy
Upgrades
$380
Strong BuyUpgrades$380+23.04%Feb 13, 2026
Guggenheim
Guggenheim
Hold
Maintains
$325$320
HoldMaintains$325$320+3.61%Feb 13, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
29.04B
from 26.89B
Increased by 8.01%
Revenue Next Year
30.71B
from 29.04B
Increased by 5.76%
EPS This Year
13.39
from 11.95
Increased by 12.03%
EPS Next Year
14.57
from 13.39
Increased by 8.86%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026FY 2027
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026Dec 31, 2027
Revenue
23.22B23.18B25.49B25.92B26.89B29.04B30.71B
Revenue Growth
20.90%-0.17%9.97%1.67%3.72%8.01%5.76%
EPS
10.048.3311.5611.3911.9513.3914.57
EPS Growth
59.11%-17.03%38.78%-1.47%4.92%12.03%8.86%
Forward PE
-----23.0721.19
No. Analysts
-----4039
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue20262027202820292030
High30.7B32.8B
Avg29.0B30.7B
Low27.7B29.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth20262027202820292030
High
14.0%
13.1%
Avg
8.0%
5.8%
Low
2.9%
0.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS20262027202820292030
High14.2915.90
Avg13.3914.57
Low12.7113.75

EPS Growth

EPS Growth20262027202820292030
High
19.6%
18.7%
Avg
12.0%
8.9%
Low
6.4%
2.7%
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.